COL DU CHEVAL MORT

The Col du Cheval Mort is a pass in the Margeride massif which culminates at an altitude of 1,454m.

It is at the Col du Cheval Mort (Dead Horse Pass) that the small asphalt road begins, which allows access to the Truc de Fortunio and the Randon signal. The highest peaks of the Margeride with an altitude of 1,551m.

The sad legend of the name of the Col du Cheval Mort tells that one Christmas Eve, a long time ago, a man named Baptistou went on horseback from Froidviala to visit his bride in Saint-Amant. He was caught in a snowstorm as he approached the ruined hut at the foot of the pass. He took shelter for a moment against a low stone wall, but in order not to freeze to death he had to open the belly of his horse and take shelter inside to protect himself from the cold.

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