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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Issoire
Besse-Et-Saint-Anastaise

Lake Pavin – View of Lake Pavin loop from Besse

Hard

5.0

(5)

34

hikers

Lake Pavin – View of Lake Pavin loop from Besse

05:03

17.4km

440m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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: May 22, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 309 m for 92 m

Closed: • during snow conditions (otherwise open)

After 3.81 km for 188 m

Closed: • during snow conditions (otherwise open)

After 5.50 km for 330 m

Closed: • during snow conditions (otherwise open)

After 16.6 km for 545 m

Closed: • during snow conditions (otherwise open)

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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422 m

Lake Pavin

Highlight • Lake

Lac Pavin is a lake that formed in the crater of a Puy-de-Dôme volcano. It is located at an altitude of 1205m.

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2

816 m

Devil's Chair

Highlight • Natural Monument

Huge rock in the shape of a throne at the center of many legends.

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4

1.45 km

View of Lake Pavin

Highlight • Other

Nice view over lac Pavin. Perfect to rest during the climb.

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5

2.34 km

6

2.34 km

Puy Montchal

Highlight • Summit

It is really touristic to walk there but the views are worth it!

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7

3.99 km

Crater of Puy de Montchal

Highlight • Volcano

8

14.3 km

The Goyon Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

This ferruginous spring gushes out in a fountain itself set in a stone enclosure, making the place intriguing, all the more so as the effect is accentuated by the deposit of rust which has tinted the fountain red.

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17.4 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.27 km

3.82 km

3.54 km

693 m

103 m

Surfaces

8.80 km

3.21 km

2.71 km

2.28 km

419 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,380 m)

Lowest point (1,020 m)

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Thursday 2 July

22°C

12°C

18 %

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