The Cathedral of the Mountains

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 227 : Cross it and continue on the D16. After the stadium, turn right towards Praquerit. At the center aéré, turn right and keep right (view of the Chaîne des Puys). At the road, go straight ahead, ignoring a track on the right, and continue to the next road.

Step 1 : Go straight ahead, taking the first track on the left. On leaving Grandville, cross the road and take the track opposite. Pass the pond. Go straight ahead at the intersection. At the four paths, go right, ignoring the adjacent paths, and continue to the road through Rochebraud.

Step 2 : Go straight on and follow the signs for La Tronche (well, wash-house). At the fork, turn right. At the next intersection, turn right. Continue straight ahead. Pass an intersection and at the next one, turn right into the village. At La Faye Haute, before the fountain, turn left. At the intersection, turn left. At La Faye Basse, turn right at the cross. Continue straight ahead to a T-junction adjacent to the pond.

Step 3 : Continue left along the pond to a fork. Go right (view of Puys de Dôme, Pourcharet, Pariou Jumes). At the road, go straight ahead towards Montmarval. Go through the hamlet. On the D227, go straight ahead towards Beaulieu. At the Beaulieu sign, take the right-hand path. Cross a road and continue on the track opposite (view of Loubeyrat). At the road, turn right (view of Chazeron castle). At the crossroads, turn right. At the next crossroads, cross the D78 and take the footpath on the left to return to the starting point.