Ruynes-en-Margeride / Domaine du Sauvage

From Ruynes in Margeride, you need to climb the elevation to Trailus and then ascend to the Col du Signal. Then follows a rather rolling ridge path that leads to the summit of Mont Mouchet (1497 m), a significant site of the French Resistance. You then enter Haute-Loire and then descend to Paulhac in Margeride, located in Lozère. The forest paths that carve through these wooded and granitic landscapes lead to the Domaine du Sauvage, an old Templar dormitory, a major stop on the Camino de Santiago.

Departure from Ruynes: steep ascent on forest paths to the ridges. Rolling path from Col du Signal to the cross of Donne with pretty views. A small stretch of road to reach the Museum of Mont Mouchet. Rolling path alternating between forest and open terrain to the summit of Mont Mouchet (views and orientation table). Fast descent to Paulhac and then we take wide paths between pastures and pine forests until Chanaleilles. A small stretch of road with a gentle incline to climb up to Chazeaux. Forest path on the GR 65 at the end of the stage to reach the Domaine du Sauvage.