Every journey begins with a first step ...

Today we move from the Lozère department (Languedoc-Roussillon region) to the Haute Loire department in the Auvergne region and cross this border at the height near the Saint Roch chapel. Today we are hiking in the Central Massif over another height that is a popular hiking area, namely the “Monts de la Margeride”. When we leave Saint-Alban after an initial climb we pass a castle that is now used as a regional psychiatric clinic. We then come to the settlement of Le Rouget and then through a beautiful pine forest. We are a little deeper here than on the Monts d'Aubrac, and the vegetation is therefore significantly different. At the top we change regions at the Saint Roch chapel, as mentioned. Shortly after the chapel we also come across the source of Saint Roch. In Sauvage we pass an estate that belonged to the Templars in the 13th century. Finally, the stage town of Le Falzet is a small, clear place with a hostel.