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At the foot of one of the most famous volcanoes in the Chaîne des Puys, Puy de la Vache, you can observe various volcanic phenomena through vegetation, basalt quarries, ponds and magnificent views.
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View of the Puys, including those of La Vache and Lassolas.
Updated by
Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme - 02/06/2026
www.puydedome-tourisme.com/
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Environments
Forest location
Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Distinctions
Listed PDIPR
Open period
From 01/01 to 31/12 daily.
Subject to favorable weather.
Location complements
From Randanne on the D2089 south-west of Clermont-Ferrand, take the D5 towards Saint-Genès-Champanelle. 1.5 km after Château de Montlosier, large parking lot on the right.
Contact
Phone : 04 73 79 37 69
Email : aydat@clermontauvergnevolcans.com
Website : https://www.clermontauvergnevolcans.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/ take the path at the far end of the parking lot and continue straight ahead through the cheire to the end of the wood. Reach a road.
2/ Turn right onto a tarmac track (view of Lac de la Cassière) alongside a main road (D 2089). Turn left to go through the tunnel. At the next crossroads, turn right into the undergrowth. Ignore the left and right paths and continue straight ahead to reach a road. Cross the road and follow the path to a crossroads.
3/ Climb to the right. Ignore a track on the right and descend to a T-junction. Turn right. Leave a wide track on the right leading up to Puy de Charmont and continue to a crossroads. Go straight ahead (view of Puys, including those of La Vache and Lassolas), cross a road (stele) and continue to the first track on the right.
4/ Go downhill and, at the intersection, continue right to the next intersection. Go left, then right. At the road, turn right to the bridge under the D2089.
5/ Pass under the road and turn right, then take the first track on the left. At the crossroads, go straight on, then climb right into the forest. At the clearing, continue straight ahead. At the large crossroads, go straight ahead (towards puys de la Vache and Lassolas). At the foot of the puy de la Vache, turn right and continue straight ahead to reach the starting point.
Proposed and managed by the Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme - PDIPR.
Animals
Yes. All dogs must be kept on leashes because of the presence of herds.
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