La Mazière
Saint-Priest-des-Champs
Dogs allowed
Distance 15Km
Duration 4h45
Hiking route BOUCLE
Marking Green
In pictures
Route description
Near Saint-Priest-des-Champs, between valleys and streams, this beautiful walk offers magnificent views over the west and south of the Combrailles, ending with a fine panorama over the wild Sioule valley.
Trail highlights
– Resistance site.
– Source Maniol.
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
Step 1 : From the start sign, continue through the village on the D110, then, after 150m, turn right and follow the road towards Lacost. At the crossroads, go straight down, then up to the second track on the right. Follow it. At the road, turn left (Lacost), then left again to the next crossroads.
Step 2 : Turn right, direction “le site de la Résistance”. At the crossroads, follow the path down to a fork. Continue to the right. At the intersection, go straight down. At the crow’s-foot (signposted “le site de la Résistance”), turn left, cross a small stream and continue to a road. Climb to the left, then follow the road to a small hairpin path on the left, 20 m after the Magnol mineral spring (picnic area).
Step 3 : Take this path, climb into the woods along a small steep track to reach a wide forest track. Ignoring the side paths, continue uphill on this main path which, on the plateau, leads to a road (cross on the left). Follow this road to the right for 200m. Turn left onto a wide track. Follow the road past an airfield and go straight down to the first track on the left.
Step 4 : Take this and continue to an intersection 50m before a hamlet (Chirol).
Next step
Step 5 : Turn right. Walk between hedges to the road at the entrance to Villemaine. Turn left. At the fork (wooden cross) in the hamlet, turn right onto the road, which becomes a footpath and descends into the valley. At the crow’s-foot, choose the middle path and follow it through the woods to a road. Turn left and, just before the climb up to Boscavert, turn right onto a path between hedges. Cross a road (stone cross 1843) and take the track opposite. Pass Mazeron. At the fork, turn left and climb up to a wide track on the left.
Step 6 : Go down it, leaving Lasciouve on your right, and 150 m further on, leave the road to go right down a grassy track to a stream. In the valley, turn right and follow the stream. Cross the stream 150m further on. Join a road. Go downhill for 60m and turn left up a stony path through woods and pastures to the hamlet of Carton. At the first houses, go straight ahead (you can take a path to the right – 15 min AR – to enjoy a fine view of the Chaine des Puys and the Sioule valley from the last field on the right). At the iron cross, turn left. At the main road (D110), turn right to reach the starting point.
Proposed and managed by the Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme – PDIPR.
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Opening hours
All year round 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 Les Ancizes, 30 km north-west of Clermont-Ferrand, go down to the “Pont du Bouchet”, cross it and turn right, direction St Priest-des-Champs, to the hamlet of La Mazière. Parking lot and signpost near the wash-house.
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Photo credits : Office de Tourisme des Combrailles, Office de Tourisme des Combrailles, Office de Tourisme des Combrailles
Updated on 29 May 2026 by Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme