The Chaîne des Puys and the Sancy massif concentrate extinct volcanoes, crater lakes and easily accessible waterfalls.
The map shows the numbered stops in visiting order, with one colour per day. The line follows the roads where available; otherwise it joins the stops as the crow flies. Distances and times are approximate (by car, without traffic).
The Puy de Dôme, then the Lemptégy volcano, an open-air volcano visited from the inside.
Driving for the day: about 12.6 km, or 13 min behind the wheel in total (excluding visits).
The Puy de Dôme is a dormant volcano of the Chaîne des Puys, in the Massif Central. It is about fifteen kilometres from Clermont-Ferrand and gave its name to the Puy-de-Dôme département.
View full page →↓ 12.6 km · about 13 min by car to the next stop
The Lemptégy Volcano, a 100% natural site, unique in Europe, welcomes you all year round.
View full page →Lac Pavin, the Puy de Sancy, the great waterfall of Le Mont-Dore, then the Tuilière and Sanadoire rocks.
Driving for the day: about 70.5 km, or 2 h 10 behind the wheel in total (excluding visits).
Due to a powerful volcanic explosion, Lac Pavin is a crater lake carved on the north flank of the Puy de Montchal (1,411 m).
View full page →↓ 40.5 km · about 1 h 07 by car to the next stop
Highest point of the Massif Central at 1,885 metres, the Puy de Sancy overlooks the Monts Dore with its volcanic silhouette. Reached by gondola from Le Mont-Dore, it offers one of the widest panoramas in Auvergne.
View full page →↓ 10.0 km · about 37 min by car to the next stop
The Grande Cascade rises on the wind-swept plateau of the Durbise at 1,450 m altitude.
View full page →↓ 20.0 km · about 26 min by car to the next stop
In the deep, wooded cirque of the Chausse, two great monoliths spring up, the Tuilière and Sanadoire rocks.
View full page →Sites are numbered in the recommended order. The weather changes quickly at altitude: pack a warm layer even in summer.