The Signal of the Luguet
Anzat-le-Luguet
Dogs allowed
Distance 14Km
Duration 4h30
Hiking route BOUCLE
Marking Green
In pictures
Route description
The high plateaus of the Cézallier massif seduce lovers of the great wild spaces with pastures, valleys, streams and peatlands. The path opens the horizon to the volcanoes of the Puys chain, the Sancy and Cantal massifs.
Starting point – Below the starting sign, take the road to Le Buffier. At the farm, go down and follow the path on the left. At the crow’s feet, stay on the left until you reach an intersection. Turn right (PV1- view of the Forez, Devès and Margeride mountains). The(…)
Trail highlights
-View of the Forez, Devès and Margeride mountains.
– Village of Le Luguet (panorama).
– View of the Cantal mountains, the Sancy massif and the Chaîne des Puys.
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
Step 1 : Below the start sign, take the road to Le Buffier. At the farm, go down and follow the path to the left. At the crow’s-foot, keep left until you reach an intersection. Turn right (PV2/view of the Forez, Devès and Margeride mountains). The path skirts the Rocher d’Aulhat, then descends to the cirque glaciaire d’Artoux (PV2). After crossing a stream, the path joins the bottom of the cirque. At the intersection, turn right and, 30 m further on, go left. After the stream, climb up to the road (off-course, right on the road, AR 200 m, information sign).
Step 2 : Cross the road and turn right, leaving the GR signposted to Le Luguet. At the first buildings, fork right along a path. Go straight on past all the houses. At a fork, turn right. Before a small hard shelter near the woods, turn right for about 500 m.
Step 3 : Leave the path and cross a stepladder on the right. Through the pastures, follow the fence overlooking the cirque to the right (PV3). Cross another stepladder and immediately fork left, following the fence. After a third stepladder, go straight ahead to the edge of the wood. Follow it to the left for about 750 m (PV4 : panoramic view of the Monts du Cantal, the Sancy and the Dôme chain). At a fork in the road, turn left along a fence to join a wide track.
Step 4 : Turn right, passing between the Cézalier and Croix des Champs woods and the Signal du Luguet. Go downhill and turn left for 100 m. Turn right onto a mountain pasture path, and follow the fence to the finish.
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
Mountain view, Mountain location, Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Access
South-west of Clermont-Ferrand. Exit 15 from the A75 freeway, direction Ardes-sur-Couze, then Anzat-le-Luguet, follow the D23 and D721 to Parrot.
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Photo credits : Agglo Pays d’Issoire – PAH – Nobert Dutranoy
Updated on 29 May 2026 by Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme