Menhir et Arboretum du bois des Brosses

Menat

Dogs allowed

Distance
3.5Km

Duration
1h00

Trace
BOUCLE

In pictures

Route description

On this walk through the Bois des Brosses, you’ll discover a menhir and the arboretum circuit with its many species of tree.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step :

Étape 1 : Take this on the left. Continue along the main track, ignoring the side paths, until you reach
where 4 paths intersect.

Étape 2 : Continue on the track opposite. Continue along the main path through the coniferous forest.
Go through a fence. Go as far as the carriage road.

Étape 3 : Turn left onto the track. At the crossroads, go straight ahead. Go through a barrier.
Follow the main road until you come to a sharp bend on the left.

Étape 4 : Go straight ahead along a path bordered on the right by deciduous trees and on the left by conifers. At
, at the junction with a carriage road, turn left to return to the starting point.

Opening hours

All year round daily.

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 the weather conditions, some routes 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 paths. Avoid picking wild flowers and disturbing wildlife. Pick up your rubbish.

Dogs allowed Dogs must be kept on a lead

Accès

On the D987, heading for the D2144, 200m after Les Beauforts, turn right towards
‘Bois des Brosses, Arboretum, Menhir’. After 900m, reach the start sign and car park on a track.

Downloadable:

dsio-detail.detail.maj24 June 2025 par : Office de Tourisme des Combrailles