Le Puy de Paugnat
Key facts
- Distance
- 10.5 km
- Ascent
- +220 m
- Descent
- −195 m
- Estimated time
- 2 hr 45
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Not rated
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 9.4 km under 10% and 1.0 km at 10 to 20%. Elevation from 774 m to 892 m over 10.5 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 30%
- Dirt & gravel 70%
- Path types
- Trail 20%
- Track 60%
- Road 20%
Difficulty
No official rating for this track: we do not make one up.
Getting there
Start: Devant l'école de Paugnat, Charbonnières-les-Varennes (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: 220 m, Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme (publication Clermont Auvergne Métropole)
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