Jassy

La Godivelle

Pédestre

Distance : 14.5 km

Durée : 4h15

Difficulté : Modéré

Tracé : Boucle

Dénivelé : 315 m

Balisage : Green

Brion lac des Bordes
Brion lac des Bordes
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La Godivelle / CD63-Joël Damase
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This is THE Cézallier. Inconsistent bumps swell the huge green carpet, sometimes peeled and yellow, sometimes spiked with coniferous trees. The lakes of La Godivelle, the meanders of the couze d’Ardes in glacial valleys… the great calm!

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From Besse-Saint-Anastaise, follow the D36. At Compains, take the D26 towards Espinchal, then the D32 to the left, as far as La Godivelle. Parking behind the church.

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Étape 1 : From the start sign on the D32 opposite La Godivelle town hall, stay on the main road, pass the cemetery (view of the Sancy massif) and continue for 500m on the road until you reach an intersection with a track on the left.

Étape 2 : Go downhill, cross a footbridge and turn right into the woods. At the end of the wood, continue straight ahead. At the crossroads, turn left. At the next junction, turn right along a wide gravel path. At the T-junction, turn right. In Brion, just before the road, turn right up the track. Cross the road, go straight ahead. At the crow’s-foot (gite d’étape), turn right. At the main road, turn right between the houses until you reach a T-junction.

Étape 3 : Cross the road and go straight ahead on a path between 2 fences (off the circuit :- 20 mn AR – go up the road to the right to reach the foirail and then the top of the Brion motte, panoramic view). At the T-junction, turn right, then immediately left. At a road, go straight up a wide track. At the T-junction, turn right. At the road, go left. At Jassy, turn right, cross the bridge and continue to the next junction.

Étape 4 : Turn right onto the small road leading to Lac de St-Alyre. Cross the dike. Drive alongside the lake, then climb up to a fence which you follow to the right. Cross it on a stepladder and follow it to the left (after the 3rd stepladder, view of La Godivelle and Lac d’en Bas). Descend to the farm, join the road and climb left to return to the starting point.

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Étape 1

From the start sign on the D32 opposite La Godivelle town hall, stay on the main road, pass the cemetery (view of the Sancy massif) and continue for 500m on the road until you reach an intersection with a track on the left.

Étape 2

Go downhill, cross a footbridge and turn right into the woods. At the end of the wood, continue straight ahead. At the crossroads, turn left. At the next junction, turn right along a wide gravel path. At the T-junction, turn right. In Brion, just before the road, turn right up the track. Cross the road, go straight ahead. At the crow’s-foot (gite d’étape), turn right. At the main road, turn right between the houses until you reach a T-junction.

Étape 3

Cross the road and go straight ahead on a path between 2 fences (off the circuit :- 20 mn AR – go up the road to the right to reach the foirail and then the top of the Brion motte, panoramic view). At the T-junction, turn right, then immediately left. At a road, go straight up a wide track. At the T-junction, turn right. At the road, go left. At Jassy, turn right, cross the bridge and continue to the next junction.

Étape 4

Turn right onto the small road leading to Lac de St-Alyre. Cross the dike. Drive alongside the lake, then climb up to a fence which you follow to the right. Cross it on a stepladder and follow it to the left (after the 3rd stepladder, view of La Godivelle and Lac d’en Bas). Descend to the farm, join the road and climb left to return to the starting point.

Opening

From 01/01 to 31/12 daily.

Subject to favorable weather.

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  • Pets welcome

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Mountain view

For your own safety, always take a bottle of water, a hat, warm clothing and footwear suitable for walking.
Depending on weather conditions, certain itineraries are not recommended in bad weather (fog) or are not practicable, or even forbidden, during the winter season.
Some sites are fragile, so stay on the marked trails. Avoid picking wild flowers and disturbing wildlife. Pick up your garbage.
Animals are not allowed on some routes.

Accepted animals

Warning: grazing areas. Keep dogs on a leash. Close fence gates and use ladders. Estiv passage.

Jassy Parking face à la mairie en bas du village
63850 La Godivelle

04 73 79 52 84

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Last update 9 March 2026