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To get to Sainte-Consorce (a commune west of Lyon via Marcy-l'Étoile or Saint-Genis-les-Ollières), park in the carpool car park or the car park of the community centre (below the town hall) near the school complex.
(S/E) From the car park, walk back up to the town hall.
(1) Between the museum and the illuminated sign, turn left onto Avenue des Combattants. Pass the statue of Sainte-Consorce. Enjoy the view of Lyon and the panoramic view of the Alps and Mont Pilat, then continue straight ahead on Chemin du Charmillon.
(2) Go straight ahead onto Traverse du Charmillon (no entry; leave the start of Chemin de la Brossonnière on your left). Turn left onto Chemin de l'Hôpital for 20 metres before turning right onto the dirt track that descends towards the Ratier stream. Turn left (south-east) and follow the stream.
(3) Go around the Poccachard quarry, leaving the track that branches off to the left. Go up Chemin des Carrières to the hamlet of La Rapaudière.
(4) Follow the road to the right for about 40 metres. At the fork, take the right-hand road, leaving the Roulet quarry on your right, and continue along Chemin du Ratier. At the next crossroads, continue straight ahead (north) and follow the orchards (Les Noiseraies du Lyonnais).
(5) At the crossroads, go straight ahead (north-west) towards Les Grandes Terres and walk through the undergrowth. After crossing the Ruisseau du Ratier again, go up the wooded valley alongside the waterfalls. Leave the dirt track that climbs up to the right.
(6) At the Grand Croix signpost, continue straight ahead (north-west) for 800m towards Valency (beautiful views of the village of Sainte-Consorce to the east, Pollionnay and the ridge line to the west). Pass under a high-voltage power line and, at the next crossroads, turn right towards a crossroads (cross).
(7) Then follow the road to the right towards Sainte-Consorce for about 300m (watch out for traffic). After passing under the high-voltage line again, take the first dirt track on the left. Pass through Pipora (highest point in the commune, panoramic view). At the next junction, turn right. The road becomes tarmac from the first house you come to and leads to Chemin du Tronchil.
(8) Follow this road to the right, pass through Grande Borne and continue straight ahead until you reach the junction with Rue du 30 Août 1944. Turn left and then right and follow Rue Antoine Brun
(1) At the crossroads, take the second left to reach the car park (S/E).
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