Circuit de la Comté – Villages et châteaux perchés (boucle cyclo n°8)

Vic-le-Comte

No dogs allowed

Distance
63Km

Duration
3h10

Trace
BOUCLE

Marking
Green

In pictures

Route description

This tour takes you to La Comté, volcanic hills with villages and fortresses between the plain and the Livradois mountains.

Leaving Longues, home of the Banque de France paper mill, you follow the Allier to La Roche-Noire.

Climbing up to the feudal castle of Busséol, you’ll come to a volcanic peak with an exceptional view of the Livradois mountains.

You’ll pass the foot of Notre-Dame de Roche on(…)

Trail highlights

– Château de Busséol.
– Notre-Dame de Roche near Saint-Julien-de-Coppel.
– View of the Forez mountains.
– The Comté forest.
– Montpeyroux, one of France’s most beautiful villages.
– The banks of the Allier.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step :

Étape 1 : Leaving Longues, home of the Banque de France paper mill, you follow the Allier to La Roche-Noire.

Étape 2 : Climbing up to the feudal castle of Busséol, you’ll come to a volcanic peak with an exceptional view of the Livradois mountains.

Étape 3 : You’ll pass the foot of Notre-Dame de Roche on your way to Saint-Julien-de-Coppel, from where you can enjoy a beautiful panoramic view.

Étape 4 : On the way to Sallèdes, you’ll pass through the Comté woods, before reaching Saint-Babel.

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Étape 5 : Then climb up to the ruins of the Buron citadel, before crossing the Allier and passing near Montpeyroux, dominated by its keep and listed as one of France’s most beautiful villages.

Étape 6 : Return to Longues along the banks of the Allier.

Approx. 3 hrs 10 min. at an average speed of 20 km/h.

Opening hours

All year round.

Environnements

Mountain view, Forest location, In the country

Downloadable:

GPX – circuit-de-la-comte-boucle-8

PDF – boucle-8

dsio-detail.detail.maj27 June 2024 par : Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme