The Chaudefour valley, Sancy natural park

The Chaudefour Valley National Nature Reserve is a reserve located in Auvergne in the Puy-de-Dôme. It was created in 1991 in the Regional Natural Park of the Volcanoes of Auvergne and covers an area of 820 hectares.

 

Classified as a "Natural Reserve" since 1991, the Chaudefour Nature Reserve is a protected natural site to preserve remarkable fauna and flora as well as its many mineral springs. Explore on foot its glacial cirque and its dykes (sharp rocks): the Rooster Ridge and the Dent de la Rancune. This nature reserve is home to splendid landscapes, a very rich fauna as well as fascinating geological sites. The ease of access to this site makes it very popular with hikers and nature admirers.

 

 

natural of Chaudefour, 63790 Chambon-sur-Lac: 04 73 65 64 26

 

Free access -parking- and visits all year round (dogs prohibited on the site)

Leaving the village of Chambon-sur-Lac, head towards the Col de la Croix Saint-Robert for 7 km.

From Mont-Dore, head towards Besse via the Col de la Croix Saint-Robert.