Sentier de l'imaginaire : circuit "du magma à la pierre"
Magma to stone. The soul of the trail: in a roar of explosions, in a river of boiling magma were born the plateaux and valleys of Lacroix-Barrez.
Follow "Binocle la maupe", she'll give you the keys to the mysteries of Cantal's volcanoes and their stones. The Sentier's surprise: a stone giant, Basalte, sits in the middle of the lava flow.
Practical information: 2 trails:
Trail 1: "le parcours de La Fage", easy.
Start: Place du Cardinal Verdier, near the church, "Retrouvailles" area
Marking: binocle la taupe verte
Duration: 1h00 - 2.6 km
Accessible to children aged 3 and over.
Trail 2 "the lava flow trail" (le parcours de la coulée de lave)
Start: Place du Cardinal Verdier, near the church, "Retrouvailles" area
Signposting: Sylvestre le singe rouge
Duration: 1h30 - 3.3 km
Open all year round, free access, free of charge.
Bonus:
Games for children at La Fage and a giant slide to Binocle the mole's house!
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Château de Valon (10 min away) and its medieval village. Self-guided and guided tours, children's activities: open from Spring vacation to mid-September and during Autumn vacation. Further information at www.chateau-valon.carladez.fr or 05 65 66 22 36. Groups by appointment.
Visit the Cardinal Verdier Museum by appointment on 06 30 88 33 97 (under the church).
Family fishing course at the étang de la Fage.
Events in spring and summer, see our tourist office diary page, and the trail's facebook page.
Open all year round, free of charge.
