Mont Mézenc

Mont Mézenc : The Michelin guide review

There are two possible approaches from Estables, but the most frequented and best signposted is the Croix de Boutières path. At the summit an immense panorama opens up to you: to the north, the Meygal massif and the Forez Mountains; to the west, the Bassin du Puy, the Velay and the Auvergne Mountains; to the south, the Lac d'Issarlès and a horizon full of sucs; and to the east, the gorges of La Saliouse and L'Eysse, which dig into Boutières territory towards the Haut-Eyrieux. Beyond that there lie the Alps, whose tallest peaks can just be made out on a fine day.