Motaillas Wood
Vitrac
Dogs allowed
Distance 4.5Km
Duration 1h30
Hiking route BOUCLE
Marking Blue
In pictures
Route description
A short loop through typical Combrailles countryside. The route winds through undergrowth to the dam reservoir and offers a fine view of the Sioule gorges from Grand Motaillas.
Trail highlights
Views of the village of Vitrac and the Sioule valley.
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
Step 1 : From the start sign, walk down Rue du Bourg and turn left. At the T-junction, turn right onto the road to La Pradelle.
At the entrance to the hamlet, fork left, then climb up to a crossroads (view of Vitrac village). Turn left, then quickly right (information panel on the Queuille meander) and descend a wide track through the forest. Ignore a path on the right and reach a large boulder on the right (from its summit – tricky climb – view of the Sioule valley). Continue downhill on the main path, ignoring the side paths until you come to a crossing under a high-voltage power line.
Step 2 : At the fork, turn left up a path overhanging the Sioule. At the first abandoned house, climb left to reach a road. Go left. In the third hairpin bend, at the crossroads, cross the first fence to the right, then the second. Cross a stream and wind up towards Vitrac. Just after crossing the first group of houses in Vitrac, turn right onto a track leading to the parking lot.
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, Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Access
From Manzat (30 km northwest of Clermont-Ferrand), follow the D227 then the D19 towards Saint Georges-de-Mons. Turn right onto the D414 to Vitrac. Parking lot after the church.
The start sign is below the church apse.
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Photo credits : Combrailles Auvergne Tourisme, Combrailles Auvergne Tourisme, Office de Tourisme des Combrailles, Combrailles Auvergne Tourisme, Combrailles Auvergne Tourisme, Office de Tourisme des Combrailles
Updated on 29 May 2026 by Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme