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Lac Pavin walks
Grand Tour of Lac Pavin
Visorando Member
4.85 mi
+771 ft
-751 ft
2h 55
Moderate
Departure from Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (Puy-de-Dôme)
A Grand Tour of the beautiful and mysterious Lac Pavin, passing by the Puy de Montchal and the Creux de Soucy chasm.
From Lake Pavin to Lake Montcineyre
7.71 mi
+771 ft
-745 ft
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (Puy-de-Dôme)
An interesting hike due to its diversity: peat bogs, volcanic lakes, chasms and, depending on the season, a few orchids between (6) and (7).
From Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise to Lac Pavin
7.38 mi
+958 ft
-968 ft
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (Puy-de-Dôme)
Starting from the Le Clos hotel in Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, this loop takes you around Lac Pavin using the discovery trail and theGR®30.
The lakes of Montcineyre, Bourdouze and Estivadoux from Lac Pavin
11.70 mi
+1,814 ft
-1,804 ft
7h 00
Difficult
Departure from Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (Puy-de-Dôme)
This hike takes you to four volcanic lakes: Lac Pavin, which is 92 metres deep and 700 to 800 metres in diameter; Lac de Montcineyre, formerly owned by the Michelin family; Lac de Bourdouze, which is partially covered by peat bog; and finally Lac de l'Estivadoux, which is almost completely dry.
Lac Pavin and Lac de Montcineyre from Besse
13.31 mi
+1,837 ft
-1,827 ft
7h 45
Difficult
Departure from Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (Puy-de-Dôme)
Hike in the Auvergne Volcanoes Park, starting from Besse (located an hour's drive south of Clermont-Ferrand). The discovery trail starting from the Hôtel le Clos combines wooded areas and open countryside, passing by Lake Pavin and Lake Montcineyre (swimming is prohibited in both).
The trail is very well marked throughout (markings and signs).
The Tour du Lac Pavin
3.74 mi
+486 ft
-486 ft
4 hrs
Moderate
Departure from Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (Puy-de-Dôme)
On the snowshoe routes at the Pertuyzat resort, a very pleasant hike around Lake Pavin.
You may be asked to pay €2.50 per person for the right to use the routes, for signposting and maintenance.
Puy de Montchal via Lake Pavin and Creux de Soucy
6.50 mi
+928 ft
-928 ft
3h 50
Moderate
Departure from Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (Puy-de-Dôme)
The route, mostly through forest, passes by the unmissable Lake Pavin before climbing Puy de Monchal and returning via the only chasm in Auvergne, Creux de Souci.
Between Puy de Sancy and Monts Dore
44.98 mi
+8,816 ft
-8,520 ft
5 days
Moderate
Departure from Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (Puy-de-Dôme)
A very beautiful route that takes you along the ridges of Sancy and through the medieval villages of Besse and Murol, betweenGR®4andGR®30.
This route can be done in stages, staying in hotels or lodges. The addresses where we stopped will be indicated in the stage descriptions.
Vassivière and Lac Pavin
8.76 mi
+1,460 ft
-1,450 ft
5h 20
Moderate
Departure from Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (Puy-de-Dôme)
Walk around Lake Pavin, including a visit to the Chapel of Vassivière, where the Black Madonna is housed during the summer.
Puy de Montchal and the Chiloza Waterfalls
13.06 mi
+1,962 ft
-1,985 ft
7h 45
Difficult
Departure from Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (Puy-de-Dôme)
If you only have one day to spend in Besse and its surroundings, this long hike will take you to the medieval village of Besse, the Couze Pavin, the Fontaine Goyon, the Puy de Montchal and Lac Pavin, a countryside dotted with farms where you can buy Saint-Nectaire cheese, and finally the Chiloza waterfalls.