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Saint-Victor-La-Rivière

View of the Chaine des Puys – Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise loop from Saint-Victor-la-Rivière

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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Issoire
Saint-Victor-La-Rivière

View of the Chaine des Puys – Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise loop from Saint-Victor-la-Rivière

Hard

4.7

(32)

317

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View of the Chaine des Puys – Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise loop from Saint-Victor-la-Rivière

07:12

24.6km

670m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne

Waypoints

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3.71 km

View of Lake Chambon from Le Tartaret

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To enjoy a view of Lake Chambon, why not take a detour to the top of the Tartaret volcano? From this eminence, you dominate both the body of water and the small town of Chambon-sur-Lac.

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9.06 km

View of the Chaine des Puys

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On the gr30 after a good climb

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3

11.8 km

Courbanges Forest

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The Courbanges forest is a vast softwood forest.

Surrounded on both sides by large virgin plateaus and topped by volcanoes, it is a pleasant passage on hot summer days.

In …

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17.2 km

Villetour Chapel

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5

18.0 km

Old Mill on the Couze Pavin

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Besse-Lac Pavin loop

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18.6 km

Alleys of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

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18.7 km

Besse

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Standing south of the historic center, the belfry of Besse is the only memory of the three old fortified gates of Besse.

Adorned with battlements and topped with a clock, …

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18.8 km

Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

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Nestled in the foothills of the Sancy massif, the village of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise occupies a natural crossroads between the Monts Dore to the north, the Cézallier plateau to the south and …

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24.6 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

5.10 km

3.34 km

3.27 km

Surfaces

8.58 km

6.27 km

6.12 km

2.00 km

1.61 km

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Highest point (1,220 m)

Lowest point (850 m)

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Saturday 24 October

13°C

4°C

92 %

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