サンジュリアンピュイラヴェーゼの天然記念物・トップ16

Pretty waterfall not far from a second one, part of a small loop of waterfalls starting from the landscaped cemetery

The Banne d'Ordanche is a 1515 m high volcanic peak in the shape of a neck-shaped crater head. It solidified about 2 million years ago before being planed down by glaciers (https://www.sancy.com/) The views in all directions are phenomenal and the summit is easy to reach - the last part is comfortably via wooden stairs. Due to several nearby car parks, you are rarely alone here in good weather.

There is a viewing platform from which you can have a beautiful view of the waterfall. The 'Ruisseau des Morts du Guéry' drains a large part of the plateau du Guéry. This waterfall can be impressive. It is also the main tributary of the Lac du Guéry.

La Banne d'Ordanche is a peak of volcanic origin in the Dore Mountains in the Puy-de-Dôme department. It culminates at an altitude of 1,512 m and overlooks the town of La Bourboule. Easily accessible from the Col de Guéry, there is a wonderful 360° panoramic view (orientation table above) of the Puys chain, the Puy de Sancy, but also of the Cantal mountains. Source: Wikipedia

There is a rest area at the lake and a small snack bar not far away.

This atypical body of water is a volcanic dam lake created by a basaltic lava flow. This is the first of a long series that you will encounter on this GR 30. It is particularly impressive for the many views that we have of the Chaîne des Puys and the Sancy.

Puy Gros is one of the many extinct volcanoes that shapes the Auvergne region. It culminates at 1,485 meters above sea level. From its summit, you can observe the entire route of the Dordogne between Mont-Dore and La Bourboule. To the south, you will easily guess the steep summit of the roof of Auvergne: the Puy de Sancy.

La Banne d'Ordanche is the remnant of a volcano that rises to 1,515 meters above sea level. Frozen in the Pleistocene period two million years ago, its neck-shaped summit offers a spectacular panorama over the Dordogne valley. You will find an orientation table which indicates the three volcanic massifs of the Regional Natural Park of the Volcanoes of Auvergne: the Dômes chain, the Monts Dore chain and the Cantalien massif.