Around Saint-Hilaire-Luc

A bucolic hike around the charming village of Saint-Hilaire-Luc, passing by the Près Clos and an old wash house frozen in time, walking in figure eights through woods and meadows.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.70 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 175 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 179 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 584 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 499 m

Description of the walk

Yellow markings

Start at the old bakery and inn car park.

(S/E) Join the Route du Vianon and follow it to the right for about 2 km, passing by the town hall and the hamlet of Les Gannes to arrive at the junction of the D55E and D55 roads.

(1) Continue right on the D55 to reach a path at a stream.

(2) Turn right onto the forest path and Près Clos.

(3) Follow it on the left and arrive at the crossroads of the old wash house.

(4) Take the path on the left at the crossroads to reach a three-way junction.

(5) Continue to the right and you will reach a crossroads.

(6) Turn left to reach another crossroads.

(7) Continue to the right at the crossroads to reach another crossroads with a road.

(8) Turn right onto the road and, at a fork, continue to the right until you reach an S-bend in the road.

(9) Take the path on the left that goes uphill and continue until you reach the junction with a wider path.

(10) Turn left to reach a junction with a road, passing on the left at the first junction and on the right at the second.

(11) Take the road on the left to return to a junction you have already passed.

(8) Take the path on the right until you reach a junction, which you have also already passed.

(7) Turn right until you reach a junction that you have already passed.

(5) Turn right again until you reach a crossroads you have already passed.

(4) This time, turn left towards Saint-Hilaire, passing by the old Lavoir du Près Clos, and follow the D55 to the right to return to the car park of the old bakery on the right (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 551 m - Old bakery car park
  2. 1 : km 0.82 - alt. 581 m - Intersection of the D55E and D55
  3. 2 : km 1 - alt. 580 m - Fork in the path
  4. 3 : km 1.6 - alt. 535 m - Pré Clos junction
  5. 4 : km 1.68 - alt. 532 m - Crossroads of the old wash house
  6. 5 : km 2.15 - alt. 555 m - Three-way junction
  7. 6 : km 2.72 - alt. 531 m - Crossroads
  8. 7 : km 3.01 - alt. 543 m - Crossroads
  9. 8 : km 3.28 - alt. 535 m - Road/path junction
  10. 9 : km 4.03 - alt. 499 m - Fork in the road - Vianon (rivière) - Affluent de la Luzège
  11. 10 : km 4.93 - alt. 584 m - Crossroads
  12. 11 : km 5.7 - alt. 561 m - Crossroads
  13. S/E : km 7.7 - alt. 551 m - Old bakery car park

Notes

Dogs allowed

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