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Chemin des Muletiers – Puy de Dôme Summit loop from Chaîne des Puys

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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Clermont-Ferrand
Ceyssat

Chemin des Muletiers – Puy de Dôme Summit loop from Chaîne des Puys

Moderate

4.7

(227)

3,388

hikers

Chemin des Muletiers – Puy de Dôme Summit loop from Chaîne des Puys

01:57

5.10km

360m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne

Waypoints

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87 m

Tour of the Puy de Dôme

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Some passages are quite steep.
If it has snowed and the ground is icy, it is good to have a walking stick with you.

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735 m

Passage of the cog railway

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The Puys cogwheel train allows their ascent without requiring great effort. It can be an alternative for people who do not feel ready to climb on foot.

Its system of …

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1.53 km

Chemin des Muletiers

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The Chemin des Muletiers is one of the main routes leading to the summit of the Puy de Dôme.

Its steep slope is approached by a path made of about …

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2.05 km

Puy de Dôme Summit

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Summit of the Puys chain, the Puy de Dôme rises to 1,465 meters above sea level. It offers the best possible panorama of the entire chain, totaling nearly 80 puys! …

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2.58 km

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2.76 km

Temple of Mercury

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The Temple of Mercury is an archaeological site discovered at the end of the 19th century, it is a Roman sanctuary

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3.16 km

Puy de Dôme

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5.10 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

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4.30 km

397 m

231 m

162 m

Surfaces

3.87 km

753 m

224 m

174 m

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Thursday 20 August

22°C

12°C

54 %

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Comments

August 17, 2022,Wandeling Puy-de-Dôme: Chemin des Muletiers
Walk is fine to do with children. Path is quite good with stones and some rocks. Reasonable condition desired.

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May 24, 2023,Puy de Dôme
Well... it was so foggy we couldn't see anything. But at least we were up there. 😂🤷🏼‍♂️

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Classic and easy hike with a beautiful view of the Auvergne volcanoes

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Now that I had "killed" time, a short window of time opened up, as I had hoped, in which I thought it made sense to climb the volcano... And to say it up front, I'm glad that I held out and grateful that I was able to implement my plan in a meaningful way... What an experience, what panoramas... I …

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The route stopped because there was no more battery, but the return was made and completed to end up at the starting point ;)

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