Southern Massif Central revisited: Around Aurillac (Part III)

During our four days in Aurillac we made only one longer hike on the plateau of Campuac, two shorter hikes in the nearby villages Vic- and Arpajon-sur-Cère, and then made a day trip to two old, idyllic villages Carlat and Mur-de-Barrez farther away. The first hike from Campuac was very […]

Fall vacation: Mandailles in Jordanne river valley and Le Rocher de Saint-Curiat (Part 5)

We wrap up the first vacation week with two scenic hikes; the first (10.6K in 3h 53mins, D+/D- 540m)  from Col du Pertus (1309m) down to Mandailles (837m) in the valley of river Jordanne (the same river that flows through Aurillac), and back up, and the second (10.25K in 3h […]