La Vallee des Rouets
Key facts
- Distance
- 1.6 km
- Ascent
- +85 m
- Descent
- −48 m
- Estimated time
- 35 min
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Not rated
- Route
- Point to point
- ends elsewhere
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 0.8 km under 10%, 0.7 km at 10 to 20% and 0.1 km over 20%. Elevation from 437 m to 516 m over 1.6 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 2%
- Dirt & gravel 96%
- Unknown 2%
- Path types
- Trail 79%
- Track 21%
Difficulty
No official rating for this track: we do not make one up.
Getting there
Start: Du bâtiment d'accueil de la vallée des rouets., Thiers (63).
Sources
- Track: Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme, PDIPR, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (opendata.clermontmetropole.eu/explore/dataset/les_circuits_des_itineraires_de_promenade_conseil-dep-63-kml-vcf/). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Surface and path types: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, extract of 28 October 2026, matched to the track every 10 m (openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- Official elevation gain: 85 m, Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme (publication Clermont Auvergne Métropole)
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