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The Pradeaux Pass
Description
In the heart of the Monts du Forez, this trail takes hikers to the Col des Pradeaux, a strategic starting point for hikes and mountain bike rides. Near Ambert, you can contemplate its plain from wide plateaus.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Steps
Additional information
Distinctions
Listed PDIPR
Tips
- View of the Ambert plain, view of Grandrif.
Updated by
Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme - 03/06/2026
www.puydedome-tourisme.com/
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Environments
In the country
Mountain view
Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Open period
From 01/01 to 31/12 daily.
Subject to favorable weather.
Contact
Phone : 04 73 82 61 90
Email : contact.ambert@vacances-livradois-forez.fr
Website : https://www.auvergne-livradois-forez.com/
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/vacances.livradois.forez/
Location complements
From Ambert town center, take the road towards Saint-Anthème. After 13 km, park in the restaurant parking lot at Col des Pradeaux.
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
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 Col des Pradeaux parking lot, cross the D996 to take the tarmac road towards Chougoirand. At the first intersection, go straight ahead. At the road signposted "Le Suc", continue straight ahead for 150 m and take a track rising slightly to the left. Continue on this path to pass the pylon on the left. At the next intersection, take the right-hand path along the meadow.
2/ At the intersection of 4 paths, turn right. Continue straight on until you reach the village of Chougoirand. Take the road opposite for 20 m and go left down the path (with views over the Ambert plain) to the road. Cross the road and take the path opposite. At the D67, cross it and go straight up the path. Continue straight ahead until you reach a tarmac road.
3/ Turn right into the village of Moliachon (viewpoint over Grandrif). At the first house, take the road opposite and fork right to join the D67. Turn right and take the first road down on the left. The road becomes a track and then a footpath until you reach the D67. Turn right for 500 m, then take the first path on the right just before a building. 100 m further on, take the left-hand path to cross the stream. At the crow's-foot, take the left-hand path to the village of Les Molettes.
4/ At the house, fork right onto the track. At the crow's feet, before the bridge, take the path rising to the right. Continue up the main path to the village of "Le Suc". Go through the village on the asphalt road. At the road, fork left and continue straight on to reach the Col des Pradeaux.
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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