4 - From the Allier to the Alagnon
Start: Parking du Centre Historique de Brioude
Following the end of the Allier gorges, this circuit strings together several series of hills before joining the Alagnon river. You will then pass close to Blesle, listed among the Plus Beaux Villages de France (the Most Beautiful Villages of France), and reach the village of Léotoing, not without a good effort. The return to Brioude is via Saint-Géron, the commune that gives its name to a renowned sparkling spring water.
- Distance
- 74.4 km
- Elevation gain
- +1306 m
- Elevation loss
- -1308 m
- Duration
- 3 h 30 min
Route on the map
Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA): route licensed under ETALAB-2.0 via Données : Comité Départemental Randonnée Pédestre Haute-Loire · FFRandonnée · sportsnature.hauteloire.fr — sous licence ETALAB 2.0.
The route in detail
Set off from the car park and go through Brioude. Turn left at the lights, towards Vieille-Brioude. Km 5: in Vieille-Brioude, turn right towards Lavoûte-Chilhac. Follow the Allier gorges to km 11. Km 11: in the village of La Vialette, turn right towards Saint-Just. Hard climb for 4 km. Km 15: dangerous descent to the village of Saint-Just. Km 19: village of Saint-Just. At the crossroads go straight on to the village of Taleyrat. Take the RD 12 to km 29, then the RD 175 to km 36, then the RD 17 to Saint-Beauzire. Go through the village of Saint-Beauzire then turn left at the stop sign (RD 588). Km 41: take the RD 588 to the village of Grenier. At the stop sign, turn right to join the Alagnon valley (RD 909) to km 58. Km 58: turn right onto the RD 655 to the village of Léotoing. Careful, short but hard climb. Km 61: at the junction of the D655 and the D653, go straight on. Continue to the village of Besse. Km 64: turn right, then left, then right to join a minor road that passes under the A75. Km 66: go through the village of Gizac. Go straight on to reach the village of Saint-Géron, then the RD 195. After the cemetery, turn left onto the RD19 to the village of Laroche (km 70). Turn right to reach Brioude via the RD 19.
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