Le chemin Fais’Art

Chapdes-Beaufort

Dogs allowed

Distance 7Km

Duration 2h00

Hiking route BOUCLE

Marking Blue

In pictures

Route description

Since 1992, this pleasant walk has featured monumental contemporary sculptures in lava stone by Gilles Perez, which blend more or less into the landscape and nature. Additional sculptures have been added over the years.

Trail highlights

– Many monumental sculptures in Volvic stone line the route.
– Small heritage features : stone crosses.
– The walls of an ancient castle.
– Sculpture workshop.
– The Auzelle stream and a waterfall.
– Off the route : the Virgin of Beaufort.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : From the start sign, walk up Rue des Bruyères behind the church, crossing Rue de la Chartreuse (D62). Turn left into rue Tiollet, then immediately right up the stairs. Place de la Mairie, go straight on, ignoring 2 streets on the left, cross Place du Patural on the left, then turn right. At Place du séquoia, turn left into Rue de Beaufort as far as a stone cross. Take rue des Pigères and keep left until you reach the road. Follow the undergrowth path opposite to the pontoon.

Step 2 : Enter the pontoon and climb up into the beech forest opposite. After a meadow (sculpture of vertical elements), the path climbs to the right, past a ring sculpture. At the pond, climb left to the “fauteuils” site. Continue right to the track and right to the road. Turn left at the crossroads.

Step 3 : Turn left towards “Vierge de Beaufort”. Climb the track, keeping to the left as far as the clearing (off the circuit : a track leads up to the Vierge de Beaufort on the left).

Step 4 : Go straight ahead, then left, and follow the walls of an old castle. Descend to the track on the right (sculpture workshop) and continue to the D418. Turn left for 1 km. At a sharp left-hand bend, leave the road and turn right. At the next crossroads, take the second track on the left, opposite the cross. Rejoin the D62 directly opposite the Chapdes-Beaufort church, turn right then left into rue Saint-Joseph and return to the starting point on the right via rue des Bruyères.

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

Access

From Riom, follow signs for Volvic, Pontgibaud ; at Saint-Ours-les-Roches, take the D62 towards Chapdes-Beaufort. Drive through the village until you reach the church square. Turn left. Parking below near the cemetery ; signposted rue des Bruyères.

Downloadable :

GPX – ITI0589CheminFaisARt

Document – Chemin Fais’Art