The Puy de Sancy

Mont-Dore

No dogs allowed

Distance 7Km

Duration 3h00

Hiking route BOUCLE

Marking Yellow

In pictures

Route description

A ridge trail with grandiose scenery, leading to the summit of the Sancy (1,885 m) in a landscape of steep valleys and wild, deep corridors (Val d’Enfer). Numerous waterfalls tumble down the slopes to give birth to the Dordogne.

Trail highlights

Le puy de Sancy : 360° panorama, orientation table, remarkable views of the entire Sancy massif and the various valleys that surround it.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : Head for the ski lift on the left. At the bend, turn left, then immediately right. Pass the cairn and reach the sign ʺle Pan de la grangeʺ on a ridge. Turn right to the Col de La Cabane, then right again on the path leading to the summit of the Puy de Sancy, (the highest peak in the Massif-Central) (PV2 : 360° panorama, orientation table). Descend the wooden stairs on the west side. After the flat, at the crossroads, leave the path leading to the cable car and turn left onto a steep path with a balcony overlooking the Fontaine Salée valley (PV3 : orgues des aiguilles du Diable and Fontaine Salée valley) to the Col de Courre.

Step 2 : Turn right down into the Courre valley, then continue along the valley floor. At the station, pass between two ruined burons, then turn right to reach the starting point near the cable car building.

Proposed and managed by the Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme – PDIPR.

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Opening hours

From 01/05 to 31/10 daily.
Itinerary closed when the ski area is open.

Subject to favorable weather.

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.

Environment

Mountain view, Mountain location

Access

At Le Mont-Dore, take the D983 towards “Le Sancy” (ski resort). Pay parking at the foot of the cable car.

Downloadable :

GPX – ITI0379lepuydesancy_denivell