Le Puy de Juillat au départ de la Bosse

Un parcours en forêt idéal par temps chaud. La forêt domaniale des Colettes est reconnue comme l'une des plus belles hêtraies d'Europe.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.22 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 328 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 315 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,372 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2,126 ft

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Description of the walk

Park in the Wolframines Museum car park.

(S/E) Cross the D998 with care and take the D129 (Route des Carrières) towards Louroux-de-Bouble and the En Hauteur adventure park. About 200 metres further on, take the path on the right and walk alongside the old kaolin quarry. Then follow the path on your right to reach the viewpoint.

(1) Turn back. At the junction, keep left and carry on straight ahead until you reach a four-way crossroads.

(2) Cross the road and continue straight ahead for about 500 m.

(3) Take the path on the left which crosses the bridge. Join the GR® (marked in white and red) and follow it to the left. At the junction with the road, continue to the right.

(4) Take the path on the right and continue straight on to go round the Puy de Juillat

(5) At the junction, continue along the path to the right and rejoin the GR®.

(6) Turn left and carry on until you reach a multi-way junction.

(7) Turn right towards the Fontaine de Sainte-Colette.

(3) Carry on straight ahead until you reach the road you crossed on the way there.

(2) Turn left onto the road and carry on to the first junction.

(8) Take the path on the right. Cross the D987 with care and continue straight ahead. Pass two successive paths on the right.

(9) Take the third track and head back to the starting car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 2,359 ft - Wolframines Museum car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.73 - alt. 2,320 ft - Viewpoint
  3. 2 : mi 1.15 - alt. 2,251 ft - Crossroads
  4. 3 : mi 1.44 - alt. 2,198 ft - Junction: A/ left – R/ straight on
  5. 4 : mi 2.03 - alt. 2,211 ft - Path on the right
  6. 5 : mi 2.71 - alt. 2,244 ft - At the junction, turn right
  7. 6 : mi 2.95 - alt. 2,264 ft - GR°°®°° junction
  8. 7 : mi 3.36 - alt. 2,126 ft - Junction, on the right
  9. 8 : mi 4.28 - alt. 2,254 ft - Path junction, turn right
  10. 9 : mi 4.73 - alt. 2,349 ft - Junction; turn right
  11. S/E : mi 5.22 - alt. 2,359 ft - Wolframines Museum car park

Notes

  • Free car park.
  • Toilets are available outside the Wolframines Museum during its opening hours.
  • Several walks start from the Wolframines Museum car park.
  • The Colettes State Forest is a hunting area. Please check the authorised hunting dates and days before setting off on your walk. To date, during the hunting season (September to February), hunting is permitted in the area known as “La Bosse” on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Worth a visit

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

3 / 5
Based on 1 review

Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
3 / 5
Route interest
2 / 5
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gastr
• Edited:

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 17, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

The beech forest described as exceptional was only present in a very small section of this walk; the rest was a monospecific conifer plantation of no interest. The information board about the old kaolin quarries had been destroyed… signposting was very often missing.
Otherwise, there were a few lovely, very pleasant views.

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