Jassy
La Godivelle
Dogs allowed
Distance 14.5Km
Duration 4h15
Hiking route BOUCLE
Marking Green
In pictures
Route description
This is THE Cézallier. Inconsistent bumps swell the huge green carpet, sometimes peeled and yellow, sometimes spiked with coniferous trees. The lakes of La Godivelle, the meanders of the couze d’Ardes in glacial valleys… the great calm !
Trail highlights
– Upper glacial valley of the couze d’Ardes.
– La motte de Brion (excavations of the former castle).
– Sagnes de La Godivelle nature reserve.
– La Godivelle drinking fountain.
– Off the circuit but nearby : the En-Haut crater lake and the Lac d’En Bas at La Godivelle.
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
Step 1 : From the start sign on the D32 opposite La Godivelle town hall, stay on the main road, pass the cemetery (view of the Sancy massif) and continue for 500m on the road until you reach an intersection with a track on the left.
Step 2 : Go downhill, cross a footbridge and turn right into the woods. At the end of the wood, continue straight ahead. At the crossroads, turn left. At the next intersection, turn right along a wide, stony track. At the T-junction, turn right. In Brion, just before the road, turn right up the track. Cross the road, go straight ahead. At the crow’s-foot (gite d’étape), turn right. At the main road, turn right between the houses until you reach a T-junction.
Step 3 : Cross the road and go straight ahead on a path between 2 fences (off the circuit :- 20 mins AR – go up the road to the right to reach the foirail and then the top of the Brion motte, panoramic view). At the T-junction, turn right, then immediately left. At a road, go straight up a wide track. At the T-junction, turn right. At the road, go left. At Jassy, turn right, cross the bridge and continue to the next junction.
Step 4 : Turn right onto the small road leading to Lac de St-Alyre. Cross the dike. Drive alongside the lake, then climb up to a fence which you follow to the right. Cross it on a stepladder and follow it to the left (after the 3rd stepladder, view of Godivelle and lac d’en Bas). Descend to the farm, join the road and climb left to return 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 Warning : grazing areas. Keep dogs on a leash. Close fence gates and use ladders. Estiv passage.
Environment
Mountain view
Access
From Besse-Saint-Anastaise, follow the D36. At Compains, take the D26 towards Espinchal, then the D32 to the left, as far as La Godivelle. Parking behind the church.
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Photo credits : Joël Damase, Joël Damase, Jassy AuvDest_Henri Derus, La Godivelle / CD63-Joël Damase, Jassy AuvDest_Henri Derus
Updated on 29 May 2026 by Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme