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Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Le Puy-en-Velay
Fay-Sur-Lignon

View of St Front lake – Lake Saint-Front loop from Fay-sur-Lignon

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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Le Puy-en-Velay
Fay-Sur-Lignon

View of St Front lake – Lake Saint-Front loop from Fay-sur-Lignon

Moderate

4.7

(7)

65

hikers

View of St Front lake – Lake Saint-Front loop from Fay-sur-Lignon

04:11

14.5km

360m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional des Monts d'Ardèche

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6.11 km

View of St Front lake

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2

6.38 km

View of Lake Saint-Front

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View of Lake Saint Front, a maar resulting from explosive volcanism.

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6.85 km

Lac de Saint-Front

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From the lake of Saint-Front born the Gagne, one of the many tributaries of the Loire. This lake is a maar. It owes its existence to a violent volcanic explosion. …

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7.57 km

Peace and quiet in nature.

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Tour familial.

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7.71 km

Lake Saint-Front

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Culminating at more than 1,250 meters, Lake Saint-Front is the highest lake in Haute-Loire. This natural lake of volcanic origin is seven meters deep and underneath is 47 meters of mud accumulated over geological time.

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14.5 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.7 km

2.23 km

854 m

697 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.5 km

1.71 km

782 m

497 m

486 m

476 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,340 m)

Lowest point (1,110 m)

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Friday 16 October

12°C

4°C

48 %

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