Loop around Chozeau

This pleasant little walk will allow you to enjoy a mix of woods, meadows and crops. It will also enrich your photo album, as you can capture the wildlife on the Varnieu pond, located on this route, and the original architecture of Bourcieu Castle.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.44 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 30 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 187 m
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    Descent: - 192 m

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    Highest point: 318 m
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    Lowest point: 212 m

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Description of the walk

Park your vehicle not far from Chozeau Town Hall.

(S/E) Head south, pass in front of the town hall and turn left at the church. At the intersection with Chemin du Repos, turn right and pass in front of the cemetery. Continue along the path opposite until you reach a crossroads. Cross it and continue to a fork in the road.

(1) Turn right and join the D18. First turn left then right; Chemin de l'Irisois joins a small road at the hamlet of Boirieu.

(2) Turn left and continue straight ahead until you reach a reservoir.

(3) Turn right and, 150 metres further on, turn right again, then left at the first intersection, towards the Quincieu farm.

(4) In front of the farm, turn left and continue until you reach the D75.

(5) Cross carefully, follow the curve for 150 metres and rejoin the departmental road. Follow it very carefully, then turn left at the next junction, about 150 metres away.
Turn right, pass Bellegarde and cross the D75 again. Continue to the hamlet of Bourcieu.
On the right is the early 14th-century castle. The road turns left at a 90° angle and rejoins the D75.

(6) Turn right and then immediately right again onto Chemin de Plantier. Pass the farm of the same name and continue straight ahead on Chemin de la Ferme du Loup until you reach the junction with Chemin des Plantiers.

(7) Turn left, ignore the path on the right that leads to Le Loup and join the D18.

(8) Turn right and, at the fork 50 metres further on, turn left onto Chemin du Coin. The road turns left at almost 90° and leads to the D75a or Rue de Perelle.

(9) Take this road on the right to return to the starting point, near the town hall (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 233 m - Town hall car park
  2. 1 : km 1.4 - alt. 266 m - Right-hand hairpin bend
  3. 2 : km 2.33 - alt. 261 m - Boirieu, fork to the left.
  4. 3 : km 3.22 - alt. 293 m - Water reservoir intersection
  5. 4 : km 3.98 - alt. 284 m - Quincieu
  6. 5 : km 5.51 - alt. 237 m - D75
  7. 6 : km 7.21 - alt. 213 m - Intersection with the D75
  8. 7 : km 8.54 - alt. 258 m - Three-way junction
  9. 8 : km 9.63 - alt. 223 m - Intersection with the D18
  10. 9 : km 10.17 - alt. 234 m - Intersection with the D75a
  11. S/E : km 10.44 - alt. 233 m - Town hall car park

Worth a visit

The Bourcieu fortified house was built in the second half of the 13th or early 14th century for the Bourcieu family. It is private property and not open to visitors.

Reviews and comments

3.9 / 5
Based on 31 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
3.9 / 5
Georges et Domi
Georges et Domi

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Lovely walk.

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Traceur D .et C.
Traceur D .et C.

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Interesting hike to discover fortified houses and castles

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User 2854268

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk. Unfortunately, there are many roads.

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Prieur_christian
Prieur_christian

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike with little elevation gain (even though it starts with a steep climb). The hike was done on a Sunday, which is important to note because, despite the low traffic on weekends, the short paved sections on the departmental road require caution, as the author of this hike rightly points out. On leaving Chozeau, the start of the route is uphill on a narrow path with vegetation overhanging the path.

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fabienne.julien63@meyzieu
fabienne.julien63@meyzieu

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike with a steep start, but pure joy afterwards...

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madydou
madydou ★

Hello,
Thank you for your feedback.
Pending the author's approval, I will modify the circuit and description accordingly.

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vaudagne
vaudagne

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

As previously indicated, it is essential to change the route. You cannot go straight on at point 5.
Simply turn left and continue along a wide path that leads to approximately the same place

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le nez dans l'herbe
le nez dans l'herbe

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

hello.
PLEASE NOTE: at point 5, at the Quincieu farm, the owner prohibits access to the path on his land. This path no longer exists further on, as it has been turned into farmland.
at the farm, turn left, pass in front of the reservoir, continue along the path on the left bank of the stream, and join the road. Turn right and resume the circuit.

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mumdo
mumdo

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
At the Quincieu farm, turn left as indicated by the signpost (yellow arrow on the post). After 500 metres, continue straight ahead for about 900 metres until you reach a tarmac road. Turn left to cross the D 75, continue along the tarmac road for a short distance, then take the path on the right which joins the route described.You can also take the signposted route from the Quincieu farm to Mont Morel, then continue north, cross the D 75 and take the path opposite to reach the chapel (Mianges). Map: Les balcons du Dauphiné

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th.reynaud
th.reynaud

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : May 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Nice hike, note at point 6: the path is blocked by barbed wire, so we walked along the field to a path that was not easy to see (we even found some lily of the valley, wilted, which shows how little it is used...) that leads down to point 7.

Also worth noting, after point 4: a dead deer, its head stuck in a small-mesh fence. The people who put this kind of thing up are b...s!!!

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Anchapaufab
Anchapaufab

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Circuit completed today. Pleasant (especially the wooded sections at the start of the walk)
Please note that at point 6, the earth mound mentioned in the previous comment has been topped with fairly high barbed wire... We were able to climb over it, but this may not be possible for everyone. A change to the route seems appropriate.
First, we tried to cross the neighbouring field, which was occupied by cows that almost chased us... Crossing the barbed wire was therefore unavoidable if we wanted to reach the D75 without having to retrace our steps...
At point 7, it is not necessary to return to the busy main road. A small path is clearly visible a few metres from this road, leading to the Plantier road (which is less dangerous)

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Dofel
Dofel

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 17, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant hike.
Please note that before point 6, you should not go to the end of the field. You need to cross a mound of earth on the left. The path is now well marked, you just need to know which one to take!

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LEONE savino
LEONE savino

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 10, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Please note that there are no markers, and do not rely on the stream and reservoir as indicated (there is no water in summer!). To reach the D75, do not go to the end of the field, but cross the field to reach the road. A lovely walk

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Krasch
Krasch

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

The hike was poorly signposted, and we had to search for the path several times, feeling very uncertain about the directions and finding there were far too many tarmac roads. A real shame

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albe
albe

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

see if marking is possible

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