Walking in the Auvergne

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Introduction
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When to go
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Getting around
Accommodation
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Waymarking
Hazards and emergencies
Using this guide


1 The Cantal
Walk 1 Puy de Niermont
Walk 2 An Ascent of the Puy de Peyre Arse
Walk 3 Puy Mary with Optional Excursion to Puy de la Tourte
Walk 4 Traverse of the Br&##xea;che de Rolland from Puy Mary to Peyre Arse
Walk 5 Around Medieval Murat
Walk 6 The Plomb du Cantal
Walk 7 A Rombi&##xe8;re Ramble
Walk 8 Puy Griou
Walk 9 Up the Usclade
Walk 10 The Elanc&##xe8;ze
Walk 11 Puy Violent and the Shadow Rock
Walk 12 Roches Taillade and Roc d'Hozi&##xe9;res
Walk 13 Circuit of Puy Chavaroche
Walk 14 St Cirgues de Jordanne - Southern circuit
Walk 15 St Cirgues de Jordanne - Northern circuit


2 The Ch&##xe2;ine des Puys (Monts Domes)
Walk 16 Puy de Dome
Walk 17 Puys Lassolas and de la Vache
Walk 18 Around Orcival
Walk 19 Puy des Gouttes
Walk 20 The Crater of Puy Pariou
Walk 21 The Water of Volvic


3 The Monts Dore
Walk 22 The Grand Horseshoe: Puy de Sancy from Mont-Dore
Walk 23 Up the Chaudefour Valley to Puys Sancy and Ferrand
Walk 24 Around Lake Pavin
Walk 25 Connecting the Cascades of Puy d'Angle
Walk 26 The Tuili&##xe8;re and Sanadoire rocks
Walk 27 A Tour of the Curiosities of St Nectaire
Walk 28 Lake Gu&##xe9;ry and the Banne d'Ordanche


4 The Haute-Loire: Livradois Forez and Velay
Walk 29 Around Chaise-Dieu and the Senouire
Walk 30 The Gorges of the Loire
Walk 31 A Circuit of All&##xe8;gre
Walk 32 Mont Bar from All&##xe8;gre
Walk 33 Domeyrat and the Senouire
Walk 34 Vieille Brioude and the Ceroux
Walk 35 Lavaudieu Abbey and the Senouire


5 The Montagne Bourbonnaise
Walk 36 The Ruins of Montgilbert
Walk 37 Milling around the Mills
Walk 38 Around Ch&##xe2;tel Montagne and the Puy de Roc
Walk 39 Rocher St Vincent
Walk 40 The Cascade de la Pisserote
Walk 41 The Plateau de la Verrerie and its Tourbi&##xe8;re
Walk 42 Pierre Ch&##xe2;tel from St Nicolas des Biefs

Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Glossary of French walking terms
Appendix C Further reading
Appendix D Useful contacts