Exploring the Trizac plateau

Set off to explore the Planèze de Trizac, a wild landscape where volcanoes, mountain pastures and traditions shape unique scenery. Throughout the hike, nature here tells a true mountain story. Amidst the high-altitude meadows, the majestic yellow gentian appears, the emblem of the Auvergne mountains. With its tall stems and vibrant flowers, it brings colour to the pastures and evokes the ancestral expertise behind the famous gentian liqueur. A highlight of the route, the Suc de Rond offers an exceptional panorama of the peaks of the volcanic range as well as the Sancy massif. This iconic volcanic landscape overlooks the mountain pastures where herds still graze in summer, harmoniously blending nature, history and mountain traditions.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.87 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 187 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 189 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,049 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 945 m

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Description of the walk

Park at Place de la Mairie, near the church.

(S/E) Go round the church to the left, take Rue des Tiolets followed by Rue des Champs Courts. At the Fork in the road, go up to the right.

(1) At the next Fork in the road, take the left-hand path, cross the Ruisseau de Rouaze and arrive at a junction.

(2) Take the path on the right heading east and arrive at a crossroads.

(3) Continue along the path that branches off to the right, descends towards the Ruisseau de Raise and climbs back up to a junction at the 1006m mark.

(4) Follow the track to the left which joins a road.

(5) Follow it to the right until you reach the D678, then follow the road to the left until you reach a track on the right.

(6) Cross carefullyand take Chemin de Bellevue (not shown on the map) to join a track.

(7) Turn right onto the track, continue for about 500 m and turn left onto a track that joins a road.

(8) Take the small road on the right until you reach a football pitch.

(9) Turn left, head down towards the Ruisseau de Civier and climb back up to a junction.

(10) Turn right and head down to Chavaroche. Cross the hamlet, turn right, cross a road and rejoin the D678.

(11) Cross it carefully, take the small path opposite and continue to a crossroads.

(12) Turn right, passing close to the Trizac Stud Farm and a lake. Walk alongside the cemetery and continue on the Mauriac road, the D678.

(13) Leave the main road and turn left onto Rue du Centre. At the pharmacy, turn right then left to reach Place de la Mairie (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 964 m - Place de la Mairie - Église Saint-Beauzire (Trizac)
  2. 1 : km 0.4 - alt. 978 m - Fork
  3. 2 : km 2 - alt. 965 m - Junction
  4. 3 : km 2.67 - alt. 992 m - Crossroads
  5. 4 : km 4 - alt. 1,006 m - Junction
  6. 5 : km 4.54 - alt. 1,006 m - Road junction
  7. 6 : km 5.12 - alt. 1,010 m - Chemin de Bellevue
  8. 7 : km 5.76 - alt. 1,040 m - T-junction – Track
  9. 8 : km 6.4 - alt. 1,020 m - Road junction
  10. 9 : km 6.85 - alt. 1,006 m - Junction – Sports ground
  11. 10 : km 8.1 - alt. 1,048 m - Junction
  12. 11 : km 9.24 - alt. 961 m - Crossing the D678
  13. 12 : km 9.8 - alt. 960 m - Crossroads
  14. 13 : km 10.58 - alt. 966 m - Rue du Centre
  15. S/E : km 10.87 - alt. 964 m - Place de la Mairie - Église Saint-Beauzire (Trizac)

Notes

Gentiane signpost. Route No. 1 Yellow.

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