2.6km
Total Distance
39m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

An easy loop around a near-perfect circular crater lake, the deepest in Auvergne. Beech forest cloaks the steep rim of this young volcanic maar. Dark still water and legends give it a mysterious air.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Salle hors-sac du Montchal · 0.3km
    Shelter
  2. 2
    Estive Bessarde · 0.4km
    Viewpoint
  3. 3
    Viewpoint · 0.6km
  4. 4
    Water point · 1.4km
Parking
405m from the start
Surface
natural ground
Marked route
Le puy de Montchal et le Lac Pavin, Ballade autour du Pavin, Boucle Longue du Sancy

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Difficulty

1/5 · Very Easy