Around Saint-Maurice-de-Sathonay

This walk, with its slight incline, is ideal for stretching your legs if you've got a couple of hours to spare.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.65 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 90 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 90 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 292 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 213 m

Description

Start: Park in the new car park near the Saint-Maurice-de-Sathonay school.

(S/E) Turn right, then left onto the dirt track (Chemin de Bugy) and continue past this hamlet to the next path junction.

(1) Turn right and continue straight ahead through the Bois de Bugy.

(2) At the junction, go straight ahead onto a wider track. Continue along this North-West-facing path.

(3) Just before the D85, near Chussin, turn right and follow the path as it bends towards a tarmac road.

(4) Turn right, passing Moulin Piquet and the Mouge stream. At the road, turn left onto the D82.

(5) Cross Coflans and walk until you reach a path before a place called 'les Tilles'.

(6) Turn right at the signpost indicating "Champagne" and continue through the vineyards.

(7) In a bend, take the left-hand lane. The path stops to cross the hamlet of Champagne. At the bend in the road, turn left a little to take the path winding through the houses. Pass a wash-house. At the first crossroads, turn right to intersect the main road of the hamlet.

(8) Turn left towards the Étang de Collonge, then right before the pond.

(9) Follow along the side of a fence where only pedestrians are allowed. Drive along the Étang de Jaudière to reach the RD403b, which you follow to the right to reach the starting point (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 213 m - Car park close to school
  2. 1 : km 0.82 - alt. 242 m - Turn right towards Bois de Bugy
  3. 2 : km 1.74 - alt. 255 m - Straight ahead to wider path
  4. 3 : km 2.47 - alt. 240 m - Fork right
  5. 4 : km 2.92 - alt. 231 m - Turn right on the road
  6. 5 : km 3.72 - alt. 236 m - Cross the D82 road
  7. 6 : km 4.21 - alt. 252 m - ‘Champagne” hiking stick
  8. 7 : km 4.94 - alt. 287 m - Path on left
  9. 8 : km 6.54 - alt. 233 m - Turn left towards Étang de Collogne
  10. 9 : km 7.36 - alt. 228 m - Barrier
  11. S/E : km 8.65 - alt. 213 m - Car park close to school

Practical information

Start & Parking: Park in the new car park near the Saint-Maurice-de-Sathonay school.

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