Circular route around the Gaffard district in Firminy

A circular loop around the Gaffard neighbourhood, with no difficulty apart from a slightly steep climb in the first section.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.49 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 163 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 171 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 651 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 492 m

Description of the walk

Park in the car park of the Gaffard sports complex.

(S/E) Leave the car park and turn left onto Avenue de Gaffard.

(1) Cross the road and take Rue de la Renaudière opposite. Continue straight on until the last house, where the tarmac road turns into a dirt track. Follow this track.

(2) Turn left and climb up to join Chemin de Bergognon. Pass an old farmhouse on your right (watch out for dogs). Continue to the junction with Route de Malmont.

(3) Turn right to continue climbing, then turn left onto Chemin de Robinson.

(4) Leave the path on your left and take the one on the right that leads back down towards the Route de Malmont. Cross the road and take the path opposite. This crosses the Malval stream and then turns sharply right (north-north-west).
You will reach a junction (elevation 648).

(5) Continue straight on through the woods until you reach the junction with the path leading to Moulin des Brosses.

(6) Turn right to follow this sloping path, then veer left to reach the hamlet of Moulin des Brosses and emerge onto the Chemin des Brosses.
Turn right, then cross the housing estate by taking Allée du Vivarais on the left and then Allée du Velay on the right.

At the first bend, leave the street and take the footpath on the left which joins Avenue de Gaffard. Go straight on and cross the Gaffard neighbourhood until you reach the junction with Rue de l’Echapre. Turn left.

At the bottom of the street, turn right and head for the car park at the Gaffard sports complex (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 501 m - Car park - Complexe sportif de Gaffard
  2. 1 : km 0.13 - alt. 508 m - Avenue de Gaffard
  3. 2 : km 0.75 - alt. 541 m - At the junction, turn left after the - Malval (ruisseau) - Affluent du Furan
  4. 3 : km 1.19 - alt. 586 m - Route de Malmont
  5. 4 : km 1.49 - alt. 621 m - Bergognon, on the right
  6. 5 : km 2.99 - alt. 648 m - Crossroads, straight ahead
  7. 6 : km 3.67 - alt. 646 m - Path junction, on the right
  8. S/E : km 5.49 - alt. 501 m - Car park. Passage near the - Écharpe (rivière)

Notes

Notice to dog owners. Keep your dogs on a lead when approaching the farm on Chemin de Bergognon. The owner’s dogs are very often off the lead!

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
User 6825086
• Edited:

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
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Feel free to like and leave your comments.
Enjoy your hike!
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peyrache
peyrache

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

It went well. Let's do it again.

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NoraBN
NoraBN

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

This is my first solo hike, in Le Chambon, and honestly, the app really helped me out!
It’s brilliant!!
I can’t wait to set off on new hiking adventures
Thank you

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symida
symida

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk before the new lockdown; we even extended the route as far as the Firminy dam – 8.3 km. As I live quite close by, I was delighted to discover the route.

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Samouillet cedryk
Samouillet cedryk
• Edited:

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 31, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk

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