Chemin Fais'Art in Chapdes-Beaufort
3.5 km (sculptures only) / 1h30
Access starting point: From the D575 towards Pulvérières for 2 km then turn left until you reach the parking lot.
Description and tourist interests: This trail accessible to the general public is dotted with volcanic stone sculptures. So a place for walking, but also for culture and art-nature. Discover some twenty monumental sculptures in which the artist expresses his taste for space without limit. This circuit often takes old paths lined with low walls.
Pond Philippe in Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne
1.5 km / 30 min
Access starting point: From the D 987 towards Saint-Eloy-le-Mines, turn left to join the Étang Philippe.
Description and tourist interests: The tour of the pond stretches for 1.5 km. This site is ideal for family walks. Many facilities nearby: skate park, mini-golf course, tennis courts, pétanque court, games for children.
Planches pond in Sainte-Christine
Approx. 1.5 km / 20 mn
Access starting point: From the D99 towards Abouranges, the pond is accessible from the road on the right. The Etang des Planches is located between Sainte Christine and Les Abouranges on the D 99. You will see the pond from the road. Parking near the pond.
Description and tourist interests: This 5ha80 lake is located in a preserved setting and has a pleasant relaxation area. You will also benefit from the wooden works exhibited near the pond. This site is equipped with fishing and sanitary pontoons with access for people with reduced mobility. The latest developments allow a full tour of the pond. Fishing license on sale at the town hall or on site.
Pond of Farges in Saint-Germain-près-Herment
2.2 km / 1h
Access starting point: From Herment, follow the direction of Etang de Farges. In Farges, follow again “Etang de Farges”.
Description and tourist interests: The tour of the pond is an ideal circuit for the whole family with its woods and its life-size exhibition on the life of the town. A footbridge through rushes and horsetails allows pedestrian access all around the perimeter of the pond. Also equipped with observatories for water birds, this walk is suitable for nature lovers.
Thermal park in Châteauneuf-les-Bains
Approx. 1.1 km / 20 min
Access starting point: From the D109 towards the Sioule gorges, parking in the spa resort car park
Description and tourist interests: The thermal park is made up of an arboretum of which around thirty species of conifers and deciduous trees have been identified. The walker can discover these different species thanks to small explanatory panels scattered at the feet of the trees. Other sites to discover nearby: Lefort source, Pré source, Alibert peak…
Chancelade pond in Charensat
2.2 km / 1h
Access starting point: From Charensat, take the D13 towards Pontaumur and Villossanges, exit the village. After a football field on the left, at the next crossroads take direction Montel de Gelat, pond of Chancelade. After a few bends take the first small road on the right. On this path, further on take the second left, follow the path for 300m to arrive at the small car park in front of a gate.
Description and tourist interests: Go for a walk along the largest pond in Puy de Dôme: the Chancelade pond with its 132 hectares. This circuit was marked out by the pupils of the primary school of Biollet, Espinasse and Charensat (BEC). It will allow you to discover the fauna and flora of the Chancelade pond.
Pond of the Chevalet in Charensat
3 km / 1h10
Access starting point: From Charensat, take the D13 towards Pontaumur and Villossanges, exit the village. After a football field on the left, at the next crossroads take the road on the left towards La Faye, Chez Viale. You have arrived at the end of this small road at the starting point.
Description and tourist interests: Numerous panels presenting the flora and fauna. Nice walk in the forest, ideal in hot weather. Small delicate passage where you have to carry the stroller.
