Circular starting from Bagnols

Route starting from Bagnols towards Oingt, then Theizé for a return to Bagnols.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.70 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 40 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 367 m
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    Descent: - 368 m

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    Highest point: 583 m
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    Lowest point: 338 m

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Description of the walk

Start at the car park of the town hall in Bagnols.

(S/E) Take the Route de Moiré towards the church. Go around the church on the left, pass the houses in Le Bret and continue for about 100 metres.

(1) Turn onto the path on the left which slopes slightly downwards. Continue along this path until you reach Voie du Tacot and turn left again.

(2) At the four-way intersection, go straight ahead. Pass the houses of Le Boucairon on your left and continue straight ahead. The old railway line crosses a bridge over the road to Moiré and makes a wide bend to the left to go around a pond.

(3) Take the path that climbs to the right and seems to lead into a housing estate. Then turn right along a property onto a small path that climbs up to a forest track. Take this track on the right and continue slightly uphill, following the right bank of the Ruisseau de Nizy stream, then turn away from it.

(4) Ignore the path on the right and continue straight ahead towards the houses. At the T-junction, turn right to cross the hamlet of Layet d'en bas and you will find a crossroads a little further up.

(5) Turn onto the path on the right (Chemin des Rivières) and continue along the Chemin de la Grate, which follows on from it.
You will arrive at the first houses in Oingt.

(6) Take Chemin des Cordons on the left for a very short climb that leads to the village. First turn left then right to enter Rue Paul Causseret, which leads straight to Route de Thaizé (D96). Turn right onto this road, quickly reach a crossroads and turn left onto Chemin de Charmont, which crosses the Fontaines district.

(7) Continue straight ahead through the vineyards, then go straight on after the house, ignoring the tarmac road on the right. You will reach another road (Chemin du Bansillon).

(8) Follow it to the right for a short while before taking a small path on the left. Follow this path, enter the woods and you will come to a crossroads.

(9) Take the path on the right (do not follow the yellow signs for Theizé). Go down the stone path to reach the centre of the village, admiring a beautiful Madonna on the way.

(10) Turn right onto Rue François de Rochebonne, cross Route de Pouilly (D96) and follow Rue Fabisch opposite. Then cross the D19E (Route de Cruzille) and take Chemin de la Picolette opposite, which passes in front of the village hall and continues along Chemin des Morguières, rejoining the D19E.
Cross the road to take the path opposite.

(11) Keep to the right, then right again a little further on to reach a crossroads.

(12) Continue straight on Les Brudets, ignore a road on the right and at the next crossroads, turn left and you will reach the D607 (Route des Lapins).

(13) Turn right, following the signs for "Bagnols".

(1) Continue straight ahead. In the village, turn right onto Rue des Vignes, then turn left to reach the town hall and the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 400 m - Town hall car park
  2. 1 : km 0.51 - alt. 412 m - Path on the left
  3. 2 : km 1.41 - alt. 383 m - Crossroads, opposite
  4. 3 : km 2.89 - alt. 343 m - Small path along a property
  5. 4 : km 3.8 - alt. 393 m - At the crossroads, continue straight ahead
  6. 5 : km 4.53 - alt. 465 m - Right-hand path
  7. 6 : km 5.67 - alt. 512 m - Chemin des Cordons
  8. 7 : km 6.96 - alt. 570 m - At the crossroads, continue straight ahead
  9. 8 : km 7.68 - alt. 575 m - Chemin du Bansillon
  10. 9 : km 8.66 - alt. 535 m - Path on the right
  11. 10 : km 9.58 - alt. 463 m - Rue François de Rochebonne
  12. 11 : km 10.65 - alt. 405 m - Continue along the path on the right
  13. 12 : km 11.06 - alt. 426 m - Continue straight ahead
  14. 13 : km 11.6 - alt. 417 m - D607, on the right
  15. S/E : km 12.7 - alt. 400 m - Town hall car park

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 20 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.8 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
Dominique M
Dominique M

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

1) Departure... "pass the houses in Bret and continue for about a hundred metres": it is not clear which houses these are, as there are others further along... we went too far because the "path on the left" (point (1)) is not very visible as it is below and has a hairpin bend. It should be specified that the path starts from the hamlet that follows a farm.

2) At point (3), specify: "take the first path that climbs to the right and looks like it leads to a property (letterbox). Then specify: along a property (stairs)on a small path that climbs...

Otherwise, a very pleasant route.

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Regis6971
Regis6971

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A circular loop above the vineyards with magnificent views along almost the entire route.
Discover the drystone shelters, currently undergoing restoration, above Theizé.
The beauty of the golden stone villages of Beaujolais.

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jm39
jm39
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike. We did it a few days ago. The weather was beautiful and very warm. But we appreciated having several shaded areas. We didn't follow the instructions very closely because it was so easy with the mobile app and GPS!
There were some beautiful views and we passed through some magnificent villages.
It's not difficult at all. It took us 4 hours and 35 minutes, including numerous photo stops.

It's worth noting that in the village of Oingt, next to the tourist office, there are very clean public toilets with access to fresh water.

Small correction: in the description, the region is listed as Massif Central, Beaujolais. It is actually the Rhône-Alpes region (administratively speaking).

Please note that part of the route follows the GTR (Grande Traversée du Rhône).

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sophie liagre
sophie liagre
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in the sunshine, taking in magnificent views and paths through the woods. You also pass through some pretty villages. The walk took 4½ hours at a leisurely pace, including a 45-minute picnic break.

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flogonza09
flogonza09

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 22, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful circular tracked with GPS.

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Jaillet M.
Jaillet M.

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Very beautiful hike.

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Mariclor
Mariclor

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike passing through the pretty golden stone villages of Oingt and Theizé, with beautiful panoramic views. Completed in 4 hours with numerous stops along the way.

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Kenji
Kenji

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 24, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike that passes through the lovely village of Oingt.
Best done with GPS.

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les soeurs
les soeurs

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

a very beautiful walk
we always take the paper instructions + the GPS
the paper instructions weren't always very clear
took 3 hours

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Fred69
Fred69
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 26, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike completed on a Sunday morning, in cold and sunny weather. Very beautiful route, passing through pretty villages. Few navigation problems, following the GPS. Some tarmac roads but very little traffic.
The walk took 3½ hours, but with few breaks and at a good pace.
Highly recommended

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monile
monile

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk on a sunny Sunday in October. No particular difficulty in terms of length or elevation.
The villages with their golden stone buildings are simply magnificent.
We used GPS with the app, so we had no problems finding our way.
The walk took 4 hours.
Thank you for this beautiful route not far from Lyon.

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gridou de  mex
gridou de mex

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

We got lost, but we didn't have many landmarks. The area is nice, and we saw a lot of people compared to where we usually walk (Ain/Haute-Savoie), as well as bicycles, motorbikes, etc.
In the end, we covered 15 km...

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MaxenceBINET
MaxenceBINET

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant circular. Magnificent route with no difficulties, ideal for a family hike, passing through three of the most beautiful villages in the region. Use of a GPS application is essential as there are virtually no signposts.

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Jmont
Jmont

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 18, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Made with GPS... Very beautiful hike, beautiful villages and beautiful houses.
A truly restful tranquillity

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mameissimilly@free.fr
mameissimilly@free.fr

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely route to do with friends on a Sunday morning. We set off in the cool, misty air. We were lucky enough to pass through Oingt during its very enjoyable barrel organ festival! We finished with glorious weather and beautiful views. Definitely worth doing again and again!

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