It flows in a stone trough inside an old renovated farmhouse with a Lauze roof. It is possible to drink water directly from the source.
The lake's water sports center contributes greatly to the site's tourist success, thanks to its many activities: fun water jets, water games: water volleyball, diving, pedal boat rental, etc.
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Windsurfing activity, canoeing activity, skate-board track. An outdoor bowling alley, petanque courts and mini-golf, twenty-five picnic tables with the possibility of a barbecue, a volleyball court, a football pitch, a tennis court, supervised beach and swimming.
A fitness trail around the lake enjoying good sunshine and a superb view of the volcanic juices of Gerbier-Mézenc. Lifeguard present every day from 11 a.m. to 18 p.m., from July 1 to August 31.
Regarding dogs, swimming is prohibited in the area with the water line but they can swim on the other side of the lake away from people. They are allowed on the beach on a leash.
Opening
From 15/06 to 15/09/2024.
Swimming supervised in July/August.
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The "authentic source" symbolizes, by the monument erected in 1938 by the Touring Club of France, the source of the Loire. Nearby, a triptych of information on the Gerbier-de-Jonc platform and the Maison de site.
This source corresponds to the official source indicated on the cadastral plan n° 87. It flows in a natural environment, it comes out of the ground in a meadow, under a stone which bears the inscription “here begins my road to the ocean”.
The Loire has its cradle at the foot of this astonishing natural belvedere 1551 m high. The ascent will allow you, after 30 minutes of climbing, to admire a 360° panorama. On a clear day, you will be able to see the whiteness of Mont Blanc.
Made entirely of wood, the caravan will offer you a very intimate, atypical and romantic setting with its private terrace not overlooked. It has a room with a sofa convertible into a double bed and a separate bedroom.
The junction of the sources of the Loire, at the mill of Ligeret, is the place of all the postcards.
The Five Sucs are domed Pelean volcanoes from the same family as the famous Mont Gerbier de Jonc. Their names are: Montfol, Sépoux, Séponet, Taupernas and Lauzière.
A Pelean volcano is of the extrusive type, that is to say that it involves a viscous magma, not very rich in gas, building domes. Depending on the viscosity of the lava, the domes can be built according to several shapes.
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