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Château Rocher
Description
Château Rocher, a medieval military fortress in the heart of the Combrailles, protected the border between the Auvergne and Bourbonnais regions. From here, you can enjoy breathtaking views of the Sioule gorges and the Rochocol meander.
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Additional information
Distinctions
Listed PDIPR
Tips
- The Château Rocher.
- View of the Sioule gorges and the Menat bridge.
- View of the Combrailles.
Updated by
Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme - 22/09/2026
www.puydedome-tourisme.com/
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Environments
In the country
Forest location
Mountain view
Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Open period
From 01/01 to 31/12 daily.
Subject to favorable weather.
Contact
Phone : 04 73 85 80 94
Email : contact@tourisme-combrailles.fr
Website : https://www.combrailles-auvergne-tourisme.fr/
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/OfficeTourismeCombrailles/
Location complements
In the heart of the Combrailles region, Saint-Rémy-de-Blot is located 5 km south of the Pont de Menat (on the Sioule river).
Topo guides and map references
Topo guides references :
2014 - Randos à croquer - Discovering the Puy-de-Dôme - Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme.
2019 - Randos volcans - Discovering the Puy-de-Dôme - Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme.
Reception complements
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.
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
1/ Take the road leading up behind the town hall. After 300 m, take the dirt track on the right. Follow it down to a fork in the road, where it continues to the right. Follow this track to the stream.
2/ Cross the stream and turn left towards Château Rocher. At the next crossroads, turn left. Continue along the track until you reach the road.
3/ Follow the road to the left for 400 m. At a left-hand bend opposite a parking lot, leave the road to climb a path through the woods on the left. Pass the ruins of Château Rocher (from inside the château, a fine view of the Sioule gorges and the Menat bridge). Continue to Blot-Rocher.
4/ In the hamlet, turn right up the road. Continue along the grassy path, then straight ahead. Pass a cross and continue until you reach the road, which you turn right onto to return to the starting point.
Proposed and managed by the Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme - PDIPR.
Animals
Yes. Dogs must be kept on a leash due to the presence of herds.
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