La Devèze Grande
A day hike, ideal in the middle of summer.
Route details
Description
Opposite the nautical base, go left to cross a man's passage between 2 sleepers which allows you to reach below a footbridge suspended above the Crueize; cross it. Go back up into the pasture to take the path as close as possible to the lake. Reach a meadow, cross it obliquely to the left to cross a man's passage and take a track due south which leads to a road; follow it on the left until the next path on the right.
Take the path due south to Le Buisson. Arrive in a street in front of an old barn, cross, turn right, then immediately left into the alley that goes down between the houses. Turn right, arrive in front of a large square. Take the street which goes down to the left for 30 m then, at the corner of a house, an alley on the right which arrives at the foot of the school. Take the pedestrian crossing to reach the street on the left, behind the bus shelter, which goes down below the cemetery. Take it for barely 50 m, then turn left onto the tarmac path which runs alongside the stream. Turn right and follow a track that goes up.
Leave it then turn right then left, ignoring 2 paths on the right. Continue on the path due south. It comes out onto the road; follow it to the left for 50 m. Go down a path on the left, then turn right and walk along the edge of the deciduous woods for almost 500 m, up to the Col de Budel (alt 1161m).
Take the wide track on the right which climbs steeply. Follow it until you reach a crossroads. (junction with the GR de Pays Tour des Monts d’Aubrac)
Go left at Chantegrenouille. Cross the square and go left on a road which goes down to a crossroads. Cross a bridge opposite the Cheyla stream and, just after, turn left onto a path which rises and descends on the D900; cross it and reach Saint-Laurent-de-Muret. At the crow's feet, at the entrance to the village, turn left, pass in front of the town hall and the church. Go up to a narrowing between 2 houses, turn right, pass in front of the school (separation with the GR de Pays Tour des Monts d'Aubrac, junction with a variant of this same GR de Pays). Take the tarmac opposite which, soon, gives way to a stony path (separation with the variant of the GR de Pays Tour des Monts d'Aubrac)
Continue on the stony path (round trip possible to the summit of Pic de Mus). Reach the D900; cut it and take the path opposite. At a junction, go up the path, due east, for approximately 1 km.
Go down to the left in a fir forest by a path which quickly turns into a wide track; follow it to the right. (Junction with the GR de Pays Tour des Monts d’Aubrac)
Continue through a beech forest and reach the D11. Turn left, go down to Gibertès. Cross the hamlet. At the last houses, turn right onto the small road which turns into a path leading to the D73. Take it on the left for a little over 100 m, then leave it to take a path on the right. (Separation with the GR de Pays Tour des Monts d’Aubrac)
Turn right on the track. Ignore a path which goes down to the left before reaching Ressouches. In front of the fountain on the right, go down the road on the left. Cross a bridge over the Crueize and, just after, turn left onto a path bordered by a low wall along a large hayfield. Arrive on a tarmac track. Climb to the right until Védrinelle. Arrive at a crow's foot, go up to the left then continue opposite to cross the hamlet. At the exit, ignore the road which goes down to Lac du Moulinet. Continue towards the east for a little over 150 m and take a path which leads to the D53. Stay on the right and after less than 100 m, turn right onto a gravel path.
Turn right onto a path which descends rapidly towards the Lac du Moulinet. At the bottom of the descent, turn left on the small road that joins the starting point.
Take the path due south to Le Buisson. Arrive in a street in front of an old barn, cross, turn right, then immediately left into the alley that goes down between the houses. Turn right, arrive in front of a large square. Take the street which goes down to the left for 30 m then, at the corner of a house, an alley on the right which arrives at the foot of the school. Take the pedestrian crossing to reach the street on the left, behind the bus shelter, which goes down below the cemetery. Take it for barely 50 m, then turn left onto the tarmac path which runs alongside the stream. Turn right and follow a track that goes up.
Leave it then turn right then left, ignoring 2 paths on the right. Continue on the path due south. It comes out onto the road; follow it to the left for 50 m. Go down a path on the left, then turn right and walk along the edge of the deciduous woods for almost 500 m, up to the Col de Budel (alt 1161m).
Take the wide track on the right which climbs steeply. Follow it until you reach a crossroads. (junction with the GR de Pays Tour des Monts d’Aubrac)
Go left at Chantegrenouille. Cross the square and go left on a road which goes down to a crossroads. Cross a bridge opposite the Cheyla stream and, just after, turn left onto a path which rises and descends on the D900; cross it and reach Saint-Laurent-de-Muret. At the crow's feet, at the entrance to the village, turn left, pass in front of the town hall and the church. Go up to a narrowing between 2 houses, turn right, pass in front of the school (separation with the GR de Pays Tour des Monts d'Aubrac, junction with a variant of this same GR de Pays). Take the tarmac opposite which, soon, gives way to a stony path (separation with the variant of the GR de Pays Tour des Monts d'Aubrac)
Continue on the stony path (round trip possible to the summit of Pic de Mus). Reach the D900; cut it and take the path opposite. At a junction, go up the path, due east, for approximately 1 km.
Go down to the left in a fir forest by a path which quickly turns into a wide track; follow it to the right. (Junction with the GR de Pays Tour des Monts d’Aubrac)
Continue through a beech forest and reach the D11. Turn left, go down to Gibertès. Cross the hamlet. At the last houses, turn right onto the small road which turns into a path leading to the D73. Take it on the left for a little over 100 m, then leave it to take a path on the right. (Separation with the GR de Pays Tour des Monts d’Aubrac)
Turn right on the track. Ignore a path which goes down to the left before reaching Ressouches. In front of the fountain on the right, go down the road on the left. Cross a bridge over the Crueize and, just after, turn left onto a path bordered by a low wall along a large hayfield. Arrive on a tarmac track. Climb to the right until Védrinelle. Arrive at a crow's foot, go up to the left then continue opposite to cross the hamlet. At the exit, ignore the road which goes down to Lac du Moulinet. Continue towards the east for a little over 150 m and take a path which leads to the D53. Stay on the right and after less than 100 m, turn right onto a gravel path.
Turn right onto a path which descends rapidly towards the Lac du Moulinet. At the bottom of the descent, turn left on the small road that joins the starting point.
