Sourcieux-les-Mines circular

A pleasant walk with lots of dirt tracks.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 6.68 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 30 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 213 m
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    Descent: - 219 m

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    Highest point: 503 m
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    Lowest point: 321 m

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Description of the walk

Departure from the town hall of Sourcieux-les-Mines.

(S/E) Take Rue de l'Église (to the left of the church) and arrive at the first crossroads of four roads.
Continue straight ahead on the road called Chemin du Fouillet.

(1) At the cross, turn left onto Chemin de la Chapelle. Climb up to the Fouillet Chapel on the left, then return to the fork at the cross.

(1) Turn left onto Chemin de Lentilly, then continue along Chemin du Fouillet until you reach the Route d'Eveux (D19).

(2) Cross the road and continue along the small Chemin des Gouttes, following this path until you reach a fork near the Ruisseau des Flaches stream.

(3) Take Chemin de la Gaillarde on the left, at the yellow signs indicating "les Hauts de Mosouve".

(4) At the end of Chemin de la Gaillarde, turn left between the houses onto Chemin du Butet and you will arrive at Route d'Éveux.

(5) Follow it to the left for a few dozen metres, then cross it and take Chemin du Crost, which climbs towards the houses on the right. At the top, take the dirt track on the right that climbs alongside the houses. Follow this dirt track to a fork with a superb view of the heights of Mosouve.

(6) Take the path on the left and continue to the Route de Sonnay. Continue to the hamlet.

(7) Turn left, straight ahead, between the houses on Chemin de Barbaron, which leads to Impasse des Pervenches. When you reach Route de la Tourette, turn left and then take the second street on the right (D7e - Roue du Bourg) to return to the car park at the town hall in Sourcieux-les-Mines (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 401 m - Sourcieux-les-Mines Town Hall
  2. 1 : km 1.21 - alt. 472 m - Fouillet Chapel junction
  3. 2 : km 2.2 - alt. 392 m - Crossroads - Calvary
  4. 3 : km 2.98 - alt. 322 m - Path climbing to the left
  5. 4 : km 3.46 - alt. 351 m - Fork
  6. 5 : km 3.94 - alt. 385 m - Route d'Eveux
  7. 6 : km 4.72 - alt. 420 m - Fork
  8. 7 : km 5.25 - alt. 412 m - Chemin de Barbaron
  9. S/E : km 6.68 - alt. 401 m - Sourcieux-les-Mines Town Hall

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
clothildepalayer
clothildepalayer

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 31, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant Sunday walk. Perfect weather conditions, beautiful views, especially from the Chapelle du Fouillet: a magnificent 360° view, with a clear view of Mont Blanc... we really enjoyed it. Easy route and well explained.

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Jacques L
Jacques L

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We did the route in reverse so that we would arrive at the chapel around picnic time, as there are tables and benches there.

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TM69
TM69

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 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 beautiful views of Lyon and the Monts d'Or on one side and the Beaujolais and Monts du Lyonnais on the other. The passage by the Sourcieux chapel is always a spectacular point of interest! Be sure to wear good hiking boots as the paths can be rocky in places.

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Patoop
Patoop

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 25, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Great hike with a beautiful chapel. The path can be very muddy depending on the rain.

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Anataul
Anataul

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very pretty, very pleasant route.

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Mireille Girier
Mireille Girier

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

To be repeated with others

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juszczyk
juszczyk

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Superb view of the Lyonnais and Montverdun mountains
Not too crowded

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Anne-Marie Chaize
Anne-Marie Chaize
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 25, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Interesting route, but... at point 6, there's a mistake! Was it an oversight or is the description prone to error?
What is written: (6) Take the path on the right and continue to the Sonnay road. Continue to the hamlet.
Shouldn't it be to the left instead?
In any case, we didn't reach point 7 and ended up back at point 5!
I'll have to go back...
Kind regards, AMarie CB

PS: After posting my message, I see that the error had already been reported on 21 June 2021. What is the point of giving your opinion or reporting an error if it is not corrected?

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StopTalkGoPlay
StopTalkGoPlay

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 08, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant little walk, fairly quiet, ideal in cool weather for soaking up the sun and getting away from the city for a bit. There's a beautiful view from the chapel, which is best enjoyed when there isn't too much pollution so you can appreciate the landscape. Beyond that, it's a relatively classic and straightforward walk.

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charblan
charblan

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Please note: in the route description, at (6), you must take the path on the left towards Barbaron, not the one on the right!
We turned right and got lost... adding an extra hour to the hike...

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GMLAURENT
GMLAURENT
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant walk with views of the Alps on a clear day (sign of rain for the following day).

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