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Saint-Genès-Champespe walks
Lakes and woods starting from Saint-Genès-Champespe
Visorando Member
8.72 mi
+656 ft
-673 ft
4h 35
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Genès-Champespe (Puy-de-Dôme)
A circular route mainly through forest and along the shores of Lakes Taurons, Crégut and Tact.
Tour of the lakes between Cantal and Puy de Dôme
6.01 mi
+472 ft
-486 ft
3h 10
Moderate
Departure from Trémouille (Cantal)
A lovely walk that partly follows theGR®®30along a wooded path with little elevation gain. Beautiful views over the various lakes – Crégut, Tact, Laspialade and Taurons – and towards the Monts du Sancy.
The Trémouille Forest
5.13 mi
+558 ft
-538 ft
2h 50
Easy
Departure from Trémouille (Cantal)
As you pass a beech or spruce tree over a hundred years old, you may be lucky enough to spot wild boar, roe deer or other large animals. Discretion is essential.
La Fontaine Salée
12.68 mi
+1,982 ft
-1,965 ft
7h 35
Difficult
Departure from Picherande (Puy-de-Dôme)
A day's walk from Picherande allows you to discover the impressive glacial cove of Fontaine Salée, whose pastoral activity is now protected by a nature reserve.
Lac Chauvet from Picherande
9.56 mi
+968 ft
-981 ft
5h 15
Moderate
Departure from Picherande (Puy-de-Dôme)
A beautiful hike in the heights of Cézallier. The route follows a stream, crosses footbridges, beech woods and pastures to discover the Cascade de la Barthe waterfall and Lac Chauvet lake. Note that there is a picnic area at (8).
Peat bog and Gayme Woods
7.44 mi
+883 ft
-856 ft
4h 10
Moderate
Departure from Picherande (Puy-de-Dôme)
Starting from Picherande, a circular route with varied landscapes, agricultural at the start, then wilder with a visit to the Gayme peat bog, and finally forest.
Chareire - Mont-Dore Station
8.61 mi
+2,526 ft
-2,129 ft
6h 10
Moderate
Departure from Picherande (Puy-de-Dôme)
From Chareire, you will begin the ascent of Puy de Sancy (alt. 1,883 m), the highest point of the Massif Central, passing via the Col du Couhay and the Cabane, before descending towards the Mont-Dore resort via the Val de Courre.
Vallées de la Fontaine Salée, de la Trentaine and de Chareire
9.62 mi
+1,722 ft
-1,703 ft
5h 55
Moderate
Departure from Picherande (Puy-de-Dôme)
On the southern flank of Puy de Sancy, the route climbs up the Fontaine Salée watershed and continues to ascend, passing through mountain pastures criss-crossed by streams at the foot of the Gros and Paillaret peaks, before descending into the Ruisseau de Chareire valley. Superb views to the south and west.
Montbert Forest and Chauvet Lake
4.45 mi
+354 ft
-361 ft
2h 20
Easy
Departure from Picherande (Puy-de-Dôme)
An easy family hike with beautiful views of the Monts Dore (Sancy Massif), the Cantal and, of course, Lake Chauvet.
The Essarts Waterfall and the Bois de la Masse from Mont
6.20 mi
+781 ft
-781 ft
3h 30
Moderate
Departure from Chastreix (Puy-de-Dôme)
A very pleasant loop, shaded for much of the way, which allows you to discover the Essarts waterfall, the magnificent Bois de la Masse forest in the Chastreix-Sancy Nature Reserve, and beautiful views of the southern slopes of the Sancy.
The Cirque de la Fontaine Salée from Mont
7.87 mi
+1,040 ft
-1,040 ft
4h 30
Moderate
Departure from Chastreix (Puy-de-Dôme)
This loop trail with little elevation gain takes you along beautiful paths through meadows, forests and summer pastures to the heart of the Fontaine Salée glacial cirque, in the Chastreix-Sancy Nature Reserve at the foot of the Sancy. Best done in clear weather.
The Puy de Sancy and the Cirque de la Fontaine Salée from Mont
11.82 mi
+2,792 ft
-2,762 ft
7h 50
Difficult
Departure from Chastreix (Puy-de-Dôme)
A very varied route, with ridges, forest, a spring and, above all, exceptional views! A wild route with people at the summit of Puy de Sancy but no one else anywhere else.Dogs are not allowed on this hike (even on a lead), located in the Chastreix-Sancy Nature Reserve (they are only allowed on a lead on the GR®30).
Essarts Waterfall
2.82 mi
+361 ft
-354 ft
1h 35
Easy
Departure from Chastreix (Puy-de-Dôme)
A pleasant, peaceful and easy route to discover a waterfall, with a picnic area and, on the way back, a view of a deer farm.
Gagne Valley
9.98 mi
+1,270 ft
-1,270 ft
5h 40
Moderate
Departure from Chastreix (Puy-de-Dôme)
La Gagne is a pretty river that rises from the confluence of three streams of the same name, upstream from Chastreix. This circular route crosses them several times. Added to this route is a first return trip to the Cascade des Essarts, then a second to the Montagne du Mont, at the foot of the Sancy.
The bread oven and the Auvergne cross at Chastreix
2.20 mi
+476 ft
-492 ft
1h 25
Easy
Departure from Chastreix (Puy-de-Dôme)
A small mountain village, Chastreix and its 12th-century Saint-Bonnet church, listed as a historic monument.
The association Chemins et patrimoine aux pays des Toupis works to promote the local heritage and hiking trails.
Discover the small built heritage around Chastreix
3.58 mi
+364 ft
-367 ft
2h 00
Easy
Departure from Chastreix (Puy-de-Dôme)
A route to discover an exceptional heritage: a Gallic bridge, a shepherd's hut, then you will enter the legend of the Devil's Step. (Information boards are installed with information!) You will also discover a waterfall and, along the way, old drinking troughs that evoke the history of agriculture in the past.