6 - Outing between gorges and plateau
Start: Salle polyvalente de Lempdes-sur-Allagnon
Come and discover the Alagnon valley, a wild river and tributary of the Allier, on a pleasant road that will take you, by a winding climb, to the village of Léotoing and its medieval château. The return is along a departmental road on the plateau of the old holiday “Imperial road”.
- Distance
- 16 km
- Elevation gain
- +236 m
- Elevation loss
- -235 m
- Duration
- 1 h
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 feel of the route
In the heart of the Respirando resort of Auzon Communauté de Communes, the village of Lempdes sur Allagnon stretches all along the Alagnon river. The route will take you into the valley of the river, which rises a few kilometres further on in the volcanic massif of the Cantal.
In pictures
Other hikes in the area
Mountain biking
Cycling4 - From the Allier to the Alagnon
Start: Parking du Centre Historique de Brioude
- 74.4 km
- +1306 m
- 3 h 30 min
Cycling