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Croix Morand Pass – Col de la croix Saint-Robert loop from Saint-Nectaire

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Croix Morand Pass – Col de la croix Saint-Robert loop from Saint-Nectaire

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Croix Morand Pass – Col de la croix Saint-Robert loop from Saint-Nectaire

04:47

66.1km

1,430m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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9.32 km

Church in Chambon sur Lac

Highlight • Religious Site

beautiful church in the village.

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18.2 km

Croix Morand Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Unmissable between Mont-Dore and Chambon-sur-lac, to combine with the Col de la Croix Saint-Robert

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19.7 km

Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

A nice viewpoint over the Sancy massif

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31.8 km

Col de la Croix Saint-Robert

Mountain Pass

32.1 km

This pass is long when you come from Besse, but it is in the last five kilometers that it takes on its true grandeur, especially if there is wind... The landscapes are never monotonous and damn, that the mountain is beautiful!

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41.4 km

Chaudefour Valley

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At the foot of the Puy de Sancy, at an altitude of 1886 meters and the highest point of the Massif Central, hides the most secret of the Auvergne valleys: the Chaudefour valley. It is also the most beautiful access route to this prestigious summit within the reach of any hiker. Hiking trail, waterfall and dizzying panoramas are on the program, as well as a nature reserve where you have every chance to see marmots, mouflons and chamois.

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42.1 km

Viewpoint overlooking the Rocher de l'Aigle

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view on the valley from here

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60.2 km

Murol

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Very friendly village with a few souvenir shops, mini-market, bakery, butcher, pharmacy… Nice market on Wednesday mornings.

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65.9 km

Saint-Nectaire

Highlight • Historical Site

Notre Dame du Mont Cornadore or Church of Saint-Nectaire is celebrated among other things for its treasure and its 103 capitals, in particular those of the choir forming one of the most remarkable sets of Romanesque sculpture in Auvergne.
These historiated capitals were like an open book offering the faithful a form of monumental catechism.
Saint-Nectaire is also well known for its cheese which takes the same name as the village. It is to my taste one of the best French cheeses.

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66.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

63.3 km

2.19 km

647 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

64.2 km

1.17 km

623 m

163 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,450 m)

Lowest point (710 m)

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Wednesday 8 July

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Croix Morand Pass – Col de la croix Saint-Robert loop from Saint-Nectaire

Church in Chambon sur Lac

Croix Morand Pass

Viewpoint

Col de la croix Saint-Robert

Chaudefour Valley

Viewpoint overlooking the Rocher de l'Aigle

Murol

Saint-Nectaire

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