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Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Clermont-Ferrand
Orcines

Loop 3: Puy de Dôme in the spotlight – Trail du Vulcain

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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Clermont-Ferrand
Orcines

Loop 3: Puy de Dôme in the spotlight – Trail du Vulcain

Hard

4.0

(1)

37

runners

Loop 3: Puy de Dôme in the spotlight – Trail du Vulcain

03:40

28.4km

830m

Running

Visible on a good part of the route, the icon of the Vulcain trail is undoubtedly the Puy de Dôme. This third loop puts it in the spotlight since it is the only real ascent, and what an ascent!

From the parking lot of the lower station of the Dômes…

Last updated: June 7, 2024

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After 20.7 km for 91 m

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Parking

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5.54 km

Bruyères des Moines

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Below the Puy Pariou, this crossroads delights, as its name suggests, with its magnificent landscape of heather. To the south-west, the Puy de Dôme and its antenna point their nose nicely above the vegetation.

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12.5 km

Tour of the Puy de Côme

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The Puy de Côme is distinguished from other Auvergne volcanoes by its very wooded appearance. Due to its fragility, its access has been prohibited by municipal decree since 2022. However, …

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18.7 km

Chemin des Muletiers

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According to historians, this path has existed since antiquity. It allowed pilgrims to access the temple of Mercury located at the top of the Puy de Dôme. Riding it is …

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20.8 km

Temple of Mercury

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The Temple of Mercury was built in the 2nd century AD to replace another that had become too small. It served as a pilgrimage site for the inhabitants of Augustonemetum, …

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21.2 km

From its height of 1,465 meters, the Puy de Dôme offers a magnificent 360-degree panorama. Its north face allows you to admire the northern part of the Chaîne des Puys. …

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28.4 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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17.9 km

8.56 km

1.18 km

321 m

262 m

100 m

Surfaces

14.2 km

8.96 km

2.57 km

1.42 km

1.21 km

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Highest point (1,430 m)

Lowest point (880 m)

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