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Loop - Les puys Lassolas et de la Vache - Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne

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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

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Loop - Les puys Lassolas et de la Vache - Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne

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Loop - Les puys Lassolas et de la Vache - Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne

01:25

4.34km

190m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 5, 2024

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Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne

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2.22 km

Puy de Lassolas

Highlight • Volcano

The Puy de Lassolas is the twin of the Puy de la Vache: these two volcanoes were born during the same eruption. Their lava flow created the Aydat and Cassière lakes by obstructing the Veyre. The summit of its cinder cone allows you to observe the Chaine des Puys.

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Puy de la Vache

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The Puy de la Vache has a crater due to a lava flow. This flow, with that of the Puy de Lassolas, constitutes the Cheire d'Aydat which created the lakes of Aydat and La Cassière by obstructing the Veyre. Its summit allows you to observe the Puys chain.

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The Giant Frogs

Highlight • Natural Monument

These eight ceramic giants are the installation of two female artists.

Through their creations, these women wanted to highlight the cultural aspect of the Auvergne Volcanoes Park.

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4.34 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.73 km

1.20 km

342 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.80 km

383 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,150 m)

Lowest point (980 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

26°C

14°C

51 %

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Comments

May 14, 2025,Im Nationalpark der Vulkane / Les Puys Lassolas et de la Vache

The most famous volcano in the area is probably the Puy de Dôme. But it's a bustling tourist destination, and you can take the train to the top. It's very reminiscent of the Brocken in the Harz Mountains.
I chose the "second most famous" volcanoes and puffed hard until I reached both peaks – just like the steam locomotive on …

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April 29, 2023,Puy de la Vache & Puy de Lassolas

The Puy de la Vache is one of the 80 volcanoes of the Chain from Puy and is attached to the Puy de Lassolas. These two volcanoes are the two youngest of the Puys chain, they are over 8000 years old and their last eruption around 6020 BC. They are monogenic volcanoes, that is to say born from a single …

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