Salérieu loop

A lovely loop if you fancy an easy, not too long, shady walk, starting from the Chapelle-de-la-Tour car park, with no special equipment required. You could potentially spot ponies, horses, cattle, etc. We went in May, so we recommend going in the morning for the shade and milder temperatures in summer.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.23 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 51 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 59 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 451 m
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    Lowest point: 406 m

Description of the walk

Park in the Chapelle-de-la-Tour car park.

(S/E) Follow the Voie Louis Morel past the cemetery to the crossroads.

(1) Turn left onto Chemin du Chal and continue to the next junction.

(2) Turn right onto the RD16: be careful, cars drive fast and there is not always a pavement on either side of the road. Go straight on past the Palletaux crossroads.

(3) Turn left onto Route du Salérieu.

(4) Turn right at the three-way junction to stay on the same road.

(5) Turn right again at Forêt Mollette.

(6) Continue straight on, passing under the power lines until you reach the junction with the small road called Rue du Château d'Eau.

(7) Cross this road and take the dirt track opposite, to the right of the green gate, which leads to a forest. Go downhill until you reach Chemin du Puits, not far from the Fontaine Laurent.

(8) Turn left, go past the Salérieu crossroads and continue straight ahead along the Chemin de la Fontaine Laurent. Pass under the power lines again, then go about fifty metres past the Chemin de Bresson on the right-hand side of the road.

(9) Turn left onto Chemin du Lossert, which bends right and then left again before joining Route du Salérieu.

(4) Continue straight ahead until you reach the D16.

(3) Turn right and follow the outward route in the opposite direction back to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 442 m - Car pool parking
  2. 1 : km 0.44 - alt. 432 m - Chemin du Chal
  3. 2 : km 0.76 - alt. 436 m - RD16
  4. 3 : km 1.45 - alt. 436 m - Route du Salerieu
  5. 4 : km 1.63 - alt. 440 m - Intersection, right
  6. 5 : km 2.12 - alt. 438 m - Mollette forest, right
  7. 6 : km 2.36 - alt. 432 m - Intersection, straight on
  8. 7 : km 2.94 - alt. 451 m - Path opposite
  9. 8 : km 3.32 - alt. 408 m - Chemin du Puits, left
  10. 9 : km 4.84 - alt. 440 m - Chemin du Lossert
  11. S/E : km 7.23 - alt. 442 m - Car pool parking

Worth a visit

The Salérieu ponies.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
3 / 5
RogÉlis
RogÉlis

Yes. Me too. That's why I don't understand...
Strange...

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davidelea38
davidelea38

Ah... but I followed the GPS route to the letter... Very strange...

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RogÉlis
RogÉlis

We must not have taken the same route, so...

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morel yves
morel yves

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

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

very easy hike

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davidelea38
davidelea38

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

I did this trip after reading the review from 15/09...so I must not have done the same one because 98% of it is on roads...!!! Not interesting at all...except for those who really love driving...

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RogÉlis
RogÉlis

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A short, easy and pleasant walk. Not much road and some lovely paths.

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ACéF
ACéF

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

Nice hike, beautiful descent through the forest!

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User 5585618

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 16, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We changed our route at the end so we wouldn't end up on the main road and took a much quieter side road, which took the same amount of time

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