Bunlay-Les-Rouchons forest

Saint-Hilaire-les-Monges

Dogs allowed

Distance 6Km

Duration 1h45

Hiking route BOUCLE

Marking Blue

In pictures

Route description

A pleasant trail that leads through beech woods but is mainly open country with wide views over the Combrailles. The heritage is concentrated in the village of Saint-Hilaire-les-Monges : church, biface cross, well, wash-house, etc.

Trail highlights

– Heritage : Romanesque church, cross.
– Views of the Combrailles, the Puy-Saint-Gulmier hillock and the church’s terraced bell tower.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : From the start sign (Romanesque church), turn right down a small road which becomes a path between two hedges (view of the Combrailles). At a fork, stay on the right-hand path. Pass the bottom of the valley and, at the crossroads, take the path on the right and climb up to a road.

Step 2 : Follow this road to the right for 200 m. At the second fork in the road (cross), turn left and continue straight ahead. Ignore a track on the left and follow the edge of the wood. At the crossroads, cross the road and follow the signs for Les Rouchons. Follow this road through the forest to a pond.

Step 3 : Leave the road, go right into the forest and follow the main path. At the end of the wood, turn left onto a small road (with a view of the Puy-Saint-Gulmier hillock and the terrace church tower). At the crossroads, turn right, pass by a cross (1670) and reach the parking lot.

Proposed and managed by the Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme – PDIPR.

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Opening hours

All year round 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 Pontaumur (west of Clermont-Ferrand), follow the D987 towards Herment for 7 km, then turn left onto the D572. Reach Saint-Hilaire-les-Monges.
The starting sign is on the church square.

Downloadable :

GPX – ITI000210_2023

Updated on 29 May 2026 by Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme