Walk around Grun de Côte

A short walk through woods and green pastures with beautiful views of the Château de Mauzun and the Monts du Forez.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.20 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 109 m
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    Descent: - 108 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 554 m
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    Lowest point: 462 m

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Description of the walk

Start at the entrance to the small village of Talley (point 532).

(S/E) Take the sandy path heading west.

(1) Take thefirst path on the left (point 535). Descend to the small stream, cross it, and continue along the path on the right until you reach the D303 tarmac road. Follow this road on the right (hairpin bend).

(2) After 300 metres, turn left onto the first grassy path running alongside a pasture and bordered by a fence. When you reach the intersection with a perpendicular path, turn left onto the D303 tarmac road, then follow the road for 20 metres to the right.

(3) Turn left onto thefirst path (elevation 537), cross the woods, continuing straight ahead (the path is muddy in places). This path goes around Grun de Côte, then continues to the right and goes around a lake to reach Combas (this lake, marked on the map, is not visible as you pass).

(4) Cross the small hamlet of Combas and follow the road to Talley (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 534 m - Entrance to the small village of Talley
  2. 1 : km 0.4 - alt. 498 m - 1st path on the left
  3. 2 : km 1.49 - alt. 463 m - Climb up to the left, along a grassy path.
  4. 3 : km 2.43 - alt. 537 m - Leave the D303 and turn left uphill.
  5. 4 : km 3.98 - alt. 524 m - Crossing the hamlet of Combas
  6. S/E : km 4.2 - alt. 535 m - Entrance to the small village of Talley

Worth a visit

The small village of Talley near the start has abandoned winegrowers' houses (worth seeing).

Reviews and comments

3.8 / 5
Based on 13 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.8 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
Esjiesji@hotmail.fr
Esjiesji@hotmail.fr

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

There is no signposting for the starting point.
A very beautiful parish-specific to Brittany walk, very pleasant without any major difficulties, even on very muddy sections.
The estimated walking time is a little short.

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luc delaguillaumie
luc delaguillaumie

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

i followed the directions and took the first road on the left.
i got lost because it was actually the second path on the left.
As I am disabled and therefore have very limited walking time, I gave up for the day.
I don't use GPS, so I just follow the directions.

otherwise, the surroundings are very beautiful, so I will return to finish the walk

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Baron49
Baron49

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, well-marked route, except at the start of the end of the route at marker 1. You come to a muddy stream, which can be difficult to cross in wet weather, and above all you find yourself facing a large field of tall grass with a non-existent marker 2 on the other side and a high, impassable fence. This forces you to walk back up the meadow to try to find a way through the fence, opposite a small ruined house, where you will find the signpost a little further on. As mentioned in the comments, this situation may put some people off and cause them to turn back.

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jeanpaulc63160
jeanpaulc63160

Overall rating : 2.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 16, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

No formalised indicators, only the description on Visorando, which is very unreliable!
To be flagged.

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RAGNOLE
RAGNOLE

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 02, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

beautiful, well-marked route with good descriptions

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Rachel germain
Rachel germain

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Very clear explanation, very nice walk.

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cclbertrand
cclbertrand

The hike was cut short because, due to the rain, the stream that was easily crossable was no longer so. There was no possibility of continuing.

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MarushK
MarushK

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

It was difficult to follow the route as indicated because the path has been altered by fences. We managed, but it took us much longer than expected (which wasn't a big deal). But on my own, with just the description, I wouldn't have been able to find my way.
But thanks anyway for the tip! ;-)

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to give your opinion.

Having only printed the description of this walk,

Visorando provides a detailed description and a 1:25,000 IGN map. These two tools are indispensable.

I got lost three times and gave up after an hour.

You didn't get lost, you just couldn't make the connection between the map and the description in relation to the terrain.

It is risky to create such routes

Not if you apply orientation methods and techniques.

if they do not follow a known or marked path to a minimum extent...

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If signposting is essential for you, Visorando provides, in addition to the map and description, virtual signposting: a GPS application.

This tool, offered free of charge by Visorando, allows you to validate waypoints and thus remove any doubts about orientation.

Visorando GPS application

Use the application and you will never get lost again.

Best regards

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Aussiefour
Aussiefour

Overall rating : 1.5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing

Having only printed out the description of this walk, I got lost three times and gave up after an hour. It is risky to create such routes if they do not follow a known or marked path to some extent...

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Isabrunange
Isabrunange

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 03, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very nice route, beautiful view, but the first part is difficult to walk on because bad weather (heavy snowfall in early November and storms) broke tree branches and uprooted others. The path is therefore littered with trunks and branches.

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, Estellou63
It's strange because when you look at the map, it's clearly the path on the right that you need to take after the stream.
We'll wait for the author's response.

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Estellou63
Estellou63

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 25, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Please note that there is an error in the description of the hike: after the stream, take the path on the left, not the one on the right, or you may get lost!

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kalyevy
kalyevy

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 01, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Great hike, except for the section between points 1 and 2 (right in the middle of the trail, near the forest): the trail was impassable due to numerous fallen trees. We had to improvise to find the trail a little further up before point 2.

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marceljb
marceljb

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 30, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant hike, not marked, but the description is very clear. A fairly varied route with beautiful views of the Puy de Dôme. Allow between 1 hour 45 minutes and 2 hours for this route. Thank you.

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