Lisseuil
Lisseuil
Dogs allowed
Distance 10.5Km
Duration 3h00
Hiking route BOUCLE
Marking Yellow
In pictures
Route description
This trail is typical of the Combrailles region, with the Sioule River forming the backdrop to the gorges and valleys. The climb up to Château-Rocher is a wonderful reward for the hiker, who enjoys a feeling of elevation above this bucolic landscape.
Trail highlights
– The “miraculous spring”.
– The Château Rocher.
– View of the Sioule valley.
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
Step 1 : Take the road towards the Menat bridge and immediately turn left at the Moulin des Iles. Pass “la source miraculeuse”, and continue along the track, keeping to the left. Climb up to the road and follow it left for 100 m to the first track on the left leading down to Les Garachons, chez Mathias.
Step 2 : Take this path to join the Sioule, cross a hamlet and follow the riverbank to Les Garachons (old mill). Go right, climb 500 m and at a hairpin bend, take the left-hand path down to the entrance to a property (Chez Barthomier).
Step 3 : Fork right onto the path alongside the river and continue along an overhanging path. Wind your way back down to the riverbank and climb straight up to the road. Cross the road and continue uphill through the woods to the Château-Rocher ruins.
Step 4 : Return to the castle access road and, on the right, climb the stairs to the parking lot (view of the castle and Sioule valley). Continue as far as the Blot Rocher houses (gabled houses) and turn right. Join a track and go straight on to the road. Turn right, go around Saint-Rémy-de-Blot and continue to the entrance to Les Gouyards. Turn right and keep right through a hamlet. At the exit, turn left onto the dirt track and follow it down to the road. Turn left for 100 m, then right towards Lisseuil and its church.
Proposed and managed by the Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme – PDIPR.
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Opening hours
All year round 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 lead due to the presence of herds.
Environment
In the country, Forest location, Mountain view, Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Access
North-west of Riom, on the D2144 between Combronde and Saint-Éloy-les-Mines, at the Pont de Menat, take the D109 to Lisseuil. Start sign at Place de l’Eglise.
Downloadable :
Photo credits : Château Rocher / Joël Damase, Château Rocher / Joël Damase, Vue sur Sioule JDamase, Sioule CD63 / D. Frobert, Balirando, Balirando
Updated on 29 May 2026 by Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme