La Montagnoune from Salers

Date of your route : Feb 26, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

This is simply our own subjective opinion.
The information provided by mickeyhead is spot on.
But we weren’t particularly impressed by this hike.
Easy and accessible, yes.
From the starting point to point 3, it’s quite pleasant: you stroll between dry stone walls, and, after the campsite (very well maintained and with lovely chalets), just after point 2 ( the ‘Champagne’ on the map), you find yourself on a mossy sunken path with a romantic feel beneath the arches of branches provided by the trees lining it on either side.
But as for the “breathtaking views” and this “magnificent view over the Maronne valley”, we were disappointed. On the section that should normally offer this view (between points 3 and 4), a curtain of trees constantly stands between you and the valley (and yet, at this time of year when we walked it, they were still bare) and, whilst the rocky outcrops give this stretch a distinctive character, we would have had to leave the path and venture onto the steep, winding tracks snaking through gorse and heather, high up on the moorland that covers this side of the valley, if we’d wanted to enjoy an unobstructed view of the valley.
It is said that the path overlooks the village, which is true, but, once again, we did not have the chance to catch a glimpse of Salers from these heights.
So, feeling frustrated (though this is just our own impression), at point 4, rather than heading west to return to the car park, we followed a friend’s advice and descended further down to skirt the town to the south, then round the south-west: we found ourselves beneath the ramparts (it was the first time we’d admired the ramparts of Salers from this angle!) bathed in the light of the setting sun, with, on the other side, and this time with clear views in many places, a superb vista of the Maronne valley.
Those final moments were magical.
On this section we added, the path is steeper (almost constantly uphill) and even disappears at times beneath a carpet of rocks that shift underfoot. The final, very steep ‘remontada’ up to the viewing terrace finished us off, but we consoled ourselves with a drink at the ‘Les Remparts’ bar-restaurant on their terrace overlooking the valley, enjoying one last superb view as the sun set, this time due west (having left the Maronne below us on our left).
One final detail: regarding the car park (starting point), the description states: “located at the bottom of the village of Salers, near the cemetery”: whilst the detail “near the cemetery” is important, the detail “located at the bottom” is, in our opinion, redundant, as it doesn’t mean much: there is another car park a little further west, below on the D680, and this too is situated “at the bottom of the village of Salers”; it would have been better to specify: “north of Salers”.

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Date of your route : Sep 05, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very good, easy route except for two ladders on either side of a cow dung passage. Walking boots and walking sticks are required. Very pretty route.

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Date of your route : Sep 05, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Perfect

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Date of your route : Aug 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant, easy and varied walk along sunken paths with very few climbs. We didn't expect to find such a pretty path in Salers during the peak tourist season, when everyone was in town!
The trail is well marked and is one of the tourist office's recommended walks.
Great for kids, they'll love it.

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Date of your route : Jul 30, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

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Date of your route : Jun 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A fun, well signposted family trail.

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Date of your route : May 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Beautiful hike

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