La Chaux-Montgros

Sallèdes

Dogs allowed

Distance 11.5Km

Duration 3h15

Hiking route BOUCLE

Marking Yellow

In pictures

Route description

The Château de La Chaux-Montgros is a place of mystery overlooking the vast landscape of the Auvergne county. This early 16th-century Italian Renaissance building is a major monument unique in the Auvergne region.

Trail highlights

– View of the villages of Pignols and Vic-le-Comte, the Chaîne des Puys, the Comté and the Sancy massif.
– Carved cross.
– Château de La Chaux-Montgros.
– View of the Livradois.
– Church.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : Take the path between the start sign and the reservoir. At the T-junction, go left, then, just before the road, go right. At the crossroads, turn left. Stay on the main road until you come to a junction with a wide track. Cross it and continue straight ahead until you reach a crossroads.

Step 2 : Go right up to an intersection at the foot of a puy. Go left downhill to a crossroads. Go up to the right. At the fork, turn left and go straight down to a T junction almost at the edge of the forest. Go right, uphill, past a crossroads to the next junction (view of the Sancy massif, Chaine des Puys, Corent plateau).

Step 3 : Turn right, then immediately left. Continue through the forest, staying on the main path. At the crossroads, go down to the left and, at the fork, continue left to reach a road. Follow this road to the right (view of the Château de Lachaux-Montgros) for 100 m. Go downhill to the left and, after skirting a pond and crossing a road, go straight to the château (view of the Comté, information panel). Follow the road below the château. At the crossroads, follow the road to the left for 250 m, then turn right onto a track to reach a road. Continue along this road for 150 m until you come to a path on the left.

Step 4 : Go left into the forest. After 50 m, turn left and continue until you reach a crossroads. Turn left and, after the first houses, go right down into the forest (view of Sallèdes). At the crossroads in the forest, turn right up a very wide gravel path. At a false flat, turn left onto a wide track. After 50 m, go straight up to the summit of Pic des Fleurides (information panels). Continue along the path. After the descent, continue straight ahead on a wide track. At a flat spot, turn left. At the top, turn right to reach the parking lot.

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

Forest location, Presence of livestock and guard dogs

Access

In Vic-le-Comte, 23 km southeast of Clermont-Ferrand, drive around the town on the D761. Take the D225 for 5 km to the Maison des ENS. Parking and signpost near the water reservoir.