Play wood
Espinchal
Dogs allowed
Distance 4Km
Duration 1h30
Hiking route BOUCLE
Marking Blue
In pictures
Route description
This short loop to a panorama and orientation table leaves plenty of time to stroll through Espinchal, where the bourgeois houses are a reminder of the success of the cloth merchants, temporary migrants specializing in the trade of household linen.
Trail highlights
– Village of Espinchal.
– Beautiful views of the Sancy and Cézallier mountains.
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
Step 1 : From the start sign, turn right down an alley after the war memorial (former Espinchal home). Cross the main road and a bridge to go right up a path. At the fork, keep right on an inconspicuous path between two rows of trees. At the road, go left for 250 m to a ladder on the right.
Step 2 : Cross it and go down into the pasture towards a footbridge and ladder. Cross them and follow a path along the stream into the woods. The path veers to the right into the wood (at mid-slope, an orientation table 30 m away). Continue uphill to a gravel path.
Step 3 : Cross it to take a forest track that follows the ridge and descends through the woods. Cross the D625. Head downhill. The track veers to the right and joins the road again, which you follow to the left. Pass the “Espinchal” sign. At the first crossroads, turn left down a small, winding road to the D26.
Step 4 : Cross it, cross a bridge, then take the very steep road through the campsite. At the crossroads, turn right onto a road and return 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
- 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
Forest location, Mountain view, Mountain location, Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Access
From Besse-en-Chandesse, take the D978 to Egliseneuve d’Entraigues, then left on the D128 to Espinchal. The starting sign is located near the church.
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Updated on 29 May 2026 by Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme