Circular route around Salvizinet

Short hike in the Montagnes du Matin offering a 180° view of the Monts du Forez and following part of the old monorail track linking Panissières to Feurs.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.10 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 121 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 124 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 473 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 378 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park on the right as you enter the village from Feurs, near the town hall.

(S/E) Take the D113 towards the town hall. Continue straight ahead and turn right onto the path in the park that runs alongside the D113.

(1) Cross the D113 carefully and take the Villeneuve hill opposite. Continue along the tarmac path. At the intersection, continue straight ahead and take the Jalloussier path.

(2) At the end of the tarmac road, continue along the path that descends and joins the Chemin de la Charpassonne. Turn left and continue along a tarmac section to the hamlet of Benjoin.

(3) At the intersection, turn right and continue along the path which crosses a small bridge over the River La Charpassonne.

(4) Turn right and continue along Chez Péricard, then Chemin du Monorail (marked with yellow signs with a black locomotive) until you reach the D113.

(5) Cross this road carefully and take the road opposite towards the Auberge de la Valette.

(6) Leave the tarmac road and turn right onto Chemin du Monorail, which runs alongside La Charpassonne.

(7) At the crossroads (PR® signposts), turn right at the hairpin bend and cross the river over a Roman bridge. Continue climbing through the woods. The path is circular and loops around before joining a road coming from the hamlet of Montagny.

(8) Turn left opposite the farm and continue straight on to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 421 m - Car park at the entrance to the village near the town hall.
  2. 1 : km 0.28 - alt. 431 m - Montée de Villeneuve
  3. 2 : km 0.95 - alt. 470 m - Trail junction
  4. 3 : km 2.62 - alt. 416 m - Intersection with Chemin de la Civette
  5. 4 : km 2.86 - alt. 412 m - Monorail Path
  6. 5 : km 3.93 - alt. 405 m - Crossing the D113
  7. 6 : km 4.13 - alt. 403 m - Monorail path
  8. 7 : km 5.42 - alt. 378 m - PR signposts
  9. 8 : km 6.26 - alt. 446 m - Hamlet of Montagny
  10. S/E : km 7.1 - alt. 421 m - Car park at the entrance to the village near the town hall.

Notes

Electric charging stations in the car park.
Picnic tables in the park near (1).

Worth a visit

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
pauline43
pauline43

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Thank you for this hiking suggestion.

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Leonidas
Leonidas

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

compliant

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Florence Derycke
Florence Derycke

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 30, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk without any major difficulties

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CKW
CKW

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We had a little trouble finding the start of the walk. From the car park, you have to continue along the D113 on the right (going uphill) to find the climb mentioned a little further up on the left. After that, everything was clear to us.
A very pleasant walk in the sunshine. We took option 2 with a visit to the ruins. Thank you for this walk, we recommend it!

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batlle26
batlle26

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

very nice walk

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bader
bader

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hike completed in two hours on a beautiful afternoon

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