A walk at the foot of the Virgin Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde of Volvic, leading to the medieval castle of Tournoël. Numerous views over the Limagne cereal plain, the Monts du Forez and Riom.
Listed PDIPR
- Tournoël castle.
- Church and cross.
- Viewpoint overlooking Riom, the Limagne plain and the Forez mountains.
Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme - 02/06/2026
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Panoramic view
Presence of livestock and guard dogs
From 01/01 to 31/12 daily.
Subject to favorable weather.
Phone : 04 73 33 28 31
From Riom's west exit, take the D986 to Volvic, 5 km away. Avenue de la Libération, turn right onto Route de Tournoël. Parking lot at the foot of the château.
Turn right onto route de Tournoël. Parking lot at the foot of the château.
Topo guides references :
2016 - Randos vues d'en haut - Discovering the Puy-de-Dôme - Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme
Hiking - Sources and volcanoes : Sheet 4
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.
1/ Opposite the start sign, in the parking lot (medieval fortress), turn right (view of Riom, Limagne plain, Forez mountains) on a long path shared by two circuits. Continue through undergrowth to a clearing.
2/ Go straight ahead. At the fork, turn left to Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde (statue), (view of Volvic, Clermont hills, Livradois-Forez).
3/ Retrace your steps back to point 1 and take a left-hand path along the side of the Puy de la Bannière. At the crossroads in a clearing, head downhill to a T-junction.
4/ Turn right. At the next T junction, after 50 m, turn right and return to the starting point.
Proposed and managed by the Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme - PDIPR.
Yes. Dogs must be kept on a leash due to the presence of herds.