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Saint-Jacques-Des-Blats

Plomb du Cantal – Puy Brunet loop from Cantal

Hard

30

runners

Plomb du Cantal – Puy Brunet loop from Cantal

05:06

35.9km

1,460m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 11.6 km for 10 m

After 11.7 km for 9 m

After 12.0 km for 3 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

6.10 km

Lac des Gardes

Highlight • Lake

This artificial reserve for snow cannons in winter offers beautiful views of the Plomb du Cantal, the Arpon du Diable and the Puy Brunet.

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2

12.0 km

Puy du Rocher

Highlight • Summit

The Puy du Rocher, at 1,811 meters above sea level, is the second highest peak in Cantal after the Plomb du Cantal. Its summit offers a magnificent panorama of the Cantal strato-volcano.

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3

13.6 km

Plomb du Cantal

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The Plomb du Cantal, with its 1,855 meters of altitude, is the highest peak in Cantal and the second in the Massif Central.

It is located on a ridge line …

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14.4 km

Puy Brunet

Highlight • Summit

It is a magnificent point of view in the Monts du Cantal, whichever direction you look.

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18.3 km

Puy Gros Summit

Highlight • Summit

Le Puy Gros offers a magnificent view from the ridge to the south of the Plomb du Cantal between the Cère valley and the Brezons valley.

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19.2 km

Summer Pasture Plateau

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Typical landscape of Auvergne and Cantal, the ridge that separates the Cère and Brezons valleys offers a high plateau for animals in the summer pastures.

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19.3 km

Summer pastures

Highlight • Natural

As often during the GR 400 in Cantal, we walk through the pasture meadows of the Salers cows, that we only see or hear them.

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35.9 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.0 km

9.87 km

4.87 km

2.32 km

663 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.0 km

6.58 km

3.12 km

2.82 km

2.09 km

163 m

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Highest point (1,820 m)

Lowest point (810 m)

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Wednesday 1 July

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9°C

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