History of water

Saint-Just

Dogs allowed

Distance 9Km

Duration 3h30

Hiking route BOUCLE

Marking Yellow

In pictures

Route description

A varied circuit with ever-changing landscapes, a magnificent panorama from St-Just overlooking the Dore valley and a vernacular heritage rich in mills, bridges and washhouses.

Trail highlights

– A rich vernacular heritage of mills, bridges and washhouses
– Panoramic view of the Dore valley

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : From the church, take the street down to the last houses. Go straight on, and the street becomes a footpath. Turn left at the water treatment plant and join the D251. Cross it and go down the stairs. Continue on the steep track, bending left for 200 m. Cross the D251 again, to take the steeply sloping road opposite, which descends D to the Moulin d’Issartier. Cross the bridge and follow the main road up to the D205. Cross it and take the small road opposite to the village of Issartier.

Step 2 : Cross the village, and before the last houses in the village, turn right onto the track. Continue along this main road to Plagne. Cross the village and, at the wash-house, take the road on the left.

Step 3 : At the crossroads, go straight on, ignoring the track on the right and still uphill, turn right and ignore the 2 tracks on the left. Still on the wide track, ignore the 1st path on the left, then the 2nd on the right and finally the third on the left. Then bear right, leaving the wide track to go back down to Chassagnolles. Turn left, go through the village, and in the village center, turn right to join the D205.

Step 4 : Cross it and take the road opposite, then immediately right onto the track. At another track, continue straight ahead until you reach Chaillargues. At the road, turn right, then left at the second road. At the next junction, turn right, then at the fork, continue straight ahead on a track leading down to the Cros et Baffie stream, next to the Planches mill.

Next step

Step 5 : At the intersection, continue straight on along the same path. Cross the two streams, turn left at the crow’s-foot, then right at the second crow’s-foot, up the steep track to reach the D251. Turn left, then take the first road on the right to reach the village of St-Just.

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, Presence of livestock and guard dogs

Access

From Marsac en Livradois, take the D252 towards Chadernolles. Go through the village and continue on the D38. At the crossroads of 3 roads, take the D205 towards Viverols. After 2km, take the D251 towards Saint-Just.

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Updated on 3 July 2026 by Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme