Discovering the Méginand Plateau

Are you familiar with the Plateau de Méginand, a sensitive and preserved natural area stretching across five municipalities in western Lyon? This agricultural plateau is home to mixed farming and livestock breeding, as well as little-known fauna and flora. We invite you to discover the area bordered by the Ribes stream and its information terminals.

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n°390145

Creation:
20 Oct 2016

Last update:
30 Dec 2017

Last review:
01 Nov 2025

Activity: Walking
Distance: 10.94 km
Average duration: 3h 35
Difficulty: Easy
Back to start: Yes
Ascent: + 156 m
Descent: - 158 m
Highest point: 394 m
Lowest point: 239 m

Country: France
Area: Massif central
District: Sainte-Consorce (69280)
Start/End: N 45.774931° / E 4.691297°
IGN map(s): Ref. 3031OT
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Description of the walk

Get to Sainte-Consorce (a commune west of Lyon) via Marcy l'Étoile or Saint-Genis-les-Ollières.
Park in the carpool car park or the community centre car park (below the town hall) near the school complex.

(S/E) When you leave the car park, head towards the town hall and turn left onto Avenue des Combattants between the museum and the illuminated sign. Walk past the statue of Sainte-Consorce. Enjoy the view of Lyon and the wide panorama stretching from the Alps to Mont Pilat.

(1) At the first crossroads, turn left onto Chemin de la Badellière until you reach Rue des Monts.

(2) First turn left then right and take Chemin du Badel (signposted "Parc d'activités de Sainte-Consorce"). Carefully cross the D30 (Marcy - Grézieu) and take Chemin de Méginand opposite. Leave the business park on your right.

(3) After the gas installation, turn left with the road and continue straight ahead on a dirt track to the forest (Clapeloup marker). Take the wide track on the right at the edge of the forest. After zigzagging, it joins Chemin du Bois Ponard, which you should follow as it continues.

(4) Cross Chemin de Méginand (Méginand 268 signpost) and arrive at Chemin de Chante-Ruisseau. Take it to the left and descend to Chemin de Saint-Genis (new gas installation on the right). Follow this road to the right (path protected by a safety barrier) and cross at the first protected crossing to continue to the entrance to Vallon de Ribes, 100 metres further on

(5). Descend to the left into this pretty valley. Follow it to the corner of the housing estate at a place called Les Hauprés (green fence of a villa). Leave the valley by going up to the right.

(6) At the recycling point, turn left onto Rue des Usclards and continue to the roundabout. Cross Rue Georges Kaiser and take Rue des Gouttes (no entry) opposite, then turn right onto Rue du Vorlat.

(7) At the end of the street (signposted "Monts d'Or 288 m"), turn right onto Rue des Monts d'Or. At the end, this street turns left and leads to a path that crosses the Ruisseau de Méginand stream. The climb takes you back to the Méginand plateau at Chemin de Méginand.

(3) Go straight ahead and take the other direction: Chemin de Méginand, gas installation, Parc d'Activités, Rue du Badel to the intersection with Rue des Monts.

(2) This time, turn right. This will take you directly back to the car park at the start near the Town Hall (S/E).

Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 389 m - Carpool parking
1 : km 0.42 - alt. 383 m - Crossroads, La Badellière on the left
2 : km 0.87 - alt. 359 m - Rue des Monts, first turn left then right
3 : km 2.45 - alt. 299 m - Turn left with the road
4 : km 4.47 - alt. 267 m - Chemin de Méginand junction
5 : km 5.15 - alt. 248 m - Vallon de Ribes entrance, turn left.
6 : km 6.32 - alt. 267 m - Recycling point
7 : km 7.58 - alt. 289 m - Balsie "Monts d'Or"
S/E : km 10.94 - alt. 389 m - Carpool parking

Worth a visit

- Antoine Brun Museum (at the start of the walk, Avenue des Combattants): 180 models (out of 400 originally) carved from lime wood by Antoine Brun, a 19th-century peasant artist who never left his native village. They represent: a relief map of the city of Lyon, French monuments and monuments from around the world based on magazines and postcards of the time.

- The Statue of Sainte-Consorce (Avenue des Combattants, 220 metres from the start). It shows her parish at Notre-Dame-de Fourvière. Panorama: admire the Monts d'Or, the Alps and Mont Blanc, Lyon and, to the west, Mont Pilat and the Monts du Lyonnais.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5

Based on 17 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5

Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5

Route interest
4 / 5

gali69

01 Nov 2025 at 15:50 3600

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 01, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful half-day hike near Lyon.
Personally, I start at point 3 and limit myself to the circular route. There are very few paved sections.
It is also possible to start from point 4.
After point 5, you can cross the CD at the pedestrian crossing to take the path opposite. At the crossroads, turn right, cross the Méginand stream to reach the road.

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guybour69

28 Jan 2024 at 20:23 3600

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

a walk near Lyon that can be done in half a day (especially in winter).
At point 3, be careful not to take the first dirt track (which is the return route); you need to continue a little further along the tarmac road.
There is indeed a lot of tarmac, but this is compensated for by the forest section. You can shorten the walk by going directly to point 2 at the start

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pjgrange

19 Sep 2022 at 14:18 7200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 14, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Discover a green space very close to the city of Lyon

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d.aubert6

17 Aug 2020 at 16:16 7200

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Those allergic to tar should refrain. The part in the woods is very pleasant, but the return to the car is laborious.

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evy2369

06 Jun 2020 at 11:50 7200

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

From the circular, the walk is very pleasant, but the route from the car park to the start of the circular and back is on the road and without shade... not very pleasant.

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martine malgras

19 May 2020 at 19:01 7200

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk, especially when the sun is shining

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adrbnpparibas

10 Jun 2019 at 13:55 7200

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

the Méginand plateau is very green and peaceful, with lots of information about the flora and fauna.

I love this walk, which is very shady in hot weather and very easy for families.

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abobillon

17 Sep 2018 at 19:17 7200

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Beautiful views, but quite a lot of tarmac

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wanais

10 Sep 2018 at 21:05 7200

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 10, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Nice hike, but the route includes a lot of tarmac, so it's best avoided if you're only interested in nature.

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gazok54

10 Nov 2017 at 18:25 3600

Thank you both for this constructive exchange, which has resulted in an update to the hike.
And thank you again to GERSIM for promoting the Visorando app, which is very useful on our hiking trails.

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GERSIM

10 Nov 2017 at 15:36 3600

A little surprised by the mention of these two "errors" that had not yet been reported.
That justified going back to the trail!
1) Exit from the Ribes valley
The valley trail ends at a fairly high green fence surrounding a villa. This forces you to turn left or right. You cannot go any further.
To the left, you descend towards the Ribes stream 300 m away. To the right, you leave the valley and climb to WP No. 6 as indicated in the description.
I will indicate the presence of this green fence at the end of the trail to avoid any ambiguity.
2) Rue du Vorlat.
Rue des Gouttes, a one-way street, is easy to identify. It leads to Rue du Vorlat, which is also clearly marked with signs. You must turn right onto this street.
Best regards,
GERSIM

Please note that the Visorando smartphone app allows you to report any deviations from the recorded route.

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gazok54

06 Nov 2017 at 18:19 3600

Thank you, Brasil1956, for these suggestions, which will be useful to the author in updating their description.

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Brasil1956

06 Nov 2017 at 17:38 3600

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 06, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

2 errors to correct in the description, otherwise you will get lost!
(5) Descend to the left into this pretty valley and, at the end, exit to the right.
NO, you must exit before the end, otherwise you will go too far.

(6) .......then turn right into Rue du Vorlat.
NO, you must turn left.

Luckily, we had the GPS app on our smartphone, which allowed us to get back on the right track!

That said, well done on your website.

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gefa65

19 Oct 2017 at 16:34 7200

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 17, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

Hello, not a very interesting hike, too much civilisation, not enough nature, too much tarmac (business parks and housing estates). Worth doing to see for yourself! With the family on a Sunday with the children, why not! Thank you.

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amcombescure

09 Oct 2017 at 13:15 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 09, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

beautiful route, map and guidebook complement each other well
mixed landscape of countryside and villages

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District: Sainte-Consorce (69280)

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