Around Saint-Maurice-de-Sathonay

This walk, with its slight incline, is ideal for stretching your legs if you've got a couple of hours to spare.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.65 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 90 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 90 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 292 m
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    Lowest point: 213 m

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Description of the walk

Start: Park in the new car park near the Saint-Maurice-de-Sathonay school.

(S/E) Turn right, then left onto the dirt track (Chemin de Bugy) and continue past this hamlet to the next path junction.

(1) Turn right and continue straight ahead through the Bois de Bugy.

(2) At the junction, go straight ahead onto a wider track. Continue along this North-West-facing path.

(3) Just before the D85, near Chussin, turn right and follow the path as it bends towards a tarmac road.

(4) Turn right, passing Moulin Piquet and the Mouge stream. At the road, turn left onto the D82.

(5) Cross Coflans and walk until you reach a path before a place called 'les Tilles'.

(6) Turn right at the signpost indicating "Champagne" and continue through the vineyards.

(7) In a bend, take the left-hand lane. The path stops to cross the hamlet of Champagne. At the bend in the road, turn left a little to take the path winding through the houses. Pass a wash-house. At the first crossroads, turn right to intersect the main road of the hamlet.

(8) Turn left towards the Étang de Collonge, then right before the pond.

(9) Follow along the side of a fence where only pedestrians are allowed. Drive along the Étang de Jaudière to reach the RD403b, which you follow to the right to reach the starting point (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 213 m - Parking close to the school
  2. 1 : km 0.82 - alt. 242 m - Right towards Bois de Bugy
  3. 2 : km 1.74 - alt. 255 m - Straight ahead, wider road
  4. 3 : km 2.47 - alt. 240 m - Right fork
  5. 4 : km 2.92 - alt. 231 m - Right at the road
  6. 5 : km 3.72 - alt. 236 m - Crossing the D82
  7. 6 : km 4.21 - alt. 252 m - Champagne" hiking post
  8. 7 : km 4.94 - alt. 287 m - Left-hand path
  9. 8 : km 6.54 - alt. 233 m - Left towards Étang de Collonge
  10. 9 : km 7.36 - alt. 228 m - Barrier
  11. S/E : km 8.65 - alt. 213 m - Parking close to the school

Notes

Start & Parking: Park in the new car park near the Saint-Maurice-de-Sathonay school.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 14 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Cathy GT
Cathy GT

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A simple but rejuvenating Sunday walk. Easy to follow, very walkable, no difficulties apart from a small steep incline at the start .
Forest and fields, a good dose of nature 👌

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Martpou
Martpou

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 05, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant, easy walk. To be done again in the right season.
A bit of trouble finding the starting point.

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cjm250555
cjm250555

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello, there's a big mistake in the description:
- Region, it's not in the Massif Central, but in Burgundy and more precisely in Saône et Loire.

There is no signposting on the route as far as Azé.

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Dessantmt
Dessantmt

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 02, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice walk

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szafka7
szafka7

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

very beautiful landscapes, very nice walk

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Olivier B19.
Olivier B19.

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello,
just a comment: at point 6, the hiking sign does not say "Champagne" but "Châtenay".

The Piquet mill is magnificent, beautiful scenery.

Thank you Visorando

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ambroise paré
ambroise paré

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 01, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

bonjour , juste une remarque . a certains endroits manque de balisages ou effacées . sinon belle randonnée en sous bois

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compostelle1
compostelle1

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 30, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Lovely walk, especially as the weather was superb.

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la commanderie
la commanderie

Not yet completed

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Rémydef
Rémydef

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 19, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pretty little walk through vineyards, forests and meadows.

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for your opinion,

Visorando doesn't recommend signposting because it can be changed or erased... whereas the information on the terrain is stable.

A+

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bouvard01
bouvard01

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 28, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Pleasant walk but no signposting - shame

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Baptiste_C
Baptiste_C

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 01, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A pleasure to start 2019 with this nice walk around Saint-Maurice de Satonnay
Thanks to the contributor for sharing the map...

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romysarah
romysarah

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 27, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello
Very nice walk. We're thinking of doing it again in the summer.

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yaniklab
yaniklab

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 22, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Lovely walk through vineyards, villages and forests.
Pleasant and very easy/accessible route.
There may be a lack of points of interest on the route closer to places of interest in the area (higher ground, potentially more interesting viewpoints, caves, vineyards, etc.) but they are in keeping with the stated difficulty.
Ideal for relaxation, discovery and digestion (:p).
The duration (2 hours) makes it easy to fit the cave visits into the same day.

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