Le roc du Guet

Chabreloche

Dogs allowed

Distance 11Km

Duration 3h15

Hiking route BOUCLE

Marking Yellow

In pictures

Route description

An undergrowth trail in the footsteps of the Druids and Phoenicians who, 2,500 years ago, erected the “Pierre aux Deux Yeux”, a granite skull symbolizing “Conscience”. Also worth seeing are royal milestones and small heritage sites (wash-house, etc.).

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : From the Groupe Scolaire de Chabreloche parking lot, take the road on the left. Cross the level crossing and continue on the opposite road. At the T-junction, turn right. After the first house, fork left to go through a tunnel and cross the freeway.

Step 2 : At the end of the tunnel, take the path leading up to the right. Continue until you reach the tarmac road, which you take on the left as far as the village of Montsude. In the village, take the first asphalt road downhill to the right. At the crossroads, turn right behind a pond towards Lachaix.

Step 3 : At the fork, go straight on. 30 m further on, at the second fork in the road, turn left onto a track leading up into the forest. At the crossroads, fork left and continue uphill. Pass the ruins of an old fortified house (La Tour). Continue straight on for a good kilometer. At the next crossroads, turn right to join the road. Turn left through the hamlet of Les Vernières. Take the first right to reach the hamlet of Boulay. From the hamlet, take the left-hand track to the road, which turns left to the Col des Sagnes.

Step 4 : At the pass, fork left onto a small road, follow it for 50 m, then turn right onto a forest track. At the top of this track, at the T junction (off PR, you can go up to Roc du Guet 600 m after point 6), continue straight ahead to the hamlet of Issards.

Next step

Step 5 : In the hamlet, turn left onto an undergrowth track and follow it for a kilometer. At a T-junction, turn right to reach a tarmac road. Turn left to go through the tunnel under the freeway. At the tunnel exit, continue along the road to the left. Then turn right onto the first asphalt road to reach the parking lot.

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, Forest location, Presence of livestock and guard dogs

Access

From the village of Celles-sur-Durolle, take the D7 towards Pont-de-Celles. At Pont-de-Celles, turn right onto the D2089 towards Chabreloche.