Mont Mouchet from the Croix du Fau

Discover the highest point of the Margeride and enjoy a 360° panorama of the Auvergne mountains. In good weather, you can also see the Alps and the Pyrenees.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.10 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 299 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 296 m

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    Highest point: 1,497 m
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    Lowest point: 1,255 m

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Description of the walk

Park at the Croix du Fau (car park by the roadside)

(S/E) Follow the road signposted "Le Mont Mouchet" for a few metres and immediately turn onto a wide track on the left. Ignore the successive tracks on the left and then on the right.

(1) When you reach a large crossroads, continue straight ahead on a small path that climbs steadily, initially running alongside a pasture on your right and then entering the deciduous forest. It joins the Mont Mouchet road access.

(2) Cross the D123 with caution. Turn right for a few metres, then take the track on the left which enters the thick spruce forest. Ignore the track on the right at the corner of the meadow and continue straight ahead to the next crossroads where a large rock marks the boundary between the three departments of Lozère, Cantal and Haute-Loire.

(3) Continue on the track on the right, which leads to a long, steady climb to the highest point of Mont Mouchet.

(4) Opposite the orientation table, turn right onto the GRP®. After a long descent through the woods and then along the edge of the forest, you will reach a wide track.

(5) Continue to the left and reach the hamlet of Auzenc, ignoring the paths on either side that lead into the forest.

(6) Cross the hamlet. At the cross, take the track that runs alongside a building on your left and leads to the D123 further on.

(7) Cross the road carefully, walk a few dozen metres to the left, then continue on the track that starts on the right and takes you back to the large crossroads where you started.

(1) Turn left and retrace your steps to reach the Croix du Fau (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,269 m - Croix du Fau
  2. 1 : km 1.91 - alt. 1,297 m - Crossroads of the circular
  3. 2 : km 2.8 - alt. 1,370 m - Route D123. Near the source of the - Gourgueyre (ruisseau) - Affluent de la Desges
  4. 3 : km 4.21 - alt. 1,401 m - Boundary of the three departments
  5. 4 : km 5.16 - alt. 1,497 m - Orientation table - Mont Mouchet
  6. 5 : km 6.61 - alt. 1,387 m - Trail junction
  7. 6 : km 7.72 - alt. 1,286 m - Cross at the exit of the hamlet
  8. 7 : km 8.62 - alt. 1,277 m - Route D123
  9. S/E : km 11.1 - alt. 1,269 m - Croix du Fau

Worth a visit

Mont-Mouchet is a major site of the Resistance in the Massif Central. In addition to beautiful hikes in the heart of the national forest, you can also visit the historic site (memorial and museum).

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
User 27299492

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for your routes.
The Mont Mouchet route was a little short for us, so we wanted to extend it from Auzenc (point 6) to Paulhac en Margeride, as the GRP Tour de Margeride is well marked on your map and leads us back to our starting point. However, the GRP markings must have changed because after Paulhac it branches off towards Broussous Bas and not towards the Croix de Fau, where we had started. We were able to correct our mistake after a few metres.

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visorandofredo
visorandofredo

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Carried out in average weather conditions, be careful not to follow the yellow markings all the time!

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GINESTET
GINESTET

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk on wide paths with gentle slopes.
Easy to access.

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montanini
montanini

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
This is a very pleasant hike, mostly in the shade, and the description is very well done (thank you very much!).
At point 6 in the hamlet of Auzenc at the cross, take the first road on the left, even though there is a yellow cross marked on a tree, and not the second road on the left.
The first road on the left becomes a path after a few hundred metres.
Enjoy your hike.
Daniel

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dbar12
dbar12

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike with superb views, particularly from the Mont Mouchet orientation table. Two encounters: a deer and a squirrel!!!

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coquelicots
coquelicots

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 20, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike on well-marked trails. It is easy except between 3 and 4, where the climb is steep and there are many rocks. At the summit, the view is stunning, and you never tire of looking in all directions. The orientation table is very useful. The descent is on trails with a clearer view than on the way up.

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Bernard0707
Bernard0707

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 19, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk through the forest with beautiful views of the surrounding mountains. Easy walk.

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viricel jacques
viricel jacques

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A must-do hike in this region, the view is magnificent. The Resistance Museum is fascinating, with an original presentation that commemorates this dramatic but heroic period in the history of the region's resistance fighters.

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cflachard
cflachard

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 05, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk in the woods, very gradual climb so accessible to all
Superb view from the top of Mont Mouchet

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Daniel Fonteniaud
Daniel Fonteniaud

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike with stunning views around this iconic site of the Resistance.
Easy for everyone.

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titou034
titou034

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 09, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Lovely hike on a trail.
Suitable for families.

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