The Clidane Valley
Bourg-Lastic
Dogs allowed
Distance 10Km
Duration 3h00
Hiking route BOUCLE
Marking Yellow
In pictures
Route description
From the village of Bourg-Lastic, you descend into the gorges to discover the Clidane stream and its viaduct, which supports the A89 motorway. This pleasant forest walk offers fine views of the Sancy massif.
Trail highlights
– The Clidane stream.
– View of the Sancy massif.
– Stele of the Resistance in Auvergne
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
Step 1 : With your back to the start sign at 12 route de Tulle, turn right for 50 m. Turn left into rue des Dillures. At the campsite, turn right onto a wide dirt track. Cross a stream, then climb left through the forest to the road.
Step 2 : Turn right, then take the first track on the left, which passes under the motorway viaduct three times, and descend into the Clidane valley. Turn left along an abandoned mill, then left uphill. Follow this path along the Clidane. Leave the bridge on your right and climb up to the small tarmac road.
Step 3 : Turn right and continue straight ahead on a wider road (view of the Sancy massif). After 100 m, turn left, take the boviduc, go down to the right and cross the departmental road. Continue straight ahead on a wide track which you leave on the left for a forest lane (a path on the left leads to a stele commemorating the Resistance in Auvergne, round trip 5 min.) Cross the road and, at the esplanade (water reservoir), fork left. Follow the footpath up to rue des Peupliers, opposite the post office. Turn left back onto the main street, pass the church and return to 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, Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Access
In Bourg-Lastic, on the D 2089 63 km west of Clermont-Ferrand, park in front of the Tourist Office.
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Photo credits : OT Combrailles, OT Combrailles, OT Combrailles
Updated on 29 May 2026 by Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme