Around the Moras Pond

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An easy little walk for a Sunday afternoon.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.37 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 325 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 299 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,138 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 994 ft
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Wash house
The Moras pond
The Moras pond
Starting point

Description of the walk

Park in the church square. The start of the walk is on the other side of the church at the sign for "La Rivoire".
(S/E) Continue north. Pass the access roads to La Rivoire and then La Chaux, where the road becomes a path leading down to the pond.

(1) When you reach the sign for Les Coulures, take the road on the right, then the path on the left until you reach the sign for Côtes du Lac.

(2) Follow the path on the left that runs alongside Lac de Moras.

(3) At the fork, stay on the left path and continue until you reach the road leading to the village of Moras.

(4) Turn left, go around the large property (tennis courts, magnificent stone building) on the right and reach the west side of the lake.

(5) Follow the road, pass the water treatment plant and then the Maison du Lac to reach the D18a.

(6) Follow this road, go back to the first crossroads.

(1) Take the road back to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,007 ft - Car park in front of the church in Vénérieu
  2. 1 : mi 0.7 - alt. 1,014 ft - Signpost for Les Coulures
  3. 2 : mi 0.87 - alt. 1,017 ft - Signpost Côtes du lac
  4. 3 : mi 1.77 - alt. 1,010 ft - Path on the left
  5. 4 : mi 2.2 - alt. 1,138 ft - Junction with the Moras road
  6. 5 : mi 2.52 - alt. 1,027 ft - Path on the west side of the lake
  7. 6 : mi 3.45 - alt. 1,001 ft - Junction with the D18a
  8. S/E : mi 4.37 - alt. 1,010 ft - Car park in front of the church in Vénérieu

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 32 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.1 / 5
Randoanim
Randoanim

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful hike around the lake that can be enjoyed with children (no difficulty)

One small downside: there are two overlapping trails around Morais Pond. I took the precaution of following the signs, but there was one mistake.

Be careful on the small road leading to the lake, as it is dangerous!

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Bugon38
Bugon38

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

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TineDo
TineDo
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 31, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, easy walk that can be done with children. Very pleasant in summer thanks to the wooded areas.
It's a shame you can't get closer to the pond. Beautiful views on a clear day. Bread ovens, wash house, castle, beautiful stone houses. Cows, horses, ponies and even a squirrel.

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dahuette
dahuette

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
A very pleasant walk, refreshing because it is shaded for three quarters of the way, ideal for a very hot day.
But watch out for mosquitoes, they are particularly aggressive.
At point 4, after going around the large property, there is a beautiful wash house on the left as you go downhill.

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Savime
Savime

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant, very peaceful walk, but it was during the week and I didn't see anyone else. No physical difficulty. From point 6 to point 1, there is some traffic (too much for my liking), but you can easily walk on the side of the road, there is plenty of room (check in spring when there is vegetation). I enjoyed this walk.

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C.LARRIERE
C.LARRIERE

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

It should be clarified that, in point 5, "Follow the path" means "the path that branches off to the right at the bottom of the descent".

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chris38p
chris38p

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 18, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Some more detailed information is missing, but with GPS it's fine. A nice 2-hour walk, even if you're not particularly fit

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jubere
jubere

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 20, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This hike is very pleasant. You come across calves, goats and llamas along the way. However, you never get close to the pond.
A great idea for a Sunday afternoon!

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GEge0306
GEge0306

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 18, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

somewhat confusing description

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JLCH
JLCH

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 12, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

taken on 12 March, when the trees were still bare, this walk offers unobstructed views of the Moras pond along the entire route.
What's more, on a clear day, the start of the hike offers a beautiful view of the Alps.

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Audbj
Audbj

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 16, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant Sunday walk with children aged 9 and 7. No difficulties. They complained a little on both sides of the route (nothing serious). But otherwise, it was a walk between the lake, forest, rocks, and unobstructed views of the mountains. A good time.
Right at the start of the walk, the road climbs uphill to the north.

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patoche69
patoche69

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 24, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very bucolic walk in the woods, ideal with your dog!

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Marie936
Marie936

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 20, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very nice, easy, it only took us 1 hour and 45 minutes.

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DELOYS Mireille
DELOYS Mireille

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 20, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Nice little walk, but we took a wrong turn at the fork. We should have taken the path with the cross, which would have shortened the route

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Jannot8
Jannot8

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

watch out for mosquitoes, they're quite voracious this morning. Beautiful hike with lots of shade.

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