Pisé
Sermentizon
Dogs allowed
Distance 6.5Km
Duration 1h45
Hiking route BOUCLE
Marking Blue
In pictures
Route description
This tour is particularly representative of the adobe architecture typical of the Dore valley and the Livradois and Forez foothills. In Sermentizon, many buildings, walls and ovens are built using this technique.
Trail highlights
– Adobe houses.
– Small heritage features : wrought-iron cross.
– View over Thiers and Sermentizon.
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
Step 1 : From the hamlet of Lavenal (4 desks). Follow the D308 towards Courpière out of the hamlet, and continue along this road to the junction of the D308 and D308A. Turn right to Le Pialoux.
Step 2 : From the hamlet’s small square, take the road leading off to the left between the houses towards Troisville. In Troisville, drive alongside the pond, then continue straight ahead on the road to enter the hamlet (go back and forth through the hamlet to admire the adobe houses). Return along the same road for 30 m, then take the left-hand path between the houses. Turn left onto the road.
Step 3 : In Les Bradoux, pass the wrought-iron cross and follow the road opposite. This road becomes a track which you follow straight ahead. At the crossroads, turn left and follow the track to Ricou. At the entrance to the hamlet, follow the road to the right as far as La Siarre. At the crossroads, follow the road to the left (view of Thiers). 150 m further on, turn left down the road towards Marcalou. Drive along a wall and continue downhill (view of Sermentizon).
Step 4 : When you reach the road, follow it to the left as far as a crossroads. Turn left onto the D308 towards Lavenal. Continue for 100 m and, after the vineyards, take the right-hand path to Lavenal. In the hamlet, follow the road to the right to get back to the original path.
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
In the country, Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Access
Sermentizon (20 mn from Thiers).
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Photo credits : J. DAMASE
Updated on 2 July 2026 by Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme