La Roche Branlante d’Orcival

Rochefort-Montagne

Dogs allowed

Distance 11.5Km

Duration 3h30

Hiking route BOUCLE

Marking Yellow

In pictures

Route description

In the land of Rochefort ants, the Fonsalade valley immerses us in a wilderness where we discover a cliff (8 m) of fibrous beige pumice and the “Roche Branlante”, a huge block of sancyte (lava) balanced on others.

Trail highlights

– Bread oven and pumice outcrop.
– View of Roches Tuilière and Sanadoire.
– La Roche Branlante.
– View of the Chaîne des Puys.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : From the start sign, take the Chemin du Limbeau, passing between the houses, then turn right onto the Chemin de la Plane for 1 km. Turn left onto a wide path rising between meadows. Continue until you reach the first house in the village of Largillier.

Step 2 : Turn right. At the road, immediately take the path on the right (view of the Tuilière and Sanadoire rocks). Follow the road to the right as far as La Gratade (bread oven).

Step 3 : Stay on the same road and, at the fork in the road, turn left onto the road to Chez Chocol (view of the Tuilière and Sanadoire rocks). Go straight through the hamlet on the route de la roche branlante. After a farm building, at the crossroads, turn right onto a track to the “roche branlante” access.

Step 4 : Climb to the right to reach the site (30 min return). Return to the original route (view of the Chaîne des Puys) and continue right along the grassy path. At an intersection with a stony track, turn right to reach the road.

Next step

Step 5 : Turn left in front of the mission cross, enter Rochefort-Montagne, pass the market hall, then turn left up the Grand Rue, then the route du foirail to get back 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 Dogs must be kept on a leash due to the possible presence of herds.

Environment

In the country, Mountain view, Presence of livestock and guard dogs

Access

Reach Rochefort Montagne, 38 km west of Clermont-Ferrand. Cross the bridge over the village on the D2089 and, 250 m further on, turn left towards Gendarmerie / Bordas. Pass the campsite (D216). Parking lot on route de Bordas after the “Gendarmerie” sign, with a sign for the picnic area on the left.

Downloadable :

GPX – ITI0102

PDF – RP_RM_La_roche_branlante_d_Orcival

Updated on 29 May 2026 by Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme