Château Jaloux

Champs

Dogs allowed

Distance 13.5Km

Duration 3h45

Hiking route BOUCLE

Marking Yellow markings

In pictures

Route description

From the village of Champs, this route takes you to the Cigogne valley, the ruins of the Charponne mill and Château Jaloux.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : Go right for 300 m, then left down a dirt track. Go past the pond. At the fork, turn left and cross the stream (footbridge). Climb up to a road. Turn right for 100 m and take the first track on the right. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead on a grassy track to the road. Turn right and follow it to the first house in the hamlet of La Motte.

Step 2 : Turn right onto Rue des Palles to reach a T-junction. Go up to the left. At the next T-junction, follow the road to the right and then, immediately to the left, take the path to Château Jaloux. Go through a wood to a T-junction.

Step 3 : Turn right downhill. After 100 m, leave the track on your left. Go straight on to the road, ignoring the paths on the left. Follow the road to the left for 400 m, and in a bend, at the entrance to the quarry, take the track opposite. Follow it to a road. Turn left. At the lake, leave a track to the right. In the hamlet of Les Boulards, go as far as the route du Patural.

Step 4 : Follow it to the hamlet of Les Brayards. At the fork in the road, turn right into rue de la Vallée (bread oven and well on the left). At the end of the hamlet, head down a grassy path, ignoring the side paths until the bottom of the descent. Turn right. Go straight ahead at the next crossroads, leaving a track on your right, and continue until you reach a T-junction. Climb left, then right to reach Champs.

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Opening hours

All year round daily.

Comfort, facilities and services

  • Pets welcome

Additional information

For your safety, always take a bottle of water, a hat, warm and rain-proof clothing, and wear shoes suitable for walking.
Depending on the weather conditions, some routes are not recommended in bad weather (fog) or are not passable, or even prohibited, during the winter season.
Some sites are fragile, stay on the designated trails. Avoid picking wild flowers and disturbing wildlife. Pick up your trash.
On some routes, animals are prohibited.

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

Environment

In the country

Access

Join Champs located 40km north of Clermont-Ferrand. Parking Place du Communal

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Updated on 5 May 2025 by Office de Tourisme des Combrailles