The bloody stone

Saint-Genès-du-Retz

No dogs allowed

Distance 9.5Km

Duration 2h45

Hiking route BOUCLE

Marking Yellow markings

In pictures

Route description

School departure. From Aigueperse, follow signs for Gannat on the D2009. Enter the town on the D438. Start near the school. Yellow markings.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : School departure. On leaving the parking lot, turn left into the tree-lined driveway. At the end, turn right and drive past the town hall. At the traffic circle, continue straight ahead, crossing the bridge and passing the church, then the 15th-century château and the cemetery.

Step 2 : Just after the cemetery, turn left into rue des Chalavoines between the two cemeteries. Ignore 2 streets on the left. At the next intersection, turn right. After 400 m, at the T-junction, turn left, then, after 500 m, turn right up to the hamlet of Fusses. At the entrance to the hamlet, turn left to the crossroads with the D438.

Step 3 : Turn left. At the next crossroads, turn right, then after 100 m, turn left onto rue des Collines. After 150 m, turn right onto a grassy path running alongside groves. Continue for 500 m and take the 1st right. At the road, turn right for 200 m, then take the left-hand path. Take the 1st right-hand path. Reach the railroad cut and continue to the stone bridge on the left.

Step 4 : Take the bridge and continue straight ahead. At the end of the wooded path, turn right. Before the railroad bridge, turn left, then 1st right to reach a road. Follow the road to the right. Just before the level crossing, turn left for 250 m along the Allee du Menhir to the megalith. Return to the path, cross the level crossing on the left and return to the starting point on the left.

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Opening hours

All year round daily.

Environment

In the country, Village centre

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Updated on 18 December 2025 by Office de Tourisme Terra Volcana, les Pays de Volvic