Tour of the Puy de Dôme

Orcines

Dogs allowed

Distance 10Km

Duration 3h00

Hiking route BOUCLE

Marking Yellow

In pictures

Route description

A hike around the largest dome in the Puys chain. A look at all these flanks, in an atmosphere of forests and summer pastures on the traversin, the central point of the chain, between Puy de Dôme and Puy du Pariou.

Trail highlights

– Summit of the Puy de Dôme, the Traversin.
– Views of Petit Suchet and its caves.
– Puy du Pariou.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : Opposite the start sign, turn left onto the gravel path. Continue under a canopy of beech and hazelnut trees, then through pastures, which you cross until you reach a fork in the path (view to the left of Puy de Côme, Grand Suchet and Petit Suchet – caves).

Step 2 : Keep right and continue under the hazel trees to the intersection with the GR.

Step 3 : Climb to the right towards the Traversin plateau and reach the fountain (alt. 1,125 m).

Step 4 : Go straight on past the sheep pen. Go down a pozzolana track to bypass the small puy de Dôme, cross a barrier and go to the crossroads a few metres further on.

Next step

Step 5 : Leave the left-hand track and head downhill to a junction of four tracks.

Step 6 : Turn right onto the path known as “des Gouris” to reach the road leading to the summit of puy de Dôme. Cross it, go straight on to the D68 and keep going straight ahead. Leave a track on your left, pass a crossroads of four tracks and continue through the woods to the next intersection.

Step 7 : Turn right onto an undergrowth path and climb up to the D68 to reach the Col de Ceyssat parking lot, 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 All dogs must be kept on leashes because of the presence of herds.

Environment

Forest location, Mountain location, Close to a public transportation, Bus stop < 500 m, Presence of livestock and guard dogs

Access

From Clermont-Ferrand, follow signs for Tulle on the D941 to Orcines, then the D942 to Puy de Dôme and Col de Ceyssat (parking lot). The start sign is 50 m above the parking lots behind the two restaurants. Soft mobility | Clermont-Ferrand / Panoramique des Dômes shuttle bus terminus. The shuttle runs from April to October.