Discover the Val de Courre in Mont-Dore

Discover Mont-Dore and its Val de Courre. After a walk in Les Longes, you will discover the resort of Mont-Dore. Then you will discover the magic of the Val de Courre and its mineral side: you will feel completely transported. And what can we say about the Col de Courre and its extraordinary views?

This route passes through nature reserves.
See restrictions in Practical Information.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.75 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 551 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 544 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,707 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,176 m

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Description of the walk

Departure from Les Égravats (car park off the D983).

(S/E) Drive up the D983 towards the Mont-Dore resort.

(1) At the entrance to a left-hand bend, turn right towards Les Longes. Follow the path, cross the river, the Dore, and you will arrive at the Les Longes chairlift car park.

(2) Then turn left and follow the path parallel to the chairlift line.

(3) You will come to a road; follow it to the left towards the resort and the Val de Courre ski lift.

(4) Just before the ski lift line, turn right onto the path towards Val de Courre. Pass under the ski lift line.

(5) Continue parallel to the ski lift line (west-southwest). The path then turns south-southwest and climbs up the Val de Courre. Finally, follow several hairpin bends to reach the Col de Courre.

(6) Descend via the same path to the Val de Courre ski lift line.

(5) Then turn right towards the resort (do not go under the ski lift line). Pass at the foot of the multiple ski lifts (ski lift, cable car no. 2, chairlift, cable car no. 1). Go around the resort on the left.

(7) Cross the road and take the path that heads east and then north-northeast. Mont-Dore: At a crossroads, continue on the path to the right.

(8) Pass under the Chomets chairlift line and then under two ski lift lines. Cross a piste and continue north-northwest.

(9) Before Grange Boyer, take a small road on the left. You will soon come out onto the D983; follow it to the right.

(1) Continue on the D983 to Les Égravats (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,179 m - Égravats car park
  2. 1 : km 0.6 - alt. 1,219 m - Les Longes
  3. 2 : km 1.11 - alt. 1,227 m - Les Longes chairlift
  4. 3 : km 1.71 - alt. 1,308 m - Road on the left
  5. 4 : km 2.02 - alt. 1,327 m - Departure point for the Val de Courre trail
  6. 5 : km 2.18 - alt. 1,348 m - Val de Courre ski lift
  7. 6 : km 3.93 - alt. 1,707 m - Col de Courre (1781m)
  8. 7 : km 6.37 - alt. 1,333 m - Téléphériques du Sancy
  9. 8 : km 6.91 - alt. 1,356 m - Les Chomets chairlift
  10. 9 : km 7.85 - alt. 1,245 m - The Boyer barn
  11. S/E : km 8.75 - alt. 1,179 m - Égravats car park

Notes

In the Val de Courre, hiking boots are essential.
Take enough water with you, as there are no places to buy supplies.

This route crosses the Chastreix-Sancy and/or Vallée de Chaudefour nature reserves.
- Dogs are not allowed, even on a leash, except on theGR® 30 marked trails.
- Mountain biking, picking and camping are prohibited.
- Please stay on the marked paths.

This route passes through a protected area, which may be subject to special regulations:

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
lia.zazou@gmail
lia.zazou@gmail

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant and peaceful, best enjoyed in good weather. Sturdy walking shoes are highly recommended

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lia.zazou@gmail
lia.zazou@gmail

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant and peaceful little stroll.

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PUBOL
PUBOL

Thank you for these clarifications.

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mlevisse
mlevisse

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful hike, very popular because it shares the climb to Sancy via Val de Courre.
A magnificent walk in a very open valley (bring hats and plenty of water on sunny days, as there is no shade).
The start from Mont Dore isn't very interesting (climb at the beginning and descent at the end along the road), so I recommend parking in the car park behind Les Longes (point 2 in the description = Les Longes chairlift), which shortens the hike by 1.5 km without losing any of its interest.

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Vincen
Vincen

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

We set off from the cable car car park, which was free. In the first stone gully on the left, we saw marmots at 10am. Then we climbed up to Sancy (very crowded). We descended via the ridges, Puy de Cliergue and Pic du Capucin. You need someone to pick you up at the Capucin plateau (Sylvatorium car park).
Allow 4½ hours without breaks.

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PUBOL
PUBOL

Thank you for your comment.

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Exadcml
Exadcml
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 04, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

There wasn't that much snow, but it was very icy, so we struggled a bit in some places with our hiking boots, but we managed it in the end.
The scenery in the valley was magnificent, I highly recommend this hike.
We started at point 2 instead of point 1, which saved us a bit of time and meant we didn't have to walk along the road.

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PUBOL
PUBOL

Thank you for your comments.
I have done the route you mention,
I really like the Pas de l'Ane
with its dizzying, slippery peaks along the Dore,
and a beautiful climb up to Sancy.

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traversée des Alpes NS
traversée des Alpes NS

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

We did not descend via the same route as indicated on the Visorando map: at the Col de Courre, we headed towards Pas de l'âne and Sancy, which takes you over the ridges with ropes and cables: magnificent, then climbed Sancy via the 200 steps and returned via Longes: 4 hours in total.

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