#142 of 300 · Chaîne des Puys (Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Natural Park)
Puy de Dôme and the Chaîne des Puys
FrancePuy-de-Dôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
FranceClimbs the Chemin des Muletiers from Col de Ceyssat to the 1,465 m Puy de Dôme and its Roman temple of Mercury, then continues north across the young volcanic chain to the textbook crater of the Puy Pariou.
- Distance
- 15 km
- Loop
- Ascent
- 850 m
- High point 1,465 m
- Time
- 5 h 30 min
- Day hike
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Sustained climbing or a long day, no exposure.
- Best months
- May–Oct
- When the route is usually in condition
- Start
- Col de Ceyssat
- Chaîne des Puys (Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Natural Park)
Route
- Col de Ceyssat
- Puy de Dôme
- Puy Pariou
- Col de Ceyssat
Wildlife along the route
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