Hiking trails in Auvergne - Rhône-Alpes

This looped trail to the mountain ridges offers one of the most beautiful panoramas of the Alps, including Mont Blanc, as well as Lake Geneva and the Jura mountains.

From Artemare to the heights of Belmont Luthézieu to discover the secrets of the Seran river.To discover along the way: the Thurignin Gorges, the Cerveyrieu waterfall and the Massignieu wine-growing hills; beautiful views, particularly of the Grand Colombier Massif.

Le départ se fait en longeant le Gardon à l'entrée de Vareilles. Le sentier patrimonial explique l'histoire du quartier, jusqu'au lac bleu. Le chemin continue jusqu'aux vestiges du château et de l'ancien bourg médiéval de Saint Germain. Un must familial !

The attractions of the routeThe Glay quarries, whose imposing working face stands like a raw fresco in homage to the work of the quarry workers and the thousand-year-old origins of golden stone.

It is a nice and pleasant hike through the alpine pastures to the Thabor hut at 2490m, where you can spend the night before reaching the summit of Mount Thabor at 3178m. The panorama is fantastic over Italy, the Hautes-Alpes, the Ecrins, La Vanoise...

In the rich cereal plain of Limagne, the Val de Morge offers a fresh and relaxing stroll along the water.  The path is punctuated with adobe frames, old mills and panoramas of the Puys range and the Tournoël castle.

A nice circuit passing from lake to lake, leading you up to the high mountains in 2 days, with the bonus of a breathtaking and original view over the Barre des Ecrins, the only mountains over 4000 m in the southern Alps (4102m).

En balcon sur le vallon de Chambran, découvrez ce sentier thématique marqué par le pastoralisme.

From this landmark in canal transport on the Rhone, see the "king of rivers" from above. Sheet n°14 in the "Annonay-Serrières" topographical guide on sale from the Ardèche Tourist Information Office.

This hike allows you to discover three emblematic waterfalls of Le Mont-Dore located quite close to each other. A "refreshing" walk in the heart of the Puy-de-Dôme and the Auvergne!