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The Dore gorges
Description
From Tours-sur-Meymont, this circuit offers beautiful views of the Graves valley, the Dore gorges and the Forez mountains. Of particular interest are the adobe houses, the private Château du Bourgon and the stone bridge over the Minchoux.
Technical Information
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Additional information
Tips
View of the Graves valley, the Dore gorges and the Forez mountains.
Updated by
Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme - 02/06/2026
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 the village of Cunlhat, take the D 225 for 5 km towards Tours-sur-Meymont.
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 Place de la Mairie in Tours-sur-Meymont. Go through the village, turning left at the corner of the post office, then right down a path between two walls. Turn right onto the road in front of the Sagnes farm. After 100 m, take the tarmac track on the right.
2/ At the crossroads (view of the Dore gorges and Forez mountains), go straight ahead on a track that joins Le Cheix. Take the D 225 to the left for 300 m. At the hamlet of Pissolier, turn right onto the track.
3/ At Laire, follow the tarmac road to the right, through the hamlet. Go left 150 m downhill (view of the Dore gorges and Forez mountains). After 500 m, a road bends to the right. Take this road, then continue straight ahead on a track as far as Ragnon.
4/ From Ragnon, turn right down into the valley, then right again. At the crossroads of 4 paths, you can take an off-road route to the left towards the stone bridge over the Minchoux at 400 m. Otherwise, continue straight ahead on the track. At the Gouttefavier sawmill, take the left-hand path to the town hall and the starting point.
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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