Around Saint-Bonnet-Les-Oules

A walk along wide, easy paths through meadows above Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 5.76 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 134 m
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    Descent: - 134 m

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    Highest point: 578 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 447 m

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Description of the walk

(S/E) From the church car park, walk up Chemin du Grillet towards the schools. In the village, take the footpath on your left to rejoin the D54, then turn left.

(1) At the crossroads by the inn, take Route du Lavoir, which descends to your right.
You will arrive at Croix Du Montet.

(2) Follow Chemin de la Teyssonnière, which climbs up to your right, pass under the power line, continue to Bellevue at the top of the hill, then descend until you reach the D54.

(3) Continue on your right until you reach the junction with Chemin de Bel Air.

(4) Take this road to pass behind the farm and descend again to the D54.

(5) At the entrance to the Lotissement des Équidés housing estate, the road is closed by a wooden barrier. Take this road and cross the departmental road to take Chemin des Plats, which will take you to the Croisement de la Madone junction.

(6) Turn left onto Chemin de la Madone, which descends to join Route Neuve, bringing you back to your starting point on your right (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 498 m - Church car park
  2. 1 : km 0.45 - alt. 494 m - Crossroads at the inn
  3. 2 : km 1.52 - alt. 468 m - Croix du Montet
  4. 3 : km 3.48 - alt. 550 m - Junction D54
  5. 4 : km 4.09 - alt. 539 m - Chemin de Bel Air
  6. 5 : km 4.67 - alt. 529 m - Housing estate entrance to Saint-Bonnet
  7. 6 : km 5.14 - alt. 509 m - Croisement de la Madone
  8. S/E : km 5.76 - alt. 498 m - Church car park

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 21 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
3.6 / 5
User 1204640

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 22, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike, easy to do with the family.

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User 26795735

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk with views of the Monts du Forez.

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Dompie
Dompie

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, peaceful walk with beautiful views of the Monts du Forez.

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Verilhac
Verilhac

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 25, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Very good description and easy to follow
Hike a little too paved but very pleasant, ending at the village and church

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bader
bader

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 24, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A short, pleasant and easy hike on this beautiful day of 24/11/2024

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Papillo.c
Papillo.c

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

From marker 3, instead of turning right, we followed the D54 for 200 metres, then turned right onto the PR trail that passes through Albigneux. After 400 metres, we turned right onto the Gourny stream, a very pleasant shaded valley that took us back to the foot of La Madone.
About 300 metres further but less road for a total of 2 hours.
With Tnof's suggestion, then Albigneux, the Gourny stream, the walk loses some tarmac but gains in interest.
Papillo.

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cboisfr
cboisfr

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Disappointed with this walk, which took about an hour and a half, including the little detour recommended by Toff to avoid some of the tarmac. Because there is a lot of tarmac, too much in fact. Especially on the way back, on the St-Héand road, where there are lots of vehicles, some of which drive fast. Not recommended for groups or children, despite the often magnificent views

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clubr
clubr

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A pleasant and relatively easy walk for people looking for a walk that is not too long and without any particular difficulty. It took us 1½ hours without walking too fast.
There are still a lot of tarmac roads, but they are quiet and sometimes very narrow, so it's fine.
I highly recommend Tnof's suggestion: the detour is very short and has the great advantage of allowing you to leave the tarmac roads for a while and take some lovely, pleasant country lanes.
In short: a short, quiet, unpretentious walk, but not unpleasant at all.

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marcheursdu vendredi
marcheursdu vendredi

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 03, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

pleasant, but nothing more

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jmp8
jmp8

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 28, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Varied enough to have done it without displeasure at six-month intervals

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Tnof
Tnof

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

One suggestion: I think it would be a good idea to change the route after the hamlet of Bellevue to avoid the D54, which is not very pleasant with children.
You can continue along the road and, before the hamlet of Montfolet, take a path on the right that leads to the D54. Turn left onto the D54, then quickly turn right onto the path leading to Albigneux and then right onto a road that turns into a path and rejoins the classic route at Bel-Air. (See IGN map 2832 SB)

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dimarcheurs
dimarcheurs

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 07, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

We ended our morning hike with a delicious meal at La Petite Auberge. We would definitely do it again.

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marie juliette
marie juliette

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 08, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Quite pleasant, it took us an hour and a half walking at a leisurely pace

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Lucky Hope
Lucky Hope

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A short, gentle walk, really easy. Suitable for family outings (just keep an eye on the children when you're on the main road)

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JULLIEN Béatrice
JULLIEN Béatrice

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 07, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Easy, fast route, mainly on tarmac roads

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