Autour du puy de Mercoeur

Saint-Genès-Champanelle

Dogs allowed

Distance
11Km

Duration
3h30

Trace
BOUCLE

Marking
Yellow

In pictures

Route description

A hike in the heart of the Puys chain, close to the puy de Dôme. The path, lined with beech and spruce trees at Mercoeur, leads to the foot of Puy de Lassolas (recommended climb to the summit), before opening out onto the Beaune agricultural plateau.

Trail highlights

– Typical Dôme mountain habitat at Beaune and Laschamps (14th-century church).
– Mouth-watering crater of Lassolas (off the 20-minute AR circuit).
– Panorama from the top of the puy de Lassolas.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step :

Étape 1 : Opposite the drinking trough on Place du Bonnet, walk 30 m up the road and take the first turning on the left. At the road, take the path opposite, passing a water tower on the left and continuing straight ahead until you reach a crossroads.

Étape 2 : Continue straight ahead through the forest to a large crossroads.

Étape 3 : Go down the track opposite under the hazel trees. At the crow’s feet, turn left to the crossroads at the bottom of the slope.

Étape 4 : Take the left-hand path up through the woods to cross the pass between the Mercoeur and Lassolas puys. Continue down through the woods to a large clearing at the crossroads.

Afficher les étapes suivantes…

Étape 5 : Continue straight ahead on a wide track. At the crow’s-foot turn right, then left (Roche Quairière and cross on the left). Go downhill towards the village of Beaune. Turn left on the D52 towards a watering place.

Étape 6 : Turn right up rue de la Côte. 50 m after the wash-house, fork left under the church (panoramic view of the puys de la Vache, Mey, Lassolas and Mercoeur). Continue along a property wall. Continue to the second crossroads at the top of the hill.

Étape 7 : Turn left. At the crow’s-foot, go straight on to the village of Laschamp (view of the Puy de Dôme on the right). At the road, follow it to the right, then turn right down the Chemin du Coudert to reach the parking lot.

Opening hours

From 01/01 to 31/12.

Subject to favorable weather.

Comfort, facilities and services

  • Pets welcome

Dogs allowed All dogs must be kept on leashes because of the presence of herds.

Environnements

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

Downloadable:

GPX – ITI0030

dsio-detail.detail.maj12 June 2024 par : Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme