The Combas mill

Briffons

Dogs allowed

Distance 13.5Km

Duration 3h45

Hiking route BOUCLE

Marking Yellow

In pictures

Route description

The Combas mill is a turbine mill.

Trail highlights

– Small heritage crosses.
– The Combas mill.
– View of Herment.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : From the start sign in Place du Bicentenaire de la Révolution, walk past the church and take the first left towards Saint-Sulpice. At the fork (cross), turn right (Chez Jallas). Cross the road and continue straight ahead on the tarmac path. At the edge of the wood, keep right. At the next fork in the road, go left up into the woods until you come to a path on the left in a bend.

Step 2 : Take this path along the edge of the wood. At the crossroads, turn left and continue straight ahead, passing a reservoir. Go downhill, cross the river and turn left 50 m further on. After 100 m, turn left down to the Combas mill and join the path via wooden steps. Continue left to the road.

Step 3 : Turn left down the road, which becomes a footpath. Go straight ahead and, at the bottom of the valley, turn right to reach the Camp. Follow the barracks to the road.

Step 4 : Go right for 200 m. Leave the road, go left, leaving a military site, and take the wide path alongside the wood for about 1 km. At the road, cross over and continue on the track opposite. Take the first track on the left, climb up and cross the hamlet of Ribeyroux. At the road, continue straight ahead. At the intersection, take the first track on the left. Go straight through Muratel to a stop sign.

Next step

Step 5 : Follow the road to the right for 200 m, then take the asphalt road to the left. After 600 m, turn right at the crossroads. Follow the edge of the wood to the first track on the right.

Step 6 : Take it (view of Herment). At the T-junction, turn left. After the first building, turn right. At the road, turn left to 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 lead due to the presence of herds.

Environment

In the country, Presence of livestock and guard dogs

Access

On the D2089 between Rochefort-Montagne and Bourg-Lastic to the south-west
of Clermont-Ferrand take the D82 to Briffons.

Downloadable :

GPX – ITI0587_2023