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Beautiful lake and raised moor

A very beautiful, little-known lake

Too bad that the only refreshment point reported nearby is closed

Crater lake at 1225m altitude

La Godivelle is an extremely isolated village. With its large fountain, its church and its sublime landscapes, it is a town where it is good to stop.

Magnificent little lake where François Mitterrand went every year to taste the truffade.

The Puy de Montcineyre, at the time of its formation, blocked the course of a river, and formed this large lake in the shape of a crescent. Although it was not formed during a volcanic explosion, its depth of 20 meters is significant.

In one of my old hiking diaries, I wrote about Lac Chauvet: “At the end of the afternoon, my feet soak in the soft and cool waters of Lac Chauvet. Impressive in its strict circularity, the lake is the culmination of a maar; in other words, the meeting underground of a magma and a water table. As a good soloist, I try to observe the rare movements of the lake which could betray the presence of fish. According to the signs planted near the one and only pontoon of the body of water, trout, carp and even salmon would have taken up residence there”.