Around Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or

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An extended tour of a pretty village in a beautiful location in the Monts d'Or.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 6.81 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 40 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 250 m
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    Descent: - 249 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 559 m
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    Lowest point: 341 m
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Description of the walk

Park in the car park opposite the school.

(S/E) Walk past the Poleymieux inn and, at the corner of this building, take the sloping path on the right. Walk up through the village along the road called Chemin du Cruy until you pass the small Saint-Christophe church on your right.
Further on, leave the main road and turn slightly right towards the cemetery.
The tarmac road ends at the cemetery. Continue to the right under the cemetery towards the drystone shelters (old shepherds' shelters built of dry stone).
This wide stone path allows you to discover several of these typical constructions.

(1) After 1 km of gentle descent, you will reach a crossroads. Turn left and start climbing towards the top of the village on Chemin du Chêne, also known as Chemin des Drystone Shelters. This stony path is narrow but well shaded.
Cross the road and continue straight ahead. When you reach the second road, turn right towards the Risler Tower.

(2) Go past the tower, turn left onto the footpath that continues uphill, reach the three-way junction and follow the road on the right called Chemin du Pavillon.

(3) After climbing for 500 metres, you will reach the houses in the hamlet of Le Pavillon. Please note that there are no benches along this route and the steep climb is quite tiring. Continue along the same path, climbing left into the woods.

(4) You will come out onto the Mont Py plateau, which is occupied by the army. The fenced-off area houses military installations responsible for air traffic control. Take the tarmac road leading to the base and descend to a crossroads.

(5) Take the road on the left that descends towards Poleymieux.

(6) 300 m below the crossroads, leave the road and follow the small path that branches off to the right, downhill, and continue until you rejoin the road leading down to the village. Take it to the left and, at the entrance to the village, turn right. Walk downhill for 500 m, then turn left towards the Ampère Museum, staying on the pavements at the side of the road.

(7) Pass in front of the Ampère Museum, dedicated to the discoverer of electricity, and reach the school car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 341 m - School car park
  2. 1 : km 1.37 - alt. 341 m - Chemin du Chêne fork
  3. 2 : km 2.21 - alt. 444 m - Fork in the road after the Risler Tower.
  4. 3 : km 2.73 - alt. 488 m - The Pavilion
  5. 4 : km 3.51 - alt. 559 m - Mont Py military zone
  6. 5 : km 3.96 - alt. 526 m - Carrefour du Mont Rouge
  7. 6 : km 4.31 - alt. 504 m - Path on the right
  8. 7 : km 6.38 - alt. 369 m - Ampère Museum
  9. S/E : km 6.81 - alt. 341 m - School car park

Notes

The route includes a mixture of tarmac roads and paths that are more or less well gravelled.
The elevation gain is significant, so be sure to bring water.

Worth a visit

The upper part of Poleymieux is a very old historic village.
There are numerous viewpoints.
The Ampère Museum traces the life of this illustrious scientist from Lyon who invented the laws of electrodynamics. It is open to visitors: see: https://amperemusee.fr/fr

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 10 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Cpivot
Cpivot

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

In terms of duration, our group needs to deduct 20% of the time
But the course was very much appreciated

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liliane.clarens
liliane.clarens

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very varied route where you can discover the history of the drystone shelters and other features, with numerous information panels and viewpoints along the way, including a glimpse of Mont Blanc on this particular day, a beautiful forest leading to Mont-Py and, finally, a pass in front of the Ampère Museum.
Thank you to the author for this rather enriching discovery.

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Sud 8
Sud 8

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

This hike has the merit of allowing us to discover the heritage of the drystone shelters, as well as the geological past
of the Monts D'or
Beautiful discoveries.

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Jacques L
Jacques L
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

The elevation gain indicated on the sheet (243m) seems to be underestimated. I recorded 420m. The end of the route is mostly on roads!

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chokolla
chokolla

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A long journey, but with beautiful views.

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LeonR
LeonR

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 29, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant, fairly easy walk. We did it in an hour and a half.

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Tita10
Tita10

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk on Sunday, not too crowded along the route, easy trail, the village of Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or is very pretty.

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.JPEG

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 24, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

On this Sunday morning, the numerous paths around Poleymieux attract mountain bikers, runners and hikers. There is no shortage of points of interest despite the short distance.

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virgule
virgule
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To be continued. I have very fond memories of Poleymieux. A motorway was supposed to be built there, I hope that's not the case.

Greetings to the Bertrand family.

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kartman
kartman

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 20, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for your constructive comments. I have recalculated the altitudes and, indeed, the elevation figures have been modified; they were higher than in reality.

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quent1v
quent1v

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 19, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A rather pleasant hike (especially as there were few cars on the road sections).

However, there seems to be a problem with the elevation gain calculation; we measured approximately 300 metres with a sports watch.
In terms of duration, at a slightly brisk pace (just over 4km/h), we completed this hike in about 1 hour 30 minutes.

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