You either take the cable car to the top of Plomb du Cantal or scale it yourself. Once there you walk an ancient Roman trail with some mouthwatering vistas on both sides en route to the charming village of Thiézac and your welcoming hotel - enjoy!
Day 3. Thiézac to Mandailles.
8 miles/12 kms - 750 ms altitude gain & 600 ms descent.
Enjoy a fine day’s hiking as you climb out of the Cère valley and walk some fine ridges en route to Mandailles nestled in the Jordan valley.
Day 4. Mandailles - Circular walk
12 miles-18 kms, with shorter option. Full option: 980 m altitude gain & 1190 m descent. Shorter option, 9.5 miles/14 kms avoids 250 ms of ascent.
This is what you’ve been waiting for: the Puy Mary experience. You gain access via the Bréche de Rolland and pay homage via Puy Chavaroche. Une sacré balade!
Day 5. Transfer to Murat…
..and the end of a memorable tour. Au revoir et bon retour.
d) Access
Your tour commences from the delightful Cantalian town of Murat. Best access is via train from Beziers, Claremont-Ferrand, St Etienne or Toulouse and relevant airports are Paris CDG, Lyon, Toulouse and a number of smaller airports in the Languedoc area.
e) Accommodation
Welcoming, comfortable, family-run accommodations await you, incl. auberge/walkers’ inn, chambre d’hote and hotel.
• One night in 2-star hotel
• One night in either a comfortable chambre d’hote, auberge or walkers’ inn
• Two nights in a convivial walkers’ inn.
f) What's included
Included • 4 nights B & B
• 3 picnic lunches and 4 evening meals
• Collection from and return to Murat
• Luggage transfers¹ and transport integral to the programmme.
• Cell-phone loan for non-Europeans if required, subject to availability.
• Hiking Notes, map & themed vacation dossier
• Emergency telephone help-line service with British backup.
Not included
• Remaining meals, drinks & any extras.
• Personal expenses
• Entrances into optional cultural visits and venues
• Travel, walking and personal insurance
• Single rooms
g) Prices 2010: Best of walking Auvergne
Price per person based on 2 persons sharing £450.00 or €495.00
double room
Extra night’s (accommodation only) per person
Mandailles: £35.00 or €40.00
Thiezac: £40.00 or €45.00