Chaudefour Valley Nature Reserve

amazing

is you like walking this is the place to be the view is breathless and is so healthy to walk around so much oxigen an a lot of variety of plants ijust loved it

Vallee de Chaudefour / Chambon-sur-le Lac

Very nice Valley in a nature reserve in the mountains of Sancy, for nature lovers, many nice draging streams a nice vegetation with wild flowers and rocks in a superb valley.

A magical place

We were staying in a gîte close to the valley and I walked in early on several mornings when I had the place to myself. There are impressive rock formations where peregrine falcons nest, lots of wild...

A very scenic (if sportive) way to climb to the Sancy mountains

Get a map or precise directions as the signs could be confusing at the bottom of the valley on which direction to follow to the top. Departure for the trek is from the parking near Buron de Chaudefour...

Tranquility in comparison with Puy de Sancy

We had a hot and rewarding walk up the Valle de Chaudefour a National Nature Reserve, so no dogs allowed, but we did see a French couple with their dog which left its mark on the footpath very close t...