La Ferme du Bos

This walk begins in the woods along a stream, leading to a former 17th-century fortified castle that has now been converted into a farm. You’ll discover magnificent views over the valleys surrounding the charming village of Blesle.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.55 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 262 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 262 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 783 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 516 m

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Description of the walk

Car park near Place du Vallat in Blesle.

Signposting: Yellow

(S/E) From Place du Vallat, walk down the street towards Leyvaux, cross the bridge and take the street on the right running alongside the canal. Follow the stream towards the forest and cross the successive fords.

(1) At the Y-junction, take the path on the left and continue until you reach the Ferme du Bos.

(2) At the Ferme du Bos (view of Blesle and the Alagnon valley), take the road opposite, leaving the farm on your left. Pass a ruin and a cross and continue straight on until you reach the junction with another road.

(3) Turn left towards Le Montel-Chamberty and at the fork 200m further on, turn right towards Chamberty.

(4) At the junction between the road to Chamberty and a dirt track, turn right onto the dirt track. Further on, after passing some hunting observation towers, the path narrows. Continue to the entrance to the village of Blesle.

(5) At the entrance to Blesle, near the tower, ignore the path on the left that goes downhill and go straight on. A few metres further on, turn right past a house, go down the steps and turn left twice to reach the bridge over the canal and the Place du Vallat (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 521 m - Car park at Place du Vallat
  2. 1 : km 1.2 - alt. 558 m - Inverted fork, left
  3. 2 : km 3.38 - alt. 741 m - Ferme du Bos
  4. 3 : km 4.66 - alt. 783 m - Road junction, on the left
  5. 4 : km 5.43 - alt. 745 m - Junction of Route Chamberty and dirt track
  6. 5 : km 7.26 - alt. 540 m - Entrance to Blesle (at the tower)
  7. S/E : km 7.55 - alt. 521 m - Car park at Place du Vallat

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
NEMERY
NEMERY

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk – just watch your step when crossing the stream along the route.

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pierrot63cham
pierrot63cham

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A monotonous route with a long stretch of tarmac. The climb is shaded and pleasant, but goes on for too long.

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Sofm
Sofm

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant and well-organised hike. Beautiful views of the plateau and at the bottom of the descent.
Plenty of fords to cross (given this year’s rainfall) and, on the way back, a stretch through the sheep (fence easily crossed)

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LNM63
LNM63

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 12, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, but only if you’re looking for the great outdoors… Not too strenuous, ideal for children. There are a few inaccuracies in the route description, but the map is reliable.

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GB63
GB63

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 05, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk on the Blesle plateau.

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