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The Granges chapel
Description
This circuit on a wooded plateau offers beautiful panoramic views of the Sancy, Dordogne and Combrailles foothills. The village of Granges and its castle ruins are well worth a visit, as is Tauves with its important rural crafts.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Steps
Additional information
Tips
- Chapel and castle ruins.
- View of the Sancy massif and the Cantal mountains.
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
In Tauves, 65 km southwest of Clermont-Ferrand on the D922; parking available near the church or town hall.
Contact
Phone :
04 73 21 79 78
04 73 65 89 77
Email : infostourisme@auvergnevolcansancy.com
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/auvergnevolcansancy/
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 behind the town hall, cross the main street and take the road opposite the fountain. At the traffic circle, continue towards La Tour-d'Auvergne. At the first intersection, turn left towards Tyrande. At the bend at the entrance to the hamlet, continue straight ahead on a sunken lane to the D922 (picnic area).
2/ Cross the road and continue straight ahead between the dairy buildings. Continue straight ahead on this track, passing a stream, as far as the crossroads in the village of Granges. Continue straight ahead between the houses. At the fork in the road (chapel and castle ruins), descend to the left, then fork right to skirt around the hillock and return below the chapel. Go straight ahead, take the first track on the left and climb up to a tarmac road.
3/ Turn left (panoramic view) and follow it to the center of the Cheminade hamlet (cross). Go down to the right and take the first track on the left (under the power line). Cross a stream and climb a sunken track. At the first crossroads (metal cross), continue straight ahead between low walls to the next crossroads (wooden cross).
3- Turn left. At the road (view of the Sancy massif and Cantal mountains), continue straight ahead. At the fork, turn right, and at the next fork, go straight down a track to Tauves. Cross the D922, follow the D29a for 100 m, then head towards the town center and descend to reach 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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