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Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Clermont-Ferrand
Saint-Genès-Champanelle

Lake Aydat – Hiking departure loop from Saint-Genès-Champanelle

Routes
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Clermont-Ferrand
Saint-Genès-Champanelle

Lake Aydat – Hiking departure loop from Saint-Genès-Champanelle

Hard

9

riders

Lake Aydat – Hiking departure loop from Saint-Genès-Champanelle

03:52

48.8km

800m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 23.9 km for 3 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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11.3 km

Path between Aydat and Cassière lakes

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Ascent from Lake Aydat to Lake Cassière

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21.8 km

The tour of the lake allows you to take a little height and offers different points of view on the lake and on the surrounding puys.

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23.9 km

Lake Aydat

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Lake Aydat was formed by a lava flow that blocked the passage of the Veyre River. It is the largest natural body of water in Auvergne.

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25.0 km

View of Puy de Charmont

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27.8 km

The Puys de la Vache and Lassolas are the youngest volcanoes in Auvergne. Their craters are gouged and their long lava flows form a unique volcanic landscape. From here you have an exceptional view of the two puys.

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38.2 km

The path between the puys

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This dirt road in the heart of the Auvergne mountains between Puy du Pourcharet and Puy de Monjuger is a real treat.

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43.4 km

Hiking departure

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Magnificent village of Laschamps, before tackling the climb to the Puy de Dôme!

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43.5 km

The small village of Laschamps, southwest of Clermont-Ferrand, is known, among other things, for the Laschamps geomagnetic event. The lava flows from the extinct volcanoes have provided evidence that the …

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48.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.3 km

6.94 km

4.42 km

2.67 km

535 m

Surfaces

30.3 km

10.7 km

5.42 km

2.17 km

238 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (1,090 m)

Lowest point (780 m)

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Tuesday 13 October

20°C

11°C

28 %

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