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Between Allier and puy Saint-Romain
Description
Culminating at 781 meters, the puy Saint-Romain is the highest point on the banks of the Limagne, offering superb 360° views. It's also a famous historical site, with a priory and chapel surrounded by a field of Merovingian burials.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Additional information
Distinctions
Listed PDIPR
Tips
- Puy Saint-Romain.
- 360° viewpoint with orientation table.
Updated by
Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme - 03/06/2026
www.puydedome-tourisme.com/
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Environments
In the country
Forest location
Mountain view
Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Open period
From 01/01 to 31/12 daily.
Subject to favorable weather.
Contact
Website : https://www.clermontauvergnevolcans.com
Location complements
Reach Saint-Maurice-ès-Allier, 23 km southeast of Clermont-Ferrand. On the D1, between Sainte-Marguerite and Longues, take the D758 towards Saint-Maurice. In Saint-Maurice, from the start sign, go down "Chemin du Port".
Topo guides and map references
Topo guides references :
2014 - Randos à croquer - Discovering the Puy-de-Dôme - Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme
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
From the start sign, go down "Chemin du Port" and take the grassy path on the left. Cross a stream and the fitness trail to a road which you turn right onto for 50 metres. Climb a path on the left to a dovecote. Turn right onto Rue des Noyers, then Rue des Portes Rouges and Rue des Chalmes. At the "patte d'oie" (crow's-foot), take the 2nd street on the left (view of the Val D'Allier and Sancy). At the "cédez le passage" (oil mill), fork right. At the next crossroads, turn right and then right again. Continue as far as Place de la Fontaine.
1 / Turn left into "Rue du Four", then "Rue de la Plagne" and immediately right into "Rue Vieille". At the road, cross over to Chemin des Chanvres. At the end, turn left and, at the crossroads, go down the track opposite ("Fontaine Margot" at the bottom of the track). Continue straight ahead until you reach the road. Follow the road to the right for 250 m. At the bottling plant, cross the road and go straight on to the Allier.
2 / Follow the river for approx. 300m (Source de l'Ile), then turn right onto a small path to follow the "Sentier du Geyser" (information panel). Continue along this path between fences (Source Brissac : Geyser), join a tarmac road and return to the road. Cross the road to take the path to the left of the factory. Leave the paths on the right as you climb. When you reach the village, follow the road to the right for 15 m, then fork left onto a path. At the T, turn left, then immediately right to reach the Place de la Halle (view of the Sancy). Take "Impasse des Forts", go around the church to reach the "Grande Fontaine". Turn left onto "Rue de Saint Romain" and follow it to a fork in the road (signposted Puy Saint Romain).
3 / Go left and, at the fork, take the path on the left. At 600m, go right up a stony path. The path gradually becomes grassy (view of the Sancy and the Chaîne des Puys). Ignore a track on the left and continue into a coniferous wood. At the intersection with the "Puy Saint Romain forest" trail, turn right. At the end of the wood, turn right onto a path (right at the summit, 200m).
4/ Go left downhill (view of Livradois and Vic le Comte) for 800m. At the crossroads, turn right to the village entrance (point 3). Continue straight ahead on rue Saint Romain. Turn left into "Rue de Puy Redon", then right down the steps into "Rue de la Combe". At the "Cédez le passage" sign, turn right onto the road. At the war memorial, take the 2nd left onto "Rue de la Place". After the stairs, turn right. At the "Stop" sign, cross the road into "Chemin du Port" and return to the start.
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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