Around Chatrat
Saint-Genès-Champanelle
Dogs allowed
Distance 9.5Km
Duration 2h45
Hiking route BOUCLE
Marking Yellow
In pictures
Route description
A simple and ideal route, thanks to its proximity to Clermont-Ferrand, for a stroll with family or friends in a rural area between the Chaîne des Puys and the Limagne. The varied landscapes and superb views of the Puy de Dôme will delight you.
Trail highlights
– View of the Puy de Dôme.
– Chatrat : fountain, 2 wash-houses, drinking trough, bread oven.
– View of the Sancy massif and Cézallier.
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
Step 1 : From the start sign, follow the cemetery and take a wide path to a road.
Step 2 : Turn right (Route de Thèdes) and, at the next crossroads, turn left onto Chemin du Grelet. Cross the hamlet of Chatrat (fountain and bread oven). At the second watering place, turn right and continue straight ahead on a wide dirt track. Continue along the edge of the forest and stay on the main path. Follow it to an intersection with a view of the Puy de Dôme.
Step 3 : Take the track on the left and follow the coniferous plantation. When you reach the meadow on the left, 100 m before a road, turn left and follow the path to the edge of the forest (views of Beaune-le-Chaud), then further on (views of Cézallier and Sancy). At the T-junction, turn right and drive down to the Beaune-le-Chaud church. Drive around it until you reach a crossroads.
Step 4 : Go left up the road known as chemin de la Croix de Beaune. 100m after the top of the hill, turn right onto a path (view of the Livradois). Cross the road and go straight ahead on a wide track. Drive alongside the sports center and fire rescue center. Follow the road to the left for 100 m, crossing at the second crosswalk. Climb seven steps to reach the promontory on which, in addition to the church and a cross, there is a contemporary sculpture (known as the Arche) whose base indicates the directions of Saint-Genès-Champanelle’s many hamlets. Go around the town hall and down a narrow path, keeping to the left to reach the starting point.
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 All dogs must be kept on leashes because of the presence of herds.
Environment
In the country, Forest location, Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Access
In Saint-Genès-Champanelle, 15 km southwest of Clermont-Ferrand on the D2089 then the D52. Parking lot and start sign near the cemetery, north of the village (D90).
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Photo credits : KP-CAT
Updated on 29 May 2026 by Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme