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Starting point: the small car park at the Chapelle de la Buissière at the southern entrance to Rillieux la Pape.
(S) Head down towards the roundabout, cross the Route de Genève, then turn left onto Chemin de Buissière, which turns right at Lamarque High School.
Continue down towards the Rhône via the aptly named Chemin du Ravin.
(1) You will reach the towpath, which you take to the right after passing under the railway line. At a large embankment, take the path to the left that runs alongside the river. Just after the northern ring road viaduct, admire the beautiful wave that forms at the dam. Kayakers sometimes practise riding it. The site is very wild and you can see the work of beavers on the vegetation. Continue under the Poincaré Bridge and the railway bridge. Take the path that goes uphill to reach the Passerelle de la Paix footbridge.
(2) It was inaugurated on 17 March 2014.
You will reach the central path of the Cité Internationale, pass in front of the contemporary art museum and, before Interpol, you will reach the beautiful plane tree-lined path. Leave the Churchill Bridge and continue along the quay to the De Lattre de Tassigny Bridge, which you will cross.
(3) Enter the tunnel on the right, which is reserved for soft modes of transport, pedestrians and bicycles, as well as a bus line. It is 1.7 km long and the underground journey takes about 20 minutes. You can pass the time by watching the projections on the vaults. There are different programmes depending on the day and time.
At the tunnel exit, head down towards the Quai de Saône.
(4) Follow the quay to the start of the promenade.
(5) You will find yourself very close to the water and the path becomes a footpath. At a large retaining wall straight ahead, you will see a series of masks inspired by African art.
(6) You will arrive at Île Barbe. Stop for a photo in the Rococo gazebo. You can walk across the island, but outside of the restaurant's opening hours, it is not possible to enter the hamlet. Return to the quay and pass the traffic lights at the top of Montée Castellane.
(7) Turn right onto the fairly steep Montée Victor Hugo. You will arrive at Place Gouailhardon in Caluire-et-Cuire, where you will find the house of Doctor Dugoujon, where Jean Moulin was arrested on 21 June 1943.
(8) Turn left onto Rue Jean Moulin, then immediately right onto Avenue Pierre Terrasse and right again onto Avenue Marc Sangnier.
(9) At a narrow bridge, climb up to the left onto the greenway that connects Croix-Rousse to Sathonay. Take it to the left. Continue and look at the information panels at the junction with Chemin de Crépieux. Continue further and, at a small footbridge, cross over to the right embankment and walk along the salad fields to the left. Pass a first track on the right.
(10) At the next track, turn right to reach the hamlet of Les Mercières via Chemin des Maraîchers. You will reach Chemin Pierre Drevet, which crosses Avenue du Général Leclerc. Continue straight ahead at the crossroads with Chemin du Champ de Lierre and turn left onto Chemin de Bel Air, which continues as Chemin de Bellevue. Finally, turn right onto Chemin de la Chapelle, which will take you back to the Chapelle de la Buissière, your starting point (E).
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