Le puy d’Ébert
Rochefort-Montagne
Dogs allowed
Distance 6.5Km
Duration 2h00
Hiking route BOUCLE
Marking Blue
In pictures
Route description
Rochefort-Montagne, capital of the Fourme cheese, is the kingdom of Ferrandaises, Frisonnes pie noirs and Montbéliardes cows, which feast on the high altitude grass. Beautiful views of the Puy d’Ébert, the Chaîne des Puys and the grandiose Roches Tuilière and Sanadoire.
Trail highlights
– View of the Tuilière and Sanadoire rocks, the Ordanche ridge.
– Puy d’Ébert.
– View of the Chaîne des Puys.
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
Step 1 : Head towards the church, skirt the cemetery and take the path opposite. Go straight on, ignoring the side paths, until you reach the road at the entrance to Gioux. Cross the road and continue on the minor road for 800m to reach a path on the right, between fences, leading up to the puy d’Ebert.
Step 2 : Take this path and, at the crossroads in the woods, turn left. The path skirts the puy d’Ebert, veers to the right as it climbs towards the summit without reaching it, and descends to a tarmac road. Continue downhill to the right until you reach the D216 road.
Step 3 : Cross the road and follow the wide track opposite (view of the Chaine des Puys) to Montcheneix. Turn right, cross the square (cross and bread oven), take the road on the left, then immediately the one on the right. Continue along rue du Château d’Eau, then rue de la Forge. After a washhouse and drinking trough, turn right to reach a cross.
Step 4 : Continue downhill to the left on the small road which becomes a footpath. Go under the power line and straight on to Saint-Martin-de-Tours. Cross the D216, go straight ahead into rue des Fontaines, then left into rue de l’Ancienne Ecole. Turn right, then left, and follow the tarmac road around the village to the right. Pass the stone cross and turn right 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 Dogs must be kept on a leash due to the presence of herds.
Environment
In the country, Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Access
In Rochefort-Montagne, 30 km south-west of Clermont-Ferrand, follow signs for Orcival and follow the D216 to Saint-Martin-de-Tours.
Turn right towards the church. Roadside sign on the communal grounds (fountain / water trough, shoeing machine).
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Updated on 29 May 2026 by Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme