Aux sources de la Morge

Manzat

Dogs allowed

Distance
16.5Km

Duration
5h00

Marking
Green

In pictures

Route description

The Morge rises in the heart of the Combrailles region, near the Etang de Lachamps in Manzat. Calmer as it enters the plain, the river has created small meanders favourable to alluvial forests.

Trail highlights

– View of the Morge valley, the puy de Blomont and the Combrailles plateau.
– View of the Etang de Lachamp.
– Stone cross.
– River Morge.
– Memorial cross in a private garden.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step :

Étape 1 : From the start sign, walk up Rue du Château d’Eau. At the fork, turn left and climb up to the flat. At another fork, turn right as far as a T-junction (view of the Morge valley, puy de Blomont and Combrailles plateau).

Étape 2 : Go up to the left, then 30m to the right on a track between two pastures. At the junction with another large track, head downhill for 100 m, then turn left. At the D413, continue straight ahead. At the T-junction, turn right for a few metres until you reach another junction.

Étape 3 : Go downhill to the left and cross the Morge. At the T-junction, continue to the right (at the first level, there is a view of the Etang de Lachamp; information panel) as far as a tarmac road (stone cross).

Étape 4 : Turn right into the hamlet of Laty. Take the first turning on the left, then the first turning on the right. At the end of Laty, take the track on the left. At the crossroads, go straight ahead along the coniferous wood. Ford a stream and head uphill. Join a wide track that you follow to the right for 30 m. Opposite a painted wooden cross, take the track on the left. Continue through the forest, ignoring all the paths leading up to the left, and continue as far as the D 418.

Afficher les étapes suivantes…

Étape 5 : At the first house in Montbuisson, turn right down towards the Morge, veering left to go alongside it and then right to cross it. Climb up to the D413. Go straight on; at the farm building, turn left towards the hamlet of Les Barrats. At the small square (memorial cross in a private garden), turn left to reach the D416, which you take on the right for 300 m. Take the first track on the right. This road bends to the left and leads to Les Sardiers. Turn right at the first house in the hamlet.
At all subsequent crossroads, continue straight on until you reach Manzat. Drive along the Place du 14 Juillet 1789 and 50 m before the stop sign, turn right along a footpath towards ‘centre bourg’. Climb up the left bank of a stream. Turn left at the road. At the fountain, turn right to get back to the starting point.

Opening hours

From 01/01 to 31/12.

Subject to favorable weather.

Comfort, facilities and services

  • Pets welcome

Dogs allowed

Environnements

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

Downloadable:

dsio-detail.detail.maj13 December 2024 par : Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme