Les Pierres Levées

Cournols

Dogs allowed

Distance 10.5Km

Duration 3h00

Hiking route BOUCLE

Marking Yellow

In pictures

Route description

A beautiful itinerary over vast moors of stone and broom, where sheep and cows share the lawns, with lovely panoramic views. After Cournols, there’s a dolmen, one of the most complex and impressive in the Auvergne.

Trail highlights

– Panoramic views of the Puy de Dôme, La Monne valley, Sancy massif, La Vache and Lassolas puys, Limagne plain, Livradois, Forez and La Monne gorges.
– Puy de Fan.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : From the parking lot, cross the road and walk down the street opposite to reach the start sign. Continue along this road and take the first asphalt path on the right (GR 30), which passes close to the dolmen (on the right). 100 m further on, turn right to join the road.

Step 2 : Go up to the left for about 30 m, then turn right until you reach a T-junction : leave the GR 30 and turn left. At the D788, turn right for about 30 m. Take the first track on the left, then immediately turn right onto another track as far as the D794. Turn left on the road to the first track on the right.

Step 3 : Follow this track straight ahead and, after a wooded area, climb to the right towards the summit of Puy de Fan and descend to a T-junction. Turn left to Fohet. Take the D145 to the right, past the church (shared section, in opposite direction, with PR jaune de la Vallée de la Monne) and go as far as the first bend.

Step 4 : Leave the road and turn right. After the village, turn left at the next two forks. At the next crossroads, turn left and continue straight on to the hamlet of Le Mas. At the esplanade, turn right into Rue des Bergères, then right again. Cross the Place de la Liberté, go straight down and turn left at the intersection. After a hairpin bend, the path turns left into a wood. Climb a path on the right to a rocky outcrop, then follow a fence to the junction with a track.

Next step

Step 5 : Follow it to the right and take the first track on the left. At the road, turn left to reach Cournols.

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, Mountain view, Presence of livestock and guard dogs

Access

From the A75, follow signs for Saint-Amand-Tallende. At the exit, turn left onto the D788 to the entrance to Cournols. Parking on the right near the school at the entrance to the village.