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Le chemin de Ronde
Description
A lovely walk through forests of ancient trees, with magnificent views over Cunlhat and Forez, and a rich architectural heritage: bread oven at Vironne, fountains and tubs at Les Faidides, stone cross at Olagnier, Terrol castle.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Steps
Additional information
Tips
View of Cunlhat, Forez.
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 D105 towards Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine. On leaving Cunlhat, park on the left opposite the lake.
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 leisure center, head up towards Cunlhat and take the first road on the left. When you reach the D 225, turn left. 100 m further on, take a road that descends to the right. After 50 m, turn left and drive up to the road. Take the rising path opposite. At the top of the hill, go straight on. At the house, take the road to the left for 100 m and follow the first path to the right.
2/ At the D 225, turn right, then left towards Courtesseire. Drive alongside the hamlet and take the path that follows the road (view of the Forez mountains). Climb up to the edge of a coniferous forest and take the grassy path down to the left into a field. Cross La Vironne to the right. At the bread oven, turn right into undergrowth. Reach a road and turn right. At Sous Cammas, turn left onto a secondary road; take the opposite road up to Les Rouchoux.
3/ Cross Les Rouchoux and follow the road to the left. At the "patte d'oie", turn right and then left to pass over the Chabrol dwellings. At the end of the hamlet, the road becomes a path. Take the road opposite (view of Cunlhat). Arrive at Mas-du-Bost. Continue straight ahead. At Les Faidides, cross the road and take the path opposite. At Les Bruneilles, turn right, then continue up the main path.
4/ At the intersection of 4 paths, turn left. At the next crow's-foot, turn left and cross a small stream. 100 m further on, take the path on the left that leads back down to the road. Cross the road twice to avoid the bends, then turn left. 200 m before an intersection, fork left onto a grassy path. At the road junction, continue straight ahead to Olagnier.
5/ Cross the hamlet and climb a tarmac track which becomes a footpath. At the crossroads, turn left. After 400 m, turn left into a wood to reach Terrol. Pass the château and descend to the D 254. Take the first path on the left opposite the golf course entrance. At the Croix St Anne, turn right onto the D65 for 50 m, then right onto the Chemin des Iris. Take the first street on the left, which descends slightly. At the small square, continue on the right-hand path, which turns left after 50 m, until you reach the D65. Cross the road and head straight ahead towards "l'allée des Aubépines". At the intersection of 4 paths, continue downhill to the Cunlhat leisure center and the start 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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