Gorges de l'Alagnon

On the uppermost reaches of the Alagnon, in the commune of Laveissière, a path laid out by volunteers winds through the gorges thanks to six footbridges. Along the way, sculptures and picnic tables for families.

The Alagnon rises on the heights of the commune, at Font d'Alagnon, at 1,600 m altitude, then runs 85 km to the Allier, in Haute-Loire. The river is a Natura 2000 site: this is home to the brown trout and the bullhead, and to two rare species, the otter and the white-clawed crayfish.

To reach the path, set off from Fraisse-Haut towards the Belles Aigues buron (a stone hut of the summer pastures): it is signposted on the right after 700 m. Laveissière is part of the Volcans d'Auvergne regional nature park.