Allée des Chênes

Villossanges

Dogs allowed

Distance 6Km

Duration 1h45

Hiking route BOUCLE

Marking Blue

In pictures

Route description

A pretty, bucolic stroll along oak-lined paths offering beautiful views of the Sancy massif.

Trail highlights

View of the Chaîne des Puys and the Sancy massif

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : From the start sign, follow the main road down past the town hall. At the crow’s-foot in front of the sawmill, turn right onto the D121, direction Miremont, for 250 m, until you reach a wide track on the right.

Step 2 : Take it, then go straight up to a crossroads.

Step 3 : Turn left and continue to the third track on the right (large oak tree).

Step 4 : Go up to the right (view of the Chaîne des Puys), then down (view of the Sancy massif). At the crossroads, turn right. At the next two intersections, turn right and continue to a T-junction.

Next step

Step 5 : Turn left. Continue straight on towards Les Gourds. At the crossroads, turn right onto the main road. After the silted-up pond, turn right to reach the Villosanges church square.

Proposed and managed by the Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme – PDIPR.

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Opening hours

From 01/01 to 31/12 daily.

Subject to favorable weather.

Comfort, facilities and services

  • Pets welcome

Additional information

For your own safety, always take a bottle of water, a hat, warm clothing and footwear suitable for walking.
Depending on weather conditions, certain itineraries are not recommended in bad weather (fog) or are not practicable, or even forbidden, during the winter season.
Some sites are fragile, so stay on the marked trails. Avoid picking wild flowers and disturbing wildlife. Pick up your garbage.
Animals are not allowed on some routes.

Dogs allowed Dogs must be kept on a leash due to the presence of herds.

Environment

In the country, Forest location, Presence of livestock and guard dogs

Access

In Pontaumur, west of Clermont-Ferrand, turn right off the D 941 onto the D 987, then immediately left onto the D 206. At Les Isserts, turn right onto the D60 to reach Villosanges. The sign is on the parking lot in place de l’église.

Downloadable :

GPX – ITI000203_2023

Updated on 29 May 2026 by Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme