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Park in the shaded car park by the sports grounds on Route de Berthoud, closest to the school. There is a water fountain in front of the handball court.
(S/E) Go up the street towards the school, then continue straight ahead until you reach the stop sign and follow the road to the right.
(1) At the next crossroads, go straight ahead onto the dirt track opposite.
(2) At the next junction, take the second road on the right, leaving the one on the left, which will be the return route. Continue until you reach a paved road.
(3) Cross over and take the small grassy path. Note the sign for Aqueduc Romain du Gier, as this path follows the route of the aqueduct that used to run underground. Then turn left and continue straight ahead until you reach a paved road, which you follow to the left.
(4) Turn right onto Chemin de la Ligne. Follow the old route of the FOL (Fourvière Ouest Lyonnais) connecting Lyon Saint-Just to Mornant. Continue straight ahead along this shaded path. You will then come to a fairly busy paved road, the D30. Cross it very carefully, then continue on the same road opposite. Shortly afterwards, ignore the roads on the right and left and follow the road in the centre.
(5) Then take the path that climbs up to your left, which is very rutted by rain. Follow it until you come to a paved road. Follow it to the left, then take the first path on the right. At the crossroads, turn right and then, shortly after, right again.
(6) You will come to a ford on the Furon, a small stream that is often dry. Cross it and follow the path that climbs to the left. At the intersection, turn left and then left again at the next cross. Descend towards the Furon.
(7) Cross it again and continue straight ahead, keeping to the right as you climb. Follow the path until you come to a track, which you follow to the left. Continue straight ahead until you see the Saint-Vincent Chapel. Take the path on the left, then the next one on the right to reach the chapel.
(8) You can have lunch on the rocks below the chapel. Look for a fairly flat rock and feel free to lie down on it to relieve your back, as it is known as "the healing stone". Enjoy the exceptional view of the site and the history of the listed 11th-century Romanesque chapel and the massacres of the Tards-Venus in 1364.
(9) Go behind the chapel and cross the road to reach the superb viewpoint with a 360° view of the Lyon countryside. Then return to the road you arrived on and go straight down it. At the next crossroads, continue straight ahead on Route du Large. Leave Chemin des Croses on your left.
(10) Further along, turn left onto the road. Keep to the right shortly after, then take the next road on the left. Follow this paved road.
(11) After the houses, in a left-hand bend, take the hairpin bend on the right-hand path. Continue straight ahead until you reach the tarmac road D30.
(12) Take great care when crossing it and follow it to the right, taking the path on the left shortly afterwards. Follow the path on the right that passes through the trees. Continue straight ahead.
(13) Look on your left for the remains of a Roman aqueduct over the Gier river. You can clearly see the water pipe and the manhole. Continue until you reach the paved road, which you follow to the right. Shortly after, take the road on the left.
(14) Leave the road and take a path on the left bordered by two rocks. Continue along this path, going around a house, until you reach a paved road. Then take the path on the left. Follow it until you reach another paved road.
(15) Continue left on this road, passing the small Jonan stream. Then take a path that climbs up to the left between some bushes. Continue on the paved road to the left, which becomes a path a little further on. You will then come to a busy road, the D83, which you follow to the left.
(16) Shortly after, take the path on the right. You are now back on the old route of the Roman aqueduct of the Gier, which ran beneath your feet. Then take the path on the left to reach a road, which you follow to the right. You will pass under a high-voltage power line.
(2) At the crossroads, take the second road on the right. Continue straight ahead until you cross the road and continue straight ahead.
Then, keeping to the left and following the school, you will return to your starting point and can enjoy the water fountain to quench your thirst (S/E).
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