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Roche-Romaine
Description
The fortress of Murol (14th c.) dominates the couze valley and Lac Chambon. Discover the "Roche Romaine" lava flow on the puy de Bessolles, inhabited in Gallo-Roman times (Celtic dry-stone huts).
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Additional information
Distinctions
Listed PDIPR
Tips
- View of Murol castle.
- View of Puy de Dôme, Sancy and Cézallier.
- La Roche Romaine (panorama).
Updated by
Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme - 02/06/2026
www.puydedome-tourisme.com/
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Environments
Mountain view
Mountain location
Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Open period
From 01/01 to 31/12 daily.
Subject to favorable weather.
Contact
Phone : 04 73 88 62 62
Email : otsancy-accueil@sancy.com
Website : https://www.sancy.com/decouvrir/toutes-les-communes/murol/
Location complements
From Clermont-Ferrand, take the D2089 towards Bordeaux. At the Col de la Ventouse, take the D213, D5 and D996 to Murol. Tourist Office parking lot.
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 start sign, take the D618 towards Jassat for 130 m, then turn left, following the main track which leads to the D5. After 120 m, turn right down the track, cross a stream and continue to the right. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead until you reach the road.
2/ Turn right, then left onto the D619 (view of Murol château). At the bend in the road, fork left onto a wide track leading to the Bessolles plateau. At the crossroads, go straight ahead, past the antennae, then round the puy de Bessolles. At the intersection (view of the Puy de Dôme, the Sancy and the Cézallier) go straight on for 170 m and then down the left-hand path "en rétrograde". Cross the hamlet and climb up to La Roche Romaine (panorama).
3/ Go left. On the way down, ignore a path on the left. The path winds through the Groire woods. At the end of the forest, at the bottom of the valley, leave a path to the left and cross the hamlet of Groire (communal oven). Cross the stream and take the second road on the right to the D146.
4/ Continue along the track opposite. At the crossroads, turn left and continue along the asphalt road, keeping to the right. Cross the bridge over the Couze Chambon, then turn left, cross the Couze Chambon again and turn right. Pass to the left of the church, cross Place Léon Boudal, enter the alleyway, turn right and climb Rue du Jassaguet, which takes you back 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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