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Charbonnières-les-Varennes walks
La Narse de Beaunit
Visorando Member 
5.09 mi
+276 ft
-266 ft
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Charbonnières-les-Varennes (Puy-de-Dôme)
A very pleasant walk in the oldest part of the Chaîne des Puys. The hamlet of Beaunit is nestled in the hollow of a volcanic maar that was occupied by a lake several hundred thousand years ago.
From the Gorges d'Enval to the Eaux de Volvic via the Château de Tournoël
Visorando Member 
9.89 mi
+2,136 ft
-2,136 ft
6h 25
Moderate
Departure from Enval (Puy-de-Dôme)
A long walk through the heart of the Gorges d'Enval leading to the Eaux de Volvic, passing by the Château de Tournoël and Notre-Dame de la Garde.
Enval Gorges via the Apage Trail
Visorando Member 
5.13 mi
+1,050 ft
-1,043 ft
3h 15
Moderate
Departure from Enval (Puy-de-Dôme)
In Enval, the playful Ambène stream rises in the chestnut groves and offers dazzling views of the Château de Tournoël and the Chaîne des Puys in the distance. This site is classified as a natural area of ecological, faunistic and floristic interest. This hike can be done in hot weather as it is very shaded.
Sans-Souci Valley and Écureuil Waterfall
Visorando Member 3.29 mi
+505 ft
-505 ft
1h 55
Easy
Departure from Châtel-Guyon (Puy-de-Dôme)
One of the favourite walks for locals, along a beautiful stream, through the woods, very close to the spa centre.
Discover the spa district of Châtel-Guyon
Visorando Member 1.71 mi
+105 ft
-102 ft
0h 55
Easy
Departure from Châtel-Guyon (Puy-de-Dôme)
A walk to discover the beautiful architecture and thermal park of Châtel-Guyon.
La Roche de Sauterre
Tourist office 
2.58 mi
+338 ft
-341 ft
1h 30
Easy
Departure from Manzat (Puy-de-Dôme)
La Roche de Sauterre offers a beautiful location for observing the surroundings and the majestic alignment of the Chaîne des Puys. This basalt peak, the result of volcanic activity, contains inclusions of peridotite, a semi-precious stone.
On the heights of Volvic
Visorando Member 9.41 mi
+1,568 ft
-1,568 ft
5h 40
Moderate
Departure from Volvic (Puy-de-Dôme)
Starting from the "city of stone and water", this route takes you through cool valleys to the moors of the heights, where you will have the Chaîne des Puys and the Monts du Livradois-Forez as your horizon, then takes you back down to the village through an ancient lava flow, a refuge for Auvergne bats.
Woods, parks and springs of Châtel-Guyon
Visorando Member 4.63 mi
+597 ft
-581 ft
2h 40
Easy
Departure from Châtel-Guyon (Puy-de-Dôme)
Discover a small spa town, with its beautiful architecture, and its natural surroundings.
Thermal Express in Chatel-Guyon
Visorando Member 3.00 mi
+210 ft
-203 ft
1h 35
Easy
Departure from Châtel-Guyon (Puy-de-Dôme)
Discover the route of the old railway line from Riom to Châtel-Guyon via the heights of Saint-Don.
The Gour de Tazenat
Tourist office 
2.41 mi
+259 ft
-262 ft
1h 20
Easy
Departure from Charbonnières-les-Vieilles (Puy-de-Dôme)
Route around the Gour de Tazenat, which occupies an ancient volcanic crater. You can even swim in the lake that has formed inside it. Don’t worry, the volcano has been dormant for 40,000 years.
Le Gour de Tazenat
Tourist office 
4.01 mi
+354 ft
-374 ft
2h 10
Easy
Departure from Charbonnières-les-Vieilles (Puy-de-Dôme)
A perfect circle 700 m in diameter and approximately 66 m deep, the Gour de Tazenat is a crater lake or maar whose clear waters are home to a variety of aquatic fauna.
A path through the undergrowth allows everyone to walk around it easily.
Former quarry at Puy de l'Espinasse
Visorando Member 7.81 mi
+499 ft
-492 ft
4h 00
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Ours (Puy-de-Dôme)
A hike on the Combrailles side of the Chaîne des Puys, an area less frequented by summer crowds, to discover an old pozzolan quarry and its biotope. Along the way, you will encounter the inhabitants of the pastures and the woods.
The Artists’ Forest of Puys de Tressous
Visorando Member 7.88 mi
+535 ft
-561 ft
4h 05
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Ours (Puy-de-Dôme)
A circular route mostly through a beautiful beech forest, allowing you to explore the lovely site of the Puy de Tressous sculptures, as well as the old quarry sites. Allow a good hour to visit the ‘artist’s forest’ in addition to the time indicated for the route.
The Puys de Jumes and La Coquille
Visorando Member 8.03 mi
+1,079 ft
-1,089 ft
4h 40
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Ours (Puy-de-Dôme)
Puy de Louchadière circular country loop
Visorando Member 5.66 mi
+1,102 ft
-1,102 ft
3h 35
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Ours (Puy-de-Dôme)
A circular route on the border between the Combrailles and the Chaîne des Puys, in the countryside around Saint-Ours, passing by the summit of Puy de Louchadière, offering a beautiful viewpoint, and the lovely beech forest covering its slopes.
The Visorando app is highly recommended in the Louchadière forest.
Route of the Puys de Louchadière, Jume and La Coquille
Visorando Member 
8.38 mi
+1,775 ft
-1,778 ft
5h 25
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Ours (Puy-de-Dôme)
This route allows you to discover three ancient volcanoes in the Chaîne des Puys.
Champ Griaud plateau from Châteaugay
Visorando Member 4.27 mi
+299 ft
-299 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Châteaugay (Puy-de-Dôme)
Walk on the Champ Griaud plateau, on beautiful paths that once served pastoral plots now colonised by oak trees and wild vegetation, then through vineyards that have been restored to their former glory, before ending with a visit to the cellar district and the medieval centre of Châteaugay.
Les Moulins de la Morge
Tourist office 
6.54 mi
+994 ft
-981 ft
3h 50
Moderate
Departure from Charbonnières-les-Vieilles (Puy-de-Dôme)
From Charbonnières-les-Vieilles, the hilly path runs alongside the Morge river, offering remarkable examples of local heritage (wells, crosses, wash houses, mills) and arrives at the magnificent Gour de Tazenat (crater lake) with splendid views of the Chaîne des Puys.
Plateau de la Bade from Sayat
Visorando Member 6.21 mi
+538 ft
-535 ft
3h 20
Easy
Departure from Sayat (Puy-de-Dôme)
Walk on one of the plateaus north of Clermont-Ferrand, where cultivated fields, orchards, vineyards and wild bushy groves alternate. On the way back, discover T. Courtadon's series of sculptures "Ondoyer" on the banks of the Bédat.
Cellars and hillsides of Châteaugay
Visorando Member 10.92 mi
+928 ft
-945 ft
5h 50
Moderate
Departure from Sayat (Puy-de-Dôme)
Leaving Sayat, discover the wine-growing village of Châteaugay on the way out through the orchards of the Plateau de Lachaud and on the way back through the Plateau de Bade. Along the way, you'll discover the market towns of Malauzat and Blanzat.
Summit and tour of Puy de Louchadière
Visorando Member 9.03 mi
+1,631 ft
-1,608 ft
5h 35
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Ours (Puy-de-Dôme)
Contrasting landscapes of meadows and forests for this circular tour to discover the Puy de Louchadière, on the edge of the Combrailles.Please note! A GPS device is useful for following this hike in the forest sections. Also, be sure to follow the map rather than the various markings encountered along the route.
Hamlets in the southern Ursinian countryside
Visorando Member 10.78 mi
+758 ft
-758 ft
5h 35
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Ours (Puy-de-Dôme)
A double loop around Saint-Ours-les-Roches to discover the typical hamlets of this region of the Combrailles, at the foot of the Chaîne des Puys.
Hamlets in the northern Ursinian countryside
Visorando Member 9.84 mi
+722 ft
-735 ft
5h 10
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Ours (Puy-de-Dôme)
A circular route starting from Saint-Ours, through the hamlets of the Saint-Ours countryside between Combrailles and the Chaîne des Puys, featuring a pleasant section through the forest and a visit to an old pozzolan quarry.
The Rocking Stone of Combronde
Tourist office 
6.10 mi
+827 ft
-797 ft
3h 30
Moderate
Departure from Combronde (Puy-de-Dôme)
A forest walk in the foothills of the Combrailles leading to the "Pierre Branlante" site. Erosion has cleared away a block of granite, leaving it balanced on its side. According to legend, this block oscillates when touched by human hands.
Puy des Gouttes and meadows around Les Fontètes
Visorando Member 7.30 mi
+978 ft
-961 ft
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Ours (Puy-de-Dôme)
This circular loop will take you to the summit of Puy des Gouttes, where you can enjoy a beautiful view of the Chaîne des Puys, then into the countryside near Fontètes, a hamlet with a pretty little chapel. On the way back, you will discover a beautiful row of about twenty drinking troughs in a meadow, the Fontaine des Pères.
Puy des Gouttes, Beauregard and SHHH!
Visorando Member 8.13 mi
+1,030 ft
-1,027 ft
4h 40
Moderate
Departure from Orcines (Puy-de-Dôme)
A circular route that is half mountain, half countryside, passing by the summit of Puy des Gouttes before descending towards the Combrailles to discover the hamlet of Beauregard. A leisurely return via a sculpture in Courtadon. SHHH!
Three small volcanic hills in a row (puys)
Visorando Member 8.55 mi
+1,319 ft
-1,309 ft
5h 05
Moderate
Departure from Orcines (Puy-de-Dôme)
"Human noise becomes silent, nature makes volcanoes chatter; whispering landscapes, and whispering a thousand voices of silence". Caption of the beautiful sculpture by Thierry Courtadon that you will encounter on your route, alongside with great viewpoints.
Puy de Jume and Puy de la Coquille
Visorando Member 
7.32 mi
+938 ft
-915 ft
4h 10
Moderate
Departure from Orcines (Puy-de-Dôme)
This route starts at the Vulcania crossroads and begins with a long, fairly flat, open path before crossing the forest to reach these two magnificent volcanoes.
The route can be done in either direction.
Le Puy de Loule from Chaptes
Visorando Member 4.72 mi
+430 ft
-413 ft
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Beauregard-Vendon (Puy-de-Dôme)
A walk offering magnificent views of the Chaîne des Puys.
This hike is also suitable for mountain bikes.
In the Saint-Ours area from Beauloup
Visorando Member 6.31 mi
+404 ft
-427 ft
3h 15
Easy
Departure from Saint-Ours (Puy-de-Dôme)
A short hike allowing you to discover many examples of well-preserved built heritage in the hamlets: fountains, wash houses, crosses, and the Louchadière water catchment, passing through woods and meadows.