A pleasant walk along the banks of the Auzon.

Date of your route : Feb 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Parking is available at the edge of the pond; the chaos and pond are signposted at the roadside (the sign is visible in the Chanonat/Varennes direction); in the Varennes/Chanonat direction, follow the sign for "Miellerie de Flore".
From the car park, a sign indicates the direction to the Chaos de Flore...
A short, very pleasant and enjoyable walk in peaceful surroundings. Wear good waterproof, high-top shoes and possibly gaiters (if it has rained recently): due to the passage of agricultural machinery, the path is rutted and muddy.
Otherwise, during the week, there is no one around and no noise except for birdsong!

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Date of your route : Mar 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely route, short but pleasant. The chaos of Flore is impressive! Parking is available by the pond.

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Date of your route : Jan 29, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

You need to have the VISORANDO app because it is very difficult to find your way around with just the description sheet. The starting point is at the pond in the meadow/chaos de flore. To get there, take the path on the left on the road between CHANONAT and VARENNES. Coming from CHANONAT, you will pass the château de la bâtisse and the Birat mill. Please note that the sign indicating the pond is only visible when travelling from Varennes towards Chanonat.

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Date of your route : Nov 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Very poorly signposted, impossible to find the starting point. The Moulin de Birat is a residential house with no car park, only a few spaces on the path behind the house, but we didn't dare enter the property... We only saw it on the way back, when we found the Fleury path and followed it to make a circular route.

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Please note: do not park at Moulin de BIRAT! Continue until you find a path on the left with a sign saying "JARDIFLOR". Follow this path until you find a small car park by the lake.
Enjoy your walk!

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Date of your route : Feb 21, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

It is very difficult to understand where the car park is located, and following your directions, we park "at people's homes" (?), whereas if we start the hike according to your directions, we find a "real" car park a little further on...

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Date of your route : Dec 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The Pacage à la Roche Noire pond trail is an ideal walk for the whole family. Flat terrain between the Allier river and the ponds. Bring binoculars to observe the many birds on the ponds. Not very crowded at 1:30 p.m., a little busier around 3 p.m.

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Date of your route : Jul 21, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Indeed, the starting point is not clearly marked and it feels like you are parking on private property. It is better to drive to the start of the path (car park next to the small pond).
An easy and very pleasant walk through the undergrowth, accompanied by the sound of the Auzon river.
The Flore chaos is magnificent and impressive. It is astonishing, even in this location.

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Date of your route : Jun 24, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A very short but pleasant hike. However, the Moulin de Birat is not a good starting point, as it is difficult to access and there is no place to park.

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Date of your route : May 19, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello,

The BIRAT mill has not been identified. I have travelled back and forth along the road several times.
At the location indicated on the GPS, I assumed that it was the Birat mill.
In fact, we are approaching a private house. There is a space where you can park... but it is a private house and there are no signs.
You have to park at Chaos des Fleurs.

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Date of your route : Mar 22, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant, peaceful walk that can easily be done with young children.

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Date of your route : Mar 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Perfect!
We're looking for trails to teach our daughters how to hike, and our second daughter is 3 years old... so the distance was perfect. Peaceful and very pretty. We even got to visit what they called the trolls' house (Flore's chaos).
There's a honey farm, and we saw horses, so it's lively but peaceful!

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