Lake Sidiailles – Lac de Sidiailles from Allier loop from Sidiailles

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Lake Sidiailles – Lac de Sidiailles from Allier loop from Sidiailles

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Lake Sidiailles – Lac de Sidiailles from Allier loop from Sidiailles

03:30

13.1km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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360 m

Lake Sidiailles

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What you don't see when you walk here: this lake exists thanks to sheer stubbornness.
When the La Joyante River was dammed in the 1970s, no one believed the lake …

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2.94 km

La passerelle du Lac de Sidiailles

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Walking above the water
Hidden among the greenery, you'll find this impressive suspension bridge connecting the two shores of Lac de Sidiailles.
It wobbles slightly as you walk across it… …

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3.53 km

Ruins of the Château de la Roche-Guillebaud

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Hidden among moss and rocks lies this medieval castle. Quiet, mysterious, and almost swallowed up by nature.
What many people don't know: beneath these ruins lies an ancient underground passage …

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4.33 km

Lac de Sidiailles from Allier

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What you don't see when you walk here: this lake exists thanks to sheer stubbornness.
When the La Joyante River was dammed in the 1970s, no one believed the lake …

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4.54 km

River swimming spot

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6.89 km

Viewpoint

8.30 km

The barrage

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You hear it before you see it: the water rushing past the rocks far below.
The dam itself isn't a thing of beauty, but the contrast with the still lake above is precisely what makes it special.

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13.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.2 km

1.90 km

877 m

108 m

Surfaces

7.41 km

2.85 km

1.46 km

1.32 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 4 November

15°C

3°C

19 %

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Comments

March 22, 2022,Rondom le lac de Sidialles

Planned a trip around Lake Sidialles today.
This tour is fully signposted, so easy to follow. We did it in the other direction.
Along the way you walk through different areas, so the landscape is very varied. You walk through heath zones on top of the rocks, so especially beautiful in August. Forest paths that were now overgrown with forest …

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