Circular from Saint-Aupre

A short, easy walk with some lovely views and a passage over the original Pont de Pierre Chave bridge.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.12 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 50 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 487 m
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    Descent: - 485 m

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    Highest point: 881 m
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    Lowest point: 461 m

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Description of the walk

Go to the cemetery car park.

(S/E) Head towards the church and pass in front of the town hall. Follow this road until you reach the cross.

(1) From there, turn left onto "Route du Plan". Pass La Morge and at the next crossroads, turn left onto "Route de Miribel". Continue for 100 metres until you reach a street that goes up to the right.

(2) Take this street (Le Grand Chemin), which soon turns into a path. Walk uphill until you reach the cross with the ram.

(3) Turn right towards Les Chambures. Walk about 800 metres under the trees, then the view becomes clearer. Walk past a pretty stone house on your right. Pass the cross and continue to the crossroads.

(4) Cross the Route de la Montagne. Follow the road opposite to an old farm (Les Vessières). Now take the path that goes straight ahead. Continue to the fork near the Col du Pilori.

(5) Turn right towards Saint-Aupre. Go down the path. When you reach the road, turn left towards a farm (altitude 836m) where you turn right onto the path that goes downhill. Continue for about 500m until you reach a fork.

(6) Leave the path that descends to Ture and turn left. You will soon reach a stone house. Go behind it and reach the edge of the forest. Do not take the stony path that goes straight up, but follow the path that branches off to the right (some yellow markings remain). After about 900 metres, you will arrive at a clearing.

(7) Turn right towards the south-west. A sign saying "Les Vernays" is painted on the trunk of a beech tree. Follow this path, which is still marked in yellow, for about 1 km until you reach a junction with a fairly wide stony path.

(8) At the junction, you will find a sign explaining the history of the Pont de Pierre Chave bridge. Turn right towards the bridge. After 150 metres, you will come to a road which you take to the right to cross the bridge. Follow the road for 400 metres.

(9) Turn right onto Chemin du Verney and, at the fork, turn right onto Chemin des Balmettes. After another 500 metres, you will come to a left-hand bend.

(10) Take the path on the right that leads towards the forest. Descend to the small bridge over the Morge. You will now reach the junction with the "Route de Miribel".

(11) Turn left onto the D49 towards Saint-Aupre. After 200 metres, you will find the Route de Champtoraz on your left.

(12) Reach the houses and continue straight ahead.

(1) Continue straight ahead to the cemetery car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 461 m - Cemetery car park
  2. 1 : km 0.63 - alt. 476 m - Cross. Towards - Morge (rivière) - Affluent de l'isère
  3. 2 : km 1.03 - alt. 475 m - The main road
  4. 3 : km 1.76 - alt. 577 m - The ram's cross
  5. 4 : km 3.56 - alt. 772 m - Route de la Montagne
  6. 5 : km 4.92 - alt. 874 m - Fork near the - Col du Pilori (873m)
  7. 6 : km 6.11 - alt. 770 m - Fork
  8. 7 : km 7.42 - alt. 743 m - Chemin du Pourcy
  9. 8 : km 8.44 - alt. 594 m - Chemin de Pierre Chave
  10. 9 : km 9.08 - alt. 587 m - Chemin de Vernay
  11. 10 : km 9.78 - alt. 610 m - Path on the right
  12. 11 : km 10.57 - alt. 510 m - Route de Miribel (D49)
  13. 12 : km 10.88 - alt. 494 m - Route de Champtoraz
  14. S/E : km 12.12 - alt. 461 m - Cemetery car park

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 17 reviews

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

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 01, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We took advantage of the advice on the 'variant' that we took from point 9 onwards, turning left ~ 20m along the road and then following the black line on the IGN map, to reach Fasolet and Les Vessières almost directly, via the purple dotted line, rather than passing through Les Verneys at point 10.
Note that between points 7 and 8 at the lowest point, the path has been 'ploughed' by tree felling work.

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plume73
plume73

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

nice hike with a beautiful climb at the start
a few viewpoints
very well-marked route
as noted by Phyvon on 5 December 2021:
"I preferred to change the last part after Les Verneys to avoid the final stretch of road to Saint-Aupré.
At Les Vernays, head south (IGN map: towards point 651m then 628m, then Les Vessieres, then Les Balmettes before descending directly to the village).
A beautiful final route, equivalent in distance and elevation gain, but in the forest with beautiful, easy paths. I highly recommend this alternative."

it's really better and less dangerous

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pepesquat
pepesquat

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

There is little of interest on this route, where numerous trees block the path. It is easy to get lost with all these trails, and it is quite long for so few views as it is constantly in the forest. There is more to see towards Miribel les Echelles.

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GABY et OLIVIER
GABY et OLIVIER

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk through forests and mountain pastures with beautiful views of the Chartreuse mountains. We didn't meet anyone except for a single deer 🥰
We did this on the day of the goat fair and enjoyed discovering this lively local festival on our way back.

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HOZRO
HOZRO

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 22, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

breathtaking walk in a peaceful setting

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Phyvon
Phyvon

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful route with some superb views.
I preferred to change the last part after Les Verneys to avoid the final stretch of road to Saint-Aupré.
At Les Vernays, head south (IGN map: towards point 651m then 628m, then Les Vessieres, then Les Balmettes before descending directly to the village).
A beautiful final route, equivalent in distance and elevation gain, but in the forest with beautiful, easy paths. I highly recommend this alternative.
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Emesse
Emesse

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 04, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, beautiful trails, some stunning views... in short, it was a real pleasure to do this circular, which was very quiet today (only one mountain biker and three hikers) in a peaceful and tranquil village!
Thank you for this route

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Jeanpierrebaudet@sfr.fr
Jeanpierrebaudet@sfr.fr

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

nice, quiet Sunday stroll

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valy38
valy38

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

A pleasant route for a beautiful sunny afternoon. The climb at the start gets your legs going but is nothing insurmountable. We encountered snow halfway through. Very pretty views. In our case, the descent was a little slippery and we regretted forgetting our walking sticks. We completed the route in 3 hours at a steady pace, but not at a run either.

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mimip
mimip

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 18, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

a peaceful, pleasant route with magnificent views

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braizat
braizat

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 22, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The route is mainly in the woods, which provides shelter from the sun

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chelouche helene
chelouche helene

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 30, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

good hike on 30/06/20, very pleasant wooded route with lovely views. Be careful at the Belier crossroads, make sure you pass in front of the little house, as the path is a little hidden by tall grass
we continued to the Col des Martys, then turned right towards the Michallat farm at the bend opposite and followed the horse riding signs, which took us back to the mountain path that descends to Lazard Ture
helene Dolo

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etoiledesneiges
etoiledesneiges

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 14, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pretty views. As we were short on time that day, we went straight back down to Ture at point 6. A very beautiful walk in nature! We'll be back to do the circular loop. Thank you for this hiking idea.

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dany dany
dany dany

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 01, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

lovely, varied walk. I just missed the route after the ram's cross on the right... otherwise it was perfect!!!

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patrick rando moirans
patrick rando moirans

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

a truly beautiful hike. Thank you

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