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Tour du Puy de Murat
Description
From Jozerand, this route takes in a 15th-century castle and views over the Morge valley and the Chaîne des Puys.
Technical Information
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Additional information
Updated by
Office de Tourisme des Combrailles - 02/06/2026
www.combrailles-auvergne-tourisme.fr/
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Environments
In the country
Tips
Jozerand - Castle
Open period
All year round daily.
Location complements
Jozerand is 38km north of Clermont-Ferrand. Parking close to the activity room on rue du Sagnat.
Contact
Phone : 04 73 85 80 94
Email : contact@tourisme-combrailles.fr
Website : https://www.combrailles-auvergne-tourisme.fr/
Reception complements
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.
Animals are not allowed on some roads
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
Start: From the signpost next to the cemetery wall, walk along the cemetery and turn right into rue du Clos. At the crossroads, turn right into rue Prévivier. Keep right at the fork. Pass the vacation center and continue along the path until you reach an intersection.
1 - Go left, ignoring the adjacent paths (view of the Morge valley and the Chaîne des Puys). At the bottom of the gullied track, keep right. In Chabrépine, continue to the crossroads with the D412.
2 - Turn left onto route des Favarelles. After 250 m, take the first track on the left (view of Jozerand). Go alongside the pond, cross the Coinches stream on the cement footbridge and turn right. At the first T junction, turn right, then right again at the next junction until you reach the road.
3 - Turn right. At the "S" bend, take the left-hand path. At the road, go left. When you see the JOZERAND sign, fork right onto a grassy path. Before the stream, go left, ignoring the track on the right (view of the château). At the crossroads, turn left towards the educational farm. Before the church, turn right onto rue du Sagnat, to reach the start.
Animals
Yes. Dogs must be kept on a lead because of the presence of herds.
