The route of the Sources and gorges of the Allier (GR 470) invites you to go up the Allier valley from Brioude to its sources, from Haute-Loire to Lozère to Moure de la Gardille at 1 m above sea level. 'altitude. This Great Hike runs for 503 km along one of the last wild rivers in Europe and can be covered in 190 stages.
Many wild landscapes, shaped by water and volcanoes, await hikers: deep gorges, granite or basalt plateaus, moors, forests... It is also a land with a preserved and valued heritage: picturesque villages, Romanesque churches, murals , rock castles that will seduce adventurous spirits as well as nature lovers who come to recharge their batteries in the wake of the salmon.
