Tour of Saint-Étienne-Cantalès

Starting from Saint-Étienne-Cantalès, this is a short, easy route with little road traffic but a variety of paths.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 2.94 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 741 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 909 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,034 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,696 ft

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Description of the walk

Park in the town hall car park.

(S/E) With your back to the town hall, take the road on the right until you reach a calvary.

(1) Take the path on the right and pass under the power lines:along this route, there are beautiful views of the Monts du Cantal. Arrive at the access path to Puech Haut.

(2) Leave it on your right and continue straight ahead until you reach the D18.

(3) Cross it carefully and take the Sentier Tour du Lac path on the right, on the other side of the road.

(4) Descend into the woods towards the lake until you reach the playground below the swimming pool.

(5) Continue along the path that goes around the Cité de Pradel and arrive at the Saint-Étienne-Cantalès dam.

(6) Do not cross it, but take the path along Rue Aster and come out onto the D18, which you follow to the right until you reach a car park next to a barn.

(7) Cross the departmental road with caution and take the road opposite, which leads back to the town hall car park, passing by the church (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,969 ft - Town hall car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.16 - alt. 1,991 ft - Calvary
  3. 2 : mi 0.64 - alt. 1,896 ft - Intersection
  4. 3 : mi 0.89 - alt. 1,893 ft - Cross the D18 road
  5. 4 : mi 0.99 - alt. 1,886 ft - Playground
  6. 5 : mi 1.58 - alt. 1,716 ft - Playground
  7. 6 : mi 2.47 - alt. 1,703 ft - Dam - Passerelle Himalayenne du Lac de Saint Etienne Cantalès
  8. 7 : mi 2.76 - alt. 1,772 ft - Car park - Barn
  9. S/E : mi 2.94 - alt. 1,801 ft - Town hall car park

Notes

(6) Before reaching the dam, you can turn right onto the promontory to see the dam.

Worth a visit

- View of the Monts du Cantal between points (1) and (3).
- Descend into the forest between points (3) and (5).
- Walk along the dam lake.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 1 review

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
aldoma94
aldoma94

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 21, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk with plenty of shaded areas once you’ve crossed the road at point 3.
Perfect for families as it’s not difficult at all.
However, I still haven’t quite understood the difference between the positive and negative elevation gain.
Here it’s 51 metres.
If you climb 226 m, you can’t possibly descend 277 m.
Or else, you’d never get back to the bridge where you started.
This applies to many walks.

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