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Château de la Faye
Description
The 12th-century Château de La Faye overlooking the Ruisseau de la Faye is the main attraction of this wooded circuit above the Giroux valley, with views of the Monts du Forez, the Chaîne des Puys and the Sancy massif.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Additional information
Tips
View of the Livradois mountains, the Chaîne des Puys and the Sancy massif.
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
Distinctions
Listed PDIPR
Open period
From 01/01 to 31/12 daily.
Subject to favorable weather.
Location complements
From Courpière, take the D906 towards Augerolles. Cross the village and follow the D45 for 6km towards Olmet.
Contact
Phone : 07 85 96 70 89
Email : sylviane.echalier-tronchon@vacances-livradois-forez.fr
Website : https://www.auvergne-livradois-forez.com
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 church square in Olmet (view of the Monts du Livradois and Chaine des Puys), take the uphill road opposite the church. Turn left at the first asphalt road between 2 houses. The road becomes a footpath. Keep to the carriageway as far as the village of "La Lichère". Continue up the right-hand track. Keep to the main track until you reach the tarmac road (view of the Monts du Livradois, Chaine des Puys and Massif du Sancy).
2/ Turn right towards Montpellat. Before the bend, turn left off the road onto the forest track. After 750 m, fork left at the fork. At the crossroads of 4 paths, take the one on the right. After 400 m, take the left-hand track and continue on the main road to the next crossroads. Turn right, then immediately left, downhill towards Château de la Faye. Return along the same path.
3/ At the crossroads, take the track on the right, then immediately on the left. Keep to the main path until you reach the forest track. Follow it to the right for 50 m before turning left onto a rising track. At the next crow's-foot, continue on the left-hand track. At the crossroads of 4 paths, continue uphill and keep to the main path until you reach a tarmac road. Turn left for 50 m, then right onto a carriageway. After 600 m, turn right. At a wood storage area, go slightly left. Keep to the main road until you reach the village of "Fétus".
4/ Before the village, turn right at the first hairpin bend into the woods. At the next crow's-foot, keep left. At the next crossroads of 4 paths, take the one going down opposite. Stay on the main road until you reach a T-junction. Then turn right and continue downhill to the village of Olmet, back to the starting point of the hike.
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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