The Pégnu coast
Durtol
Dogs allowed
Distance 5.5Km
Duration 2h00
Hiking route BOUCLE
Marking Blue
In pictures
Route description
A walk overlooking the Limagne fault through orchards and vineyards facing east. Old chestnut trees greet us on the Bonnabry plateau in Sarcenat, home of Teilhard de Chardin, then the pine forests of Côte de Pégnu.
Trail highlights
– View of Limagne, Bois Noirs and Forez.
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
Step 1 : Opposite the start sign, descend to reach a road. Follow it for 100 m until you reach a tarmac track on the right.
Step 2 : Take this road. At the fork in the road, turn left into the forest until you reach an intersection.
Step 3 : Turn left, walk to a small stream, cross it and climb for 20m. Turn left and follow a field to an intersection.
Step 4 : Turn right and stay on the main path, ignoring the side paths. Continue along the forest edge. At the intersection with a hamlet, continue on the right-hand track until you reach a T-junction.
Next step
Step 5 : Go right downhill. At the intersection (view of the Livradois-Forez mountains and Limagne), continue straight ahead. Leave a track on the right and continue to the entrance to the hamlet of Sarcenat (Fontaine du Merle on the left, Château de Teilhard de Chardin on the right, then a cross carved in 1816 on the left). Twenty metres further on, ignore the Chemin des Châtaigniers on the left, and continue straight through the village. Pass the fountain (1876), and at the crossroads turn right. Leave the Chemin des Gravets and head downhill. At the stop sign, take the road to the right for 50 m to the first track on the left.
Step 6 : Take this and walk alongside the farm. On the way down, ignore all the right-hand paths and return to the start.
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 All dogs must be kept on leashes because of the presence of herds.
Environment
In the country, Forest location, Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Access
Drive to Durtol, 5km NW of Clermont-Ferrand. In the town center, take rue Pasteur, then rue de la Gare. Departure sign on the station parking lot.
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Photo credits : Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme
Updated on 29 May 2026 by Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme