Around the Couzon valley (circuit n°8)

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335–482 m

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Very nice, varied marked circuit, which alternates descents and climbs on paths presenting several technical passages (deep ruts, slopes, small screes). In particular, you should be particularly vigilant during the first descent between Ollières and the Mégain bridge, especially if you have not had the opportunity to warm up a little beforehand. The circuit then runs along the western part of Lake Aubusson before passing near the Notre-Dame d'Espinasse chapel built just above a miraculous spring from which water springs which can treat and cure certain skin diseases such as eczema...

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Hiking
Duration
1.5hrs
Distance
13.3km
Elevation +
+338 m
Elevation -
-339 m

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Fairy Walk
Mountain BikingEasy

Fairy Walk

6.9 km
1.8 hrs
+0 m

Departure: church square. Walk past the church then follow the road to the railway line. Before this, turn right and follow the street for 500 m. Head towards the D 906. Cross it to take the road opposite, be careful of fast traffic (direction la Brousse). Turn left and join La Brousse. 1. In the hamlet, take the path on the left, just after the fountain. Continue on this same path to the village of Chaumies (viewpoint over the Forez mountains). At the first houses, take the path opposite. The path becomes a road that we always follow. At the last house, leave the road and take the path opposite. Leave the first path on the right which goes down into the woods. 2. At the top of the hill, at the crow's feet, take the path on the right (viewpoint). Go down towards the stream and continue along the same path. Arriving at the road, turn right towards the hamlet of l'Eschalier. At the first houses, turn left to join the road. Cross it to take the small road opposite. 3. At the transformer, turn right onto the road then, 150 meters further, follow the D44 on your left for approximately 1.5 km. 4. At the cross, continue to the right on the D 308 and join the D 906 (be careful of fast traffic). Cross it to reach the church square in Néronde-sur-Dore.

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Walk in Bas-Livradois (route route n°25)
Road CyclingModerate

Walk in Bas-Livradois (route route n°25)

39.3 km
2.5 hrs
+539 m

Discover this trail through the heart of Livradois-Forez.

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Brevet des Quatre Vents (circuit route n°14)
Road CyclingDifficult

Brevet des Quatre Vents (circuit route n°14)

57.6 km
3.5 hrs
+662 m

Ce circuit est l’un des plus courts pour le réaliser en étoile au départ du centre national de Cyclotourisme. Il présente l’avantage d’emprunter de nombreuses petites routes très peu fréquentées. Toutefois, cela impliquera de bien suivre le descriptif pour ne pas s’égarer. Enfin, la portion de route suivant Néronde requiert la plus grande prudence, notamment lorsqu’on quitte la D906 en virant à gauche.

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