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From Vauziron to La Chasserelle
Description
From the medieval town of Châteldon, with its 12th-century castle and old half-timbered houses, you move on to smiling countryside, planted with fruit trees and flowering shrubs, before descending into the wilder gorges of the Vauziron.
Technical Information
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Additional information
Distinctions
Listed PDIPR
Tips
- View of the Livradois mountains, Limagne, Dore mountains and Puys chain.
- View of the Vauziron valley and Bois-Noirs.
- Mineral springs.
- Châteldon.
Updated by
Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme - 02/07/2026
www.puydedome-tourisme.com/
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Environments
In the country
Forest location
Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Open period
From 01/01 to 31/12 daily.
Subject to favorable weather.
Contact
Phone : 04 73 95 57 57
Email : info@parc-livradois-forez.org
Website : http://www.vacances-livradois-forez.com
Location complements
On the square in Chateldon. Take the D113 for 200 m, towards Rongère-Montagne. On leaving Châteldon, turn left onto a path running alongside the château grounds. After a steep climb, you come to Chez Gironde.
Topo guides and map references
Topo guides references :
2013 - Randonnez-vous - 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 Châteldon war memorial parking lot. Take the D113 for 200 m, in the direction of Rongère-Montagne. On leaving Châteldon, turn left onto a path running alongside the château grounds. After a steep climb, you come to Chez Gironde (with views of the Livradois mountains, Limagne, Monts Dore and the Chaîne des Puys).
2/ At the crossroads in the hamlet, go straight on for 500 m (view of the Livradois mountains, Limagne, Dore mountains and the Puys range). Turn left at the fork. Follow the path to Croix-Vernet, then continue on the asphalt road that passes Chez-Tout-Seul.
3/ Turn left onto a dirt track. You'll skirt the plateau before passing the farms of Grand'Garde (view of the Vauziron valley and Bois-Noirs) and Brafumel.
4/ Leaving the track, turn left towards Chaussenoire and go straight down through the leafy woods (views of the Livradois mountains, Limagne, Monts Dore and the Chaîne des Puys). Turn left at the next intersection and continue downhill (view of the Vauziron valley and Bois-Noirs). Go downhill on the D63 (mineral springs), left to Châteldon.
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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