Puy de la Rodde from the Les Volcans campsite

The hike starts at the campsite entrance. If you are not a resident of the campsite, parking spaces are available on the right-hand side of the road after the campsite.

(S/E) With the campsite on your left, follow the road, which quickly becomes a track, and arrive at the first intersection. Turn right and keep right until the second intersection.

(1) Then take the middle path, which climbs steeply for a few metres and turns right. Follow the path through the woods and begin the ascent of Puy de la Rodde. After a good climb, you will reach another intersection.

(2) Take the middle path again, which climbs steeply. You will reach the crater area of this volcano. Then begin the gentle descent. You will come to a fork.

(4) Keep to the right, then cross a sharp fork.

(4) Turn completely left. You will return to the intersection you passed on the way up.

(1) Turn right and you can return to the starting point by following the same route you took on the way there (S/E).

If you are not a resident of the campsite, parking spaces are available on the right-hand side of the road after the campsite.

Drinks, ice cream, crêpes, etc. are available at the campsite from May to September.

Dogs are allowed on the hike. Please note that during certain periods in spring and summer, there are sheep at the top of the volcano (please keep your dog on a leash).

During this hike, you will climb the Puy de la Rodde, which offers a shaded hike and several viewpoints. You will see the puys of Combegrasse, La Vache and Lassolas, the Puy de Vichatel, and also the Puy de Sancy and its adventitious massif (puys de la Tache, de l'Angle and de la Monne).