Around Lake Chambon – Lea and Tino’s walks

Chambon-sur-Lac

Dogs allowed

Distance 3.7Km

Duration 1h30

Hiking route BOUCLE

Marking Butterfly

In pictures

Route description

A walk around a volcanic reservoir that is ideal for canoeing, sailing, fishing and swimming. A variant climbs the Tartaret volcano, from where you can admire the Dent du Marais volcanic cliffs and the Sancy massif.

Trail highlights

– Lake Chambon and its viewpoints.
– View of the Dent du Marais (rocky needle – remnant of an ancient volcano – offering a fine view of the lake, Sancy and Murol from its summit).
– View of the Sancy massif and the Chaudefour valley.
– View of Murol castle and Tartaret.
– La couze Chambon.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : À la passerelle, face au lac, emprunter le chemin de droite en laissant le lac à main gauche jusqu’à la route (vue sur la Dent du Marais).

Step 2 : Tourner à gauche, longer un parapet que l’on suit jusqu’à la « plage Chambon-sur-Lac » et le parking.

Step 3 : Contourner le parking par la gauche, longer le camping en le laissant à droite (vue sur le massif du Sancy et la vallée de Chaudefour) poursuivre jusqu’au premier croisement. Prendre à gauche en passant sur les pontons. Traverser la couze de Chaudefour (vue sur le château de Murol et le Tartaret) et poursuivre jusqu’à un croisement en T.

Step 4 : Prendre à gauche le chemin qui longe le lac jusqu’à la “plage Murol” que l’on traverse sur une voie verte. Rejoindre le parking en empruntant le pont qui enjambe la couze Chambon.

Randonnée proposée et gérée par le Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme – PDIPR.

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

Presence of livestock and guard dogs

Access

From Clermont-Ferrand, take the D2089 towards Tulle / Bordeaux.
At the Col de la Ventouse, turn left towards Murol on the D213, then right on the D5 to the Murol roundabout. Take the D996 towards Lac Chambon as far as the traffic circle. Turn left, direction “Plage Est”.

Updated on 29 May 2026 by Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme