Sans-Souci Valley

Châtel-Guyon

Dogs allowed

Distance 4Km

Duration 1h15

Hiking route BOUCLE

Marking Blue

In pictures

Route description

The Sans-Souci valley borders Châtel-Guyon, a charming spa town. Following the banks of the Sardon river, you’ll find yourself on wooded slopes. In hot weather, this pretty little route will keep you cool !

Trail highlights

– View over Riom, Limagne and Livradois-Forez.
– Small heritage : fountain dating from 1854.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : From the start sign, take a wide path in front of the last houses. Ignore the right-hand path opposite the gates and enter the Rochepradière forest. Turn left at the crow’s-foot, skirting the pond. Continue along a wide forest track alongside the Sardon stream. At the intersection 50 m after the pasture in a clearing, go right up to an intersection. Bend left to reach a footbridge.

Step 2 : Cross the stream (information panel on the valley and, on the right, AR possible in 15mn to the Ecureuil waterfall), go left again and at the fork go straight on. At the intersection with route de Manzat, go straight ahead on rue Traversière. At Place du Tilleul, turn right to Place de la Fontaine (fountain 1854).

Step 3 : Turn left down rue de la Fontaine, cross route de Manzat and take rue des Caires back to the starting point.

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

Car park
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, Waterside, Presence of livestock and guard dogs

Access

In Châtel-Guyon (north-west of Riom), from the casino, follow signs for St-Hippolyte. Parking lot on the right, at the St-Hippolyte motorhome park. Fifty metres above the parking lot, turn right into rue de Sans Souci, then left at the bottom of the street to reach the start sign.

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