Spring in the Haut-Lignon, for a weekend

Just 45 minutes by car from Saint Étienne or Annonay, come and visit us!

Between 900 and 1100 m altitude, springtime brings a very special feeling. It’s like being reborn, coming out of your winter shell. Every year, this feeling is just as strong, like the grace of the daffodil emerging from the earth, above the dead leaves and sleeping grasses.

Come and recharge your batteries in the Haut-Lignon and enjoy nature to the full!
To help you prepare for your spring break in the Haut-Lignon region of the Haute-Loire, here are a few suggestions for the area around Le Chambon-sur-Lignon and Tence.
A natural and rejuvenating program just 2 hours from Lyon, on the Haut-Lignon, a destination with the “Famille plus” label.

Published on 21 February 2025

Saturday

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Marché hebdomadaire

Stroll on the market

Saturday is market day in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon!

At this time of year, producers offer their first vegetables, salads and radishes.
The first goat cheeses of the year make their appearance, creamy and mild.
Local charcuterie is on the shelves.
And the gardens are getting ready ! The market takes on a springtime feel. Many horticulturists are selling the first plants. The locals come from all the surrounding villages to buy their plants, so the atmosphere is friendly and rural!

1 hr.

Stroll along the Lignon

Discover the village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon and the banks of the Lignon, following the Concordia trail.

This 1h30 round-trip circuit takes you through the village and along the banks of the Lignon, where you can enjoy the tranquility of the river.

1 hour (round trip) or 1h30 (loop)

Information Office de tourisme du Haut-Lignon 04 71 59 71 56

The concordia trail

Tables de pique-nique de l'étang de la Croisière

Picnic by the pond

A picnic at Etang de la Croisière

An unusual, peaceful spot for a picnic. Time to set the table with your market produce!
Étang de la Croisière: tables – 45.060107, 4.314365
On-site parking, stroller access.

Restaurants Famille Plus label

At one of our Family Plus restaurants, you’ll find a table for a delicious family meal.

We’ll give you special attention: coloring pages for the kids, a changing table for babies, a high chair, and above all, a tasty children’s menu!

Family Plus restaurants

Tyrolean traverse at the Parcours aventure de l'écureuil

Climbing trees in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon

After the winter months, the forest of the Ecureuil adventure trail reveals its fir green, contrasting with the “yellow daffodils”. On the Haut-Lignon, spring is truly a beautiful season!

Children will love stretching their legs and climbing in the trees. A Respirando activity with the Famille Plus label

Set in the heart of a forest of hundred-year-old fir trees, the accrobranche course is the largest accrobranche park in Haute-Loire.
It features over 150 different workshops, slacklines from 1.20 m to 10 m high, endless zip lines and breathtaking Tarzan jumps.

At this time of year, weather permitting, we advise you to book ahead by calling 06 71 26 99 77.

2 hours

Tree climbing at Parcours Aventure de l'Écureuil

Sunday

As the days grow longer, it’s time to get moving, put on your sneakers and hit the trails…
Here, everything is reborn in spring.
Everything opens up, starting with our outdoor activity sites.

Tapping the ball Putting golf in Tence!

Le Putting golf du Mazel

A unique game in France, somewhere between the simplicity and ease of mini-golf and the feel and spirit of top-level golf.
The course (2 x 9 holes) extends over a magnificent 2-hectare area in the heart of the Crouzilhac forest.
The site is as exceptional as the activity is unique. The unexpected quality of the turf, watered by the nearby pond, maintained by hand… and naturally flowered by the daffodils on the plateau, is astonishing.

In need of refreshment? Take the time to enjoy a locally-produced beverage (fruit juices and beers) onthe wooden terrace, made from local forests. While you’re waiting your turn, why not play one of the games around the course, or head for the druid rock?
Putting… Still think it’s just another form of golf?

Opening March 14, 2025

2 hours

Just like golf: Putting golf

Swing at 1000 m altitude!

La Pierre de lune golf course at Le Chambon-sur-Lignon:

One of the most beautiful courses in Auvergne, facing Mont Mézenc.

18 holes, plus 3 holes for beginners, driving range. Hilly, wooded setting, putting green, practice green for approach shots and bunker shots. Pro-shop, cart, buggy and club hire.
Each of the 18 holes blends into its natural surroundings, offering players the assurance of renewed pleasure. Courses, lessons, golf school (from age 7): beginners, advanced.

Opening March 22, 2025 to November 11, 2025, daily 8am to 7pm. July and August 8am to 7:30pm

2 hours

Swing at 1000 m altitude!

Reasons (others) to come on the Haut-Lignon

Fun evenings!

The Mason Bear comes out of hibernation… Season opens Friday, March 14, 2025.

L’Ours Maçon is a multi-faceted place, lost in the forest of the Druids, run by three brothers and above all supported by customers from Tence and beyond who, with their smiles and good humor, bring and keep alive the good humor and conviviality, serenity and joie de vivre that have characterized this place since its creation in 1997.

Since 2011, the association “La Grande Ours” has been organizing concerts in the Salle de l’Ours Maçon. It strives to offer a high-quality, varied and festive program.

The auditorium on the site of the Putting gokf du Mazel!
Concerts on Friday evenings according to programming.

The Mason Bear

Discover the program

Spring cravings

The Tourist Office team has put together a program ofactivities, family outings andspringtime delights!
For young and old alike, a program of activities specially designed for families during the Easter vacations.

Nature walks, donkey rides, creative workshops, egg hunts, farm visits, transhumance…

Lodgings for a weekend

Choose your accommodation from our selection.

In a vacation residence near the village, in a gîte near the forest or with a panoramic view, in a riverside rental, or a lodge with a wellness area.

All you need to know For a family weekend

Family activities
Family agenda
Things to see and do with the family