The Roman road and Régheat woods
Pionsat
Dogs allowed
Distance 13Km
Duration 4h00
Hiking route BOUCLE
Marking Green
In pictures
Route description
The loop follows a bumpy track known as the Roman road, lined with beautiful hundred-year-old chestnut trees. Through the Régheat woods and the Boron valley, you can enjoy views over the Plateau des Milles Vaches and the Combrailles : a refreshing walk.
Trail highlights
View on the Combrailles
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
Step 1 : Opposite the old railway station, turn right then left towards Virlet ; follow the road for 700m. Turn right towards Les Bizet, then right again. Go through the hamlet and uphill to a wide dirt track.
Step 2 : Turn left, then right at the crossroads (PV1 : view of the Combrailles). Cross the road, continue on the track opposite, following it straight on for 2 km, passing ruined buildings and continuing to a tarmac track.
Step 3 : Follow this to the right for 50 m, then at the crossroads, take the track on the left. Cross a wooded area and at the exit (50 m before a road) go right down a grassy path. Cross the road and continue straight ahead. As you go downhill, turn left at the first intersection and join a wide track. Follow it to the left. At the fork, turn left, ignoring a track on the left, and climb up to an intersection. Turn right and keep going straight until you reach a track rising to the left before a farm.
Step 4 : Take this and, at the T-junction, turn right, then immediately left. At the next intersection, fork right. Stay on this path, ignoring those on either side, to cross the Régheat woods and reach a tarmac road. Go left, cross the bridge and go right downhill. Cross Les Ruas, continue straight ahead and stay on this road until you reach a T-junction. Turn right, follow the road opposite, past the old gatekeeper’s house, and at the next crossroads, turn left onto the D514a. Drive through Seneix, then turn left towards Pionsat 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
From the roundabout at the southern entrance to Saint-Eloy-les-Mines on the D2144, take the D529 to Youx, then the D988 to Pionsat. Follow signs for Montluçon. Start sign at the old railway station.
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Photo credits : Office de Tourisme des Combrailles, Office de Tourisme des Combrailles
Updated on 29 May 2026 by Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme