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Notre-Dame-de-Roche
Description
The highlight of this hike is the chapel overlooking Billom and the Livradois mountains. There is a rich heritage along the way (cross, virgin, castle ruins, etc.), as well as panoramic views of the Mauzun and Montmorin castles....
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Distinctions
Listed PDIPR
Tips
- View of Notre-Dame de Roche, the Turlurons, the Billomois, the Sancy massif, the Chaîne des Puys, Clermont-Ferrand and the Forez mountains.
- View of Mauzun, Coppel and Montmorin castles.
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Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme - 03/06/2026
www.puydedome-tourisme.com/
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Environments
Forest location
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 68 39 85
Email : contact.billom@vacances-livradois-forez.fr
Website : https://www.auvergne-livradois-forez.com/
Location complements
From Billom, take the D212 towards Pérignat-sur-Allier. On leaving Billom, turn left onto the D229 towards Saint-Julien-de-Coppel.
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 town hall esplanade, take the D310 towards Sallèdes. At the crossroads, take the dirt track on the left. At the road (with views of Saint-Julien-de-Coppel, Clermont-Ferrand and the Chaîne des Puys), go straight on. At another road, turn right through the village of Roche.
2/ In the village, at the drinking trough, take a path to the right. At the cross, turn right up the road, then right up the path of the cross to the Virgin (panoramic view). Go down the stairs, past the chapel and down to the right of the reservoir. Leave the village on the track opposite, running alongside the sheds. At the fork, take the path furthest to the right. Follow the pond. At the end, turn right. Take the left-hand road through Pointilloux. Follow the D310 to the right for 200 m and take the first track on the left. After 50 m, turn left again (view of the Turlurons). Cross the farmyard.
3/ At Lide, turn left at the tarmac and climb the track opposite. At the fork, turn right. At the intersection, go straight on; do the same 500 m further on. At the top of the hill, turn right (view of Billomois). Keep to the main path. At the crossroads, go right. 50 m before the D301, take the track on the left. Keep to this path through the woods, then down a sunken track to the right (view of the Sancy massif).
4/ Follow the D117 to the right. At the pass, cross the D229 (take care) and follow the D117 opposite. After 100 m, take the first right (view of Château de Mauzun, Montmorin and Monts du Forez). Drive alongside the buildings and continue along this path. At the edge of the wood, turn left (view of the Chaîne des Puys on the left and Clermont-Ferrand) and descend to Contournat. Turn right down the street, pass over the fountain and continue along the opposite street.
5/ Turn right into rue Benoît Flaget. 10 m after the church, at the cross, take the road on the left (view of the Coppel, Montmorin and Mauzun castles). Stay on this road as far as Rongheat. Turn left, then right at the crossroads and continue along the track opposite until you reach the D229. Cross the road (with care) and take the track opposite. At La Guesle, turn left and continue along the road (view of Notre-Dame-de-Roche and the Billomois region). Just before the D301, take the track on the left. Take the road to the left and cross La Boissière. At the crossroads, turn right towards Saint-Julien-de-Coppel. In the village, turn right and, at the church, right again towards the esplanade.
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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