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Le puy de Montenard
Description
South of the Chaîne des Puys and on the edge of the Massif du Sancy, this puy offers panoramic views from every angle.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Additional information
Distinctions
Listed PDIPR
Tips
Panoramic views of the Chaîne des Puys, Monts Dores and Massif du Sancy.
Updated by
Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme - 02/06/2026
www.puydedome-tourisme.com/
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Environments
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 65 89 77
Email : infostourisme@auvergnevolcansancy.com
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/auvergnevolcansancy/
Location complements
From Clermont-Ferrand, take the D2089 towards Tulle/Bordeaux. At the Col de la Ventouse, turn left towards Murol on the D213, then right on the D5. In Zanières, turn right on the D74 to the esplanade at the end of the village.
Type of land
Ground
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/ From the esplanade, opposite the sign, go left. Go straight ahead to a crow's-foot at the foot of Puy de Monténard.
2/ Go left up into the woods and continue straight on (leaving the paths on either side) until you reach the third path on the left.
3/ Take this, go straight on to a crossroads; take the right-hand path, which then bends sharply to the left. At the next crossroads, continue straight ahead until you reach a crow's-foot.
4/ Climb to the right and back to the summit of Puy de Monténard, with views of Saulzet le Froid, the Pessade plateau, the Sancy range and the Monne valley. Back at point 3, turn right to the T-junction. Take the wide track on the left and go down to the fence at the end of the wood.
5/ Follow the track to the left, along the fence, and at the first crossroads, turn left to reach the starting point (view of the Monne valley, the Chay plateau, and the Livradois-Forez in the distance).
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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