The Tour des Vaches Rouges is a hiking trail situated on the unspoilt high plateaux of Le Cézallier, in the heart of the Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans D’Auvergne, where summer meadows, lakes and peat bogs form a wild and authentic landscape. Straddling the departments of Puy de Dôme and Cantal, the 135 km route will give you the illusion of travelling through Mongolia! Off we go on an itinerary with a Wow factor!
The Tour des Vaches Rouges is an invitation to travel, a witness to time and the life of people in these mountains of the Massif Central. Also known as the “Tour du Cézallier”, this trail is both a paradise for cows grazing in summer pastures and for hikers who love nature and, it has to be said, who love solitude too!
Along the way, explore villages, churches, abbeys, fountains, washhouses, bread ovens and a vast local heritage. You’ll be enchanted by the traditional “burons”, small squat huts built of volcanic stone with traditional “lauzes” stone roofs.
Buron hut in the Cézallier summer pastures
km : 135 à 181 km
Duration: 8 to 11 days
Departure / Arrival: Egliseneuve d'Entraigues
(Puy-de-Dôme)
June to October
No pets allowed (crossing mountain pastures)
Tour des Vaches Rouges
Voyager léger [Cantal Taxis] in Murat - Fabrice Charbonnel
voyagerleger@tva63.fr - +33 (0)7 48 86 38 65
This trail deserves all your attention, so please adopt a respectful approach to the environment around you when walking: do not pick any flowers, do not throw your rubbish in the countryside and do not walk off the trail! Pets are forbidden, even if kept on a lead, as you cross private property and pastures where herds are grazing. Do not hesitate to go around the herds if they are on the path.
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