Randonnée – Étang du Chevalet

Charensat

Dogs allowed

Distance
3Km

Duration
0h45

Trace
BOUCLE

In pictures

Route description

A family trail to discover the Charensat forest and the Etang du Chevalet.Explanatory signs accompany walkers along the route to introduce them to the flora and fauna.

Take a short break at the Etang du Chevalet and relax on a bench (with picnic table). Further on, you’ll discover a source of drinking water and pass under huge white fir trees before arriving at the starting point. Another picnic area also invites you to take a rest under(…)

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step :

Étape 1 : Take this path and continue straight ahead. At the T-junction, turn left. 50m from
the pond, the path veers right and then joins the edge of the pond. Follow the path to the left (picnic table
, country views). After the pond, the path continues into the forest, partly overlapped by a logging road (
). Continue along this path until you come to a junction with a path
on the right, located on a small rise.

2 – Follow this path to the right. Go past a water intake on the right and continue along a wide gravel path at
. Cross a road and continue straight ahead on the forestry path. A
logging road partially overtakes the forest path, which then climbs back up to the
starting point.

Opening hours

All year round daily.

Comfort, facilities and services

Pets welcome

Additional information

Beware of tree felling along the route.
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

North-west of Clermont-Ferrand, in Charensat, car park 100m from the D13/D60 junction towards La Faye.

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