Some ideas for hikes and walks in/around Lake Aydat

• Tour of Lake Aydat
• Tour of Lake La Cassière
• Puy de Combegrasse
• Puy de Vichatel
• Mont Redon
• Circuit “Aydat and its Puys”
• GR 30
• Joëlette PMR

You live nearby in Puy-de-Dôme, you are on vacation in Aydat or in the area and want to go hiking in Aydat, a fitness walk, a hiking trip, running, preparation for a triathlon, for a trail, a mountain biking, or a quiet family stroll accessible with children, an outing with your dog, here are some hiking routes, promenades, walks…

For your hike, always bring good shoes, a water bottle, a cereal bar, rain gear (the weather changes quickly in mid-mountains)… Always check the weather before leaving, and be vigilant.

Around Lake Aydat

There are several walking routes to go around the lake, depending on the chosen route.

• A ride of less than 2 hours, the little tour around Lac d’Aydat, you follow the lake for less than 6 kilometers, little elevation change and beautiful views of the lake and surrounding volcanoes.
• The route of Balirando offers a tour of the enlarged lake with nearly 4 hours of walking for a 13km walk.

Enjoy different points of view, on the lake, on the village hamlets, but also on the surrounding massifs.

The tour of Lake La Cassière

Several loops exist, but the shortest one 4,8 kilometers. This route crosses the bottom of the village of La Cassière, runs along the lake, crosses the forest to the south and west. We remind you that swimming is strictly prohibited in this lake.

The Puy de Combegrasse

Departure is from the dedicated car park at the foot of Puy de Combegrasse, on the D983 after Randanne. A large car park allows you to park and you can climb the puy, a loop of a little more than 3 kilometers achievable in just over an hour. At the top 360° panorama, orientation table and breathtaking view of the Chaine des Puys. Dogs, even on a leash, are prohibited from May to October..

The Puy de Vichatel

The rise of Puy de Vichatel is done from the car park located on the N89, the loop is 3.5km and lasts one hour and fifteen minutes. At the top view of, among other things, Lake Aydat, the Puy de Charmont, the Sancy massif… Parking is done in a parking lot by the national 89, between Puy de Vichatel and Puy de Charmont. For the Vichatel circuit, You will have to start your ride with a crossing of the road, on pedestrian crossings of course. It happens frequently that hikers leave from parking below in the woods, However, this is not the right direction. Vichatel being north of the national, Charmont to the South.

Mount Redon

A circuit up to summit of Mont Redon, a 9.5km loop from Ponteix with 3 walking hours. If your goal is simply to climb Mont Redon, the walk is much shorter, a return trip from Ponteix or Rouillas-Bas is possible. The ending is steep, bring good shoes.

Aydat and its Puys : Hiking 3 Puys

A circuit to explore the Puy de Charmont, du Puy de Combegrasse et du Puy de La Rodde. “>See the circuit map on BaliRando. A loop of 4 hours 30, 15,5 kilometers with a positive altitude difference of 370 meters. Mountain biking and hiking tour, departure from Sauteyras, or from La Garandie, or from the Combegrasse car park, or from the Col de la Ventouse, You choose. Depending on the time of year, certain portions of the course are prohibited for dogs, even on a leash (Puy de Combegrasse & Puy de La Rodde).

The GR30 : Tour of the Lakes of Auvergne

Two stages of the GR30 are located in the Aydat sector, the step 2 (Orcival-Aydat) et the step 3 (Aydat-Saint-Nectaire). Lac de la Cassière is the first lake on the route, followed by Lake Aydat, second lake on the route of this long-distance hike.

Joëlette available to people with reduced mobility

For the PMR, a joëlette is made available by the Volcanoes Park.