From marsh to lava flow

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : Go up to the right (view of Rey de Saint-Pierre). At the road, continue straight ahead (view of the Sancy massif). Go straight through Bannières (communal oven and facades of houses). At the crossroads, turn left and continue to the right of the wash-house and drinking trough. Turn left at the calvary. At the road, cross over and continue along the track opposite (view of the northern part of the Chaîne des Puys). At the crossroads, keep right. Leave the first track on the right and continue through the woods, staying on the main track. Go past the ruined house. Turn left at the fork, then left again after 30 metres. At the T-junction, turn right as far as the next T-junction.

Step 2 : Go left. At the next T-junction, turn left again and ignore the side paths. (Cross the Chazaloux medieval camp, information panels). After leaving the forest, join a road and follow it to the left. 600 metres further on, take the 1st track on the right. Go down it and, as soon as you enter the forest, continue along the path until you reach a road.

Step 3 : Follow the road to the right, then immediately turn left onto the track below. At the next junction, take the pontoon crossing the Paloux marshes (Sensitive Natural Area). At the road, turn left to get back to the starting point.