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From Ribes to Miodet
Description
A circuit characterized by beautiful valleys, magnificent granite villages, fine buildings and old mills on the Miodet. A hike with views over Forez and the ruins of Boissonnelle castle.
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Additional information
Tips
View of the ruins of Boissonnelle castle, Pierre-sur-Haute, Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne 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
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 Billom, take the D997 towards Ambert. After 15 km, park next to the church of Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne.
Contact
Phone : 04 73 68 39 85
Email : contact.billom@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, drive along the college and, at the crossroads, go straight on. At the traffic circle, take the D305 towards Trézioux, skirting the cemetery and continuing on the D305 (with a view of the ruined Boissonnelle tower). Cross the bridge and immediately turn right. After 100 m, pass the fence through the gate and follow the meadow to the left. Go through a second fence (close the fence) and stay on the path across the field.
2/ At the road, follow it to the left, then turn right towards Paravesse. Go straight through the hamlet. Shortly afterwards, turn left towards Echalier. In the hamlet, at the pond, take the footpath on the left. Cross the D305 and take the track opposite into the woods. Keep to this path until you reach the D997.
3/ Follow this road to the right for 150 m (beware of fast-moving traffic), then take the track on the left. At the crossroads, in the hamlet of Les Brousses, take the road on the left (view of Pierre-sur-Haute). 250 m further on, at the bend, leave the road and take a track on the right (A-R moulin des Graveyroux: 1 km). Cross the D338 and take the road opposite. Continue straight ahead. At Moulin des Gravières, cross the stream by the footbridge and continue along the same path.
4/ 50 m after the footbridge, at the crow's-foot, go straight ahead and 10 m after, at the second crow's-foot, turn right. Continue on the same road to Chalus. On leaving Chalus, continue on the road opposite. At the next crossroads, take the track opposite. At the crow's-foot, turn right (with a view of Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne and the Forez mountains) and continue on this track as far as La Valade.
5/ At the hamlet, continue straight ahead on the road. At the next crossroads, continue straight on towards Saint-Dier, ignoring the roads on your left. At the D58, cross it and take the road opposite (with a view of Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne on your left) as far as Saint-Dier. In the village, take the D997 to the left, cross the bridge and 30 m further on, go down the stairs to the right. Follow the lane to the church.
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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