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Châtel-Guyon
Description
A pleasant route from Riom to the beautiful spa town of Châtel-Guyon. This original circuit follows the route of the "Thermal Express", the train that took spa-goers from Riom to the spa town from 1912 to 1971.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Additional information
Tips
- View of Tournoël castle and Puy de Dôme.
- Panorama: Riom and Limagne.
- Ronchalon stream.
Updated by
Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme - 02/06/2026
www.puydedome-tourisme.com/
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Environments
In the country
Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Distinctions
Listed PDIPR
Open period
From 01/01 to 31/12 daily.
Subject to favorable weather.
Location complements
Reach Châtel-Guyon (21 km north of Clermont-Ferrand) via Riom, then the D985B. On entering Châtel-Guyon, park in the skatepark parking lot after the campsite. Start sign at the edge of the skatepark.
Contact
Phone : 04 73 86 01 17
Email : accueil@terravolcana.com
Website : http://www.terravolcana.com
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/ Cross the road and turn left into the "Chemin sous le Stade". Follow the "Thermal Express" to a fork just before the second bridge.
2/ Turn right uphill, and at the bridge, take the first path on the right. At the crossroads, go left, skirting a field and passing under the high-voltage power line. After the field, go straight ahead. Turn right at the fork. Continue straight on, ignoring the side paths. 150m after a gravel storage area, take the right-hand path up to a crossroads at the top of the hill.
3/ Turn left and stay on the hillside track (PV1 view of St-Hippolyte and Puy de Dôme). At the road, turn right and, at the stop sign, left into Rue du Lac, then right into Rue de Bellevue. Continue straight ahead into impasse du Chalusset. Turn right and pass under the pumping station. Go downhill (PV2 overlooking Châtel-Guyon) to the stream.
4/ Cross the bridge, turn right and follow the shops. Pass between the Casino and the Thermes. At the road, turn left, then right. Follow the stream on the right bank. Turn right at the fork. At the crossroads, turn left, then right on Avenue de l'Europe. 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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