Dauzat-sur-Vodable
Ternant-les-Eaux
Dogs allowed
Distance 11.5Km
Duration 3h15
Hiking route BOUCLE
Marking Yellow
In pictures
Route description
From Ternant-les-Eaux, the path leads to the chapel of Dauzat-sur-Vodable perched on a volcanic peak. The descent into the forest leads to several ferruginous springs.
Starting point – From the starting sign (Romanesque church, bread oven, old well, old washhouse, water trough) go up the steep street behind the church chevet. At the last house turn right on the asphalt road until you reach a first road on the left. Take it to the road.
Trail highlights
– Chapelle de Dauzat-sur-Vodable (on a volcanic peak).
– Ternant-les-Eaux (Romanesque church, bread oven, old well, old washhouse, drinking trough).
– View of the butte de Vodable and puy d’Ysson.
– 360° view of the Sancy massif, the Chaîne des Puys and the Livradois-Forez mountains.
– Dauzat-sur-Vodable : view of the priory and the site of the ancient castle.
– The Rivaux stream.
– A ferruginous spring.
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
Step 1 : From the signpost (Romanesque church, bread oven, old well, old wash-house, drinking trough) up the steep street behind the church. At the last house, turn right onto the tarmac road until you reach the first track on the left. Follow it to the road.
Step 2 : Climb the road for 10 m, turn right and climb a stony path. At the top, follow the tarred track to the right, then the first tarred track to the left, until you reach the road. Follow the road to the right, then a wide track to the left until you reach a crossroads. Fork right to reach a cross-country track (view of the Vodable hillock and Puy d’Ysson).
Step 3 : Descend to the right, ignoring the left and right paths, to the bottom of the valley. Continue straight on up to the crossroads on the plateau (360° viewpoint : view of the Sancy massif, the Chaîne des Puys, the Allier plain, the Livradois-Forez mountains).
Step 4 : Turn left. Continue until you reach a T-junction opposite a dry-stone hut. Turn right, then left 150 m further on. At the crossroads, go straight on towards Dauzat-sur-Vodable (view of the priory and the site of the former château) as far as the war memorial.
Next step
Step 5 : Cross the road and turn left down the tarmac and then grassy path. Continue through undergrowth. Leave a track on your left. At the next crossroads, continue straight ahead on the main path over the ridge to a footbridge over the Rivaux stream.
Step 6 : Use the footbridge, then climb a stepladder. Cross the meadow and take the path in the valley alongside the stream (ferruginous spring). At a bend in the road, leave a track to the right. Join the D148, which takes you back to the starting point.
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, Forest location, Mountain view, Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Access
Take the A75 towards Montpellier. At exit 15, take the D909 towards Saint-Germain-Lembron. As you enter the town, turn right onto the D48 towards Boudes-Ternant. In Ternant-les-Eaux, park near the church.
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Photo credits : Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme, Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme, Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme
Updated on 29 May 2026 by Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme