The Champ-Griaud plateau – Léa and Tino’s walks

Châteaugay

Dogs allowed

Distance 4.1Km

Duration 1h45

Hiking route BOUCLE

Marking Butterfly

In pictures

Route description

A stroll through the heart of the Châteauguay vineyards, where vines run on terraces and cellars crest the hillsides. Higher up, on the plateau where shepherds once tended their sheep, you’ll overlook Châteauguay and the Château de Tournoël.

Trail highlights

– Orientation table.
– View of the Michelin test tracks at Ladoux.
– Champ-Griaud plateau.
– Thematic terminal on cellars.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : From the start sign, take the path towards the antenna (right : orientation table). At the crossroads, go straight ahead (after 100 m, you’ll see the Michelin test tracks at Ladoux). At the cross, leave the track, take the path to the right and descend into the woods. At the end of the descent, take the left-hand path to the fork (signpost).

Step 2 : Turn left towards Plateau de Champ-Griaud ; at the fork, 30 m further on, turn left, continue to the T-junction and fork right. Keep right as far as the dry-stone hut theme marker.

Step 3 : Go straight ahead and keep to the right as far as the T-junction. Take the stony path on the left, and then leave it for a smaller path on the right (on the left is a theme marker with views of Châteaugay, Puy de Dôme and Clermont-Fd). Continue to point 1 and go 30 m in the opposite direction to the outward journey before turning left. Stay on the main road until you reach the village entrance (theme marker on the cellars). Turn right into rue du Chalard, then rue de Bellevue to reach 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 All dogs must be kept on leashes because of the presence of herds.

Environment

In the country, Mountain view, Presence of livestock and guard dogs

Access

From Châteaugay town hall (approx. 10 km north of Clermont-Ferrand), turn left into rue Etienne-Clémentel as far as the large traffic circle, then right into rue du Nord, then left into rue de Bellevue. Parking on the Chalard esplanade.
Bus stop “Châteaugay Le Chalard”, line 31.

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