Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Mountain biking trails

Col du Puy Baladou – Lake Chambon loop from Chastreix

Routes

Mountain biking trails

Col du Puy Baladou – Lake Chambon loop from Chastreix

Hard

5.0

(1)

riders

Col du Puy Baladou – Lake Chambon loop from Chastreix

07:24

77.6km

2,010m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 35.3 km for 222 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

16.6 km

Le Mont-Dore - Le Tochoir

Highlight (Segment) • Other

Climb from the entrance to Mont-Dore to the road leading to Lake Guéry
It is long, quite rolling at the beginning then steeper and much less passable afterwards (large stones)

Translated by Google •

Tip by

22.4 km

Pessade junction at Morand cross

Highlight • Mountain Pass

After a nice climb from Pessade, you will find a magnificent panorama over the valleys.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

23.0 km

Col du Puy Baladou

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Puy Baladou pass offers an exceptional view of the Puys mountain range on one side and the Sancy on the other.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

32.2 km

ruin

Highlight • Other

33.0 km

Lake Chambon

Highlight • Lake

Lake Chambon owes its origin to a volcanic flow that obstructed the Couze Chambon. Beaches are set up on the northern and western parts of the lake but it is …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

35.4 km

Beach

40.4 km

Chemin rural from Besse to Murol

Highlight • Other

Good gravel road

Tip by

43.1 km

Path through the fields

Highlight • Other

This path offers beautiful panoramas with the Auvergne mountains in the background.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

50.3 km

Lake Estivadoux

Highlight • Lake

Lac Estivadoux is a large bog perched at an altitude of 1,200 metres.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

61.2 km

Col de la Geneste

Mountain Pass

77.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.8 km

20.3 km

9.55 km

3.76 km

252 m

Surfaces

30.3 km

15.0 km

13.1 km

12.9 km

6.02 km

316 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (1,490 m)

Lowest point (860 m)

Weather

Friday 29 May

25°C

14°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.7

360

Circuit Tour des Lacs depuis Super Besse via le circuit Puy Merle – Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne

03:33h

38.2km

810m

Moderate

4.5

175

Lake Guéry and Banne d'Ordanche MTB Loop

02:37h

26.9km

760m

Moderate

4.6

126

Lakes and Volcanoes Trail No. 8

01:50h

21.6km

270m

Hard

4.5

140

Sancy Long Loop Trail

05:36h

57.7km

1,520m

Moderate

4.7

Aydat - Pessade – loop from the lake of Aydat – Regional natural park of the Volcanoes of Auvergne

02:20h

27.9km

510m

Moderate

4.7

Circuit Bressouleille – loop from Lake Chambon – Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne

01:39h

18.2km

460m

Hard

4.2

Circuit noir of Sancy's west

05:33h

57.4km

1,510m

Moderate

4.4

De la Monne la Serre – boucle au départ du lac d'Aydat – Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne

02:58h

33.8km

630m

Moderate

4.4

The Monne to the Serre: a volcanic circuit

02:59h

33.5km

660m

Hard

4.6

Circuits La Dordogne, Chamablanc and Les Rigolets - loop from the departure of Fenestre park in La Bourboule - Regional natural park of the Volcanoes of Auvergne

03:48h

38.1km

1,030m

Moderate

4.3

Farges MTB Circuit

01:55h

21.9km

480m

Moderate

4.3

Circuits la Stèle, le Plateau et la Roche – boucle au départ de la Stèle – Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne

01:47h

18.8km

420m

Col du Puy Baladou – Lake Chambon loop from Chastreix

Le Mont-Dore - Le Tochoir

Pessade junction at Morand cross

Col du Puy Baladou

ruin

Lake Chambon

Chemin rural from Besse to Murol

Path through the fields

Lake Estivadoux

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️