Mountain bike route - From the quays to the lakeshore

Located in Laroquebrou, opposite the train station, Cantal E-Bike Loc is a bike rental company with a delivery service, insurance included.Fleet composed of hybrid bikes, mountain bikes and electric bikes. Baby seats, pushchair trailers and tow bars available. No maintenance, no transport, just the pleasure of moving around on a bike without effort. Open all year round. From May to September, Cantal E-bike offers night-time mountain biking on Mondays and Fridays at Laroquebrou and Wednesdays at Arnac (La Gineste). Meeting point 6.30pm, departure 7pm. Duration: 2h30 to 3h. These outings are fairly sporty but accessible to families with children aged 10 and over. From €25 per person. Booking required.

The Saint-Étienne-Cantalès Dam is an arch-gravity dam built between 1939 and 1945.Free visits in French of the hydroelectric power station of Saint-Étienne-Cantalès are organized by EDF and the Visitors Bureau in Laroquebrou every Friday from June to September and every Tuesday between 07/15 and 08/19: historical aspects, functioning, safety... Information and booking conditions at the Office de Tourisme de la Châtaigneraie Cantalienne: 04 71 46 94 82 or info@chataigneraie-cantal.com.

Above all a delicatessen, for more than a century, you will find all Le Roquet’s specialties: dry sausages, pounti, stuffed cabbage and of course the famous pâté "Le Roquet".You can also discover the cured meats of two other great houses, Le Cayrolais and Thoumieux. Each brand has kept its flavours and its character, come and taste them! In the Laroquebrou grocery shop, you will also find many local products bought directly from the producers: a large choice of Auvergne cheeses, honeys, cakes, jams and wines and spirits from Auvergne. Closed on Sunday afternoon and, except in July and August, on Monday.

Discover this site located at 550 m with your family thanks to an interpretation trail (2.5 km).The site is made up of a group of wet meadows, marshes and peaty moors which are home to droseras (carnivorous plants), among other things. Amongst the remarkable fauna that the marsh shelters, there are various amphibians and reptiles, a great diversity of dragonflies such as the southern damselfly or the orange-spotted emerald, the Eurasian otter… Site classified as a sensitive natural area.

The second largest artificial lake in Auvergne is 13 km long and covers 563 ha of the former Cère valley. The beaches of Rénac and Espinet offer a wide range of water sports activities.Fishing activity (2nd category = mainly predatory fish): A top spot for carp fishing! Fishing license required: Daily (€13), weekly (€36) or yearly permits (€86) on sale at www.cartedepeche.fr or from the above stockists including the Tourist Information point in Laroquebrou. 2025: Rainbow trout and spinycheek crayfish allowed all year round, pike from 01/29 to 04/26, zander from 03/11 to 05/24, largemouth bass from 05/13 to 07/05. Boat launching at Puech des Ouilhes, Rénac, Espinet and Ribeyrès.