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Le Paradis
Description
We arrive at "Paradis", the highest point in Royat-Chamalières, to admire the Royat spa from above and Clermont-Ferrand in the background. The Limagne fault runs through here, marking the boundary between the volcanoes and Limagne.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Additional information
Sustainable tourism
Access by bus line B, E7, P32, P39 "Royat Place Allard" stop
Distinctions
Listed PDIPR
Tips
You can easily extend your walk in the direction of Fontanas, Le Cheix and Villars to reach the "Hauts de Chamalières" district.
Updated by
Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme - 02/06/2026
www.puydedome-tourisme.com/
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Environments
Forest location
Mountain view
Close to a public transportation
Bus stop < 500 m
Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Less than 10 minutes from a bus stop on foot
Open period
From 01/01 to 31/12 daily.
Subject to favorable weather.
Contact
Phone : 04 73 29 74 70
Email : royat@clermontauvergnevolcans.com
Website : https://www.clermontauvergnevolcans.com/
Facebook : https://fr-fr.facebook.com/Clermont.Tourisme
Topo guides and map references
Topo guides references :
2016 - Randos vues d'en haut - Discovering the Puy-de-Dôme - Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme
Type of land
Ground
Location complements
Soft mobility: "Royat place Allard" stop, bus line B.
From Place Allard, take Avenue Auguste Rouzaud. Turn right at the second street. The parking lot is opposite the restaurant Le Paradis.
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 start sign (view of Clermont-Ferrand), continue along the Chemin des Crêtes to the crossroads after the relay antenna.
2/ Continue uphill (view of Royat and puy de Gravenoire), staying on the main path overlooking the Royat valley. As you leave the wooded area (view of puy de Dôme and Pariou), stay on the left-hand side of the path until you reach the intersection with the PR puy de Montrodeix.
3/ Turn right and continue straight ahead until you reach the first houses in the hamlet of Villars. Turn right, then left at the fork, continuing on the plateau then down through the undergrowth to a T-junction. Turn right and continue to the next fork.
4/ Take the long right-hand descent through the woods back to point 1, ignoring all the side paths. Go left downhill to 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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