Loop via the Piragoy orientation table from Messimy

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This circuit crosses the meadows and woods of the first foothills of the Monts du Lyonnais. It leads to the Piragoy viewpoint, which offers a view of Messimy and the villages and crops of the Piémont des Monts du Lyonnais, and on a clear day, a beautiful panorama of the Alps and the Pilat Massif.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.58 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
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    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 250 m
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    Descent: - 249 m
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    Highest point: 528 m
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    Lowest point: 345 m
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Undergrowth.
Ridges of the Monts du Lyonnais.
Fields and woods.
Piragoy orientation table.

Description of the walk

Park in the hikers' car park on Avenue des Alpes, on the right-hand side coming from Malataverne.

(S/E) Leave the car park and turn right onto Avenue des Alpes. When you reach the town hall, turn right onto Rue Centrale. At the Espace Jeunes car park, turn right onto Rue de la Prä and continue until you reach the "La Fournelière" signpost.

(1) Turn left towards Cinq parishes specific to Brittany, taking Chemin du Vincent, before turning right onto Chemin des Saules. The latter is extended by a path. When you reach the road, turn left onto Chemin du Bachassier, then follow the sign for "Les Cinq Parishes Specific to Brittany". Continue straight ahead on the path towards Boulaton. Follow Route des Granges until you reach the sign for "Boulaton".

(2) At the signpost, follow the direction of Le Maupas.
After the bridge over the Ruisseau de La Chalandrèze, take the path on the left that climbs towards Le Maupas. Pass the hamlet and you will come to a power line.

(3) Cross Chemin des Vignes and continue straight ahead on the path towards Le Montus. You will come to a road before Château du Montus, then continue along a path until you reach another road (cross).

(4) At the "GTML 27 km" sign, turn left to go up the path heading south-west to the Belvédère du Piragoy viewpoint.

(5) From the Piragoy viewpoint and orientation table, there is a beautiful view of the village of Messimy, the city of Lyon, the Alps and the Pilat Massif. There is a picnic table where you can take a break.
Descend via the Piragoy path to reach the hamlet of Haute Bruyère. Turn right until you reach the road and the Haute Bruyère signpost.

(6) Turn right towards La Croisée des Chemins. Follow this country road for about 150 metres, then turn left onto a path and continue for 1.7 kilometres until you reach the signpost for La Croisée des Chemins.

(7) At the signpost, turn left towards "Fourchenaimond 0.1 km". At the "Fourchenaimond" signpost, turn left towards Messimy. The path becomes a small road and arrives at the crossroads of the hamlet of Guillermin, where there is an unnamed signpost.

(8) Cross the crossroads and continue straight ahead on Chemin du Chater towards Messimy. Pass near an antenna and arrive at Place de la Barbottière.

(9) Turn left onto Rue Simon Rousseau. After the old ox shoeing station, turn right onto Avenue des Alpes and head to the Randonneurs car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 346 m - Hikers' car park, Avenue des Alpes.
  2. 1 : km 0.54 - alt. 347 m - "La Fournelière" marker
  3. 2 : km 1.4 - alt. 353 m - "Le Boulaton" marker
  4. 3 : km 2.02 - alt. 398 m - Electric line
  5. 4 : km 3.12 - alt. 437 m - Marker "GTML 27 km".
  6. 5 : km 4.1 - alt. 526 m - Piragoy viewpoint
  7. 6 : km 4.57 - alt. 458 m - "Haute Bruyère" marker
  8. 7 : km 6.22 - alt. 517 m - La Croisée des Chemins
  9. 8 : km 7.22 - alt. 408 m - Unnamed marker
  10. 9 : km 8.18 - alt. 361 m - Place de la Barbotière
  11. S/E : km 8.58 - alt. 346 m - Hikers' car park, Avenue des Alpes.

Notes

- A picnic table at the Piragoy viewpoint.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 19 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
CaroDuetti
CaroDuetti
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Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, easy walk, mainly on trails with little asphalt except in Messimy. Easy parking at the start with plenty of spaces. The path is fairly open in the first half, offering beautiful views, and more shaded towards the end. Ideal in hot weather like this Sunday. I came across a few people out jogging. The circuit took 1½ hours at a leisurely pace. Would do it again.

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Serge6909
Serge6909

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

First sunshine of March and a very beautiful, easy hike with a slight incline, but the superb views of the whole of Lyon are well worth the effort. For your information, the orientation table is no longer there.
Thank you for this route.

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AgnèsDess73
AgnèsDess73

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

A lovely walk without any great difficulty.
After a rainy period, some paths were quite wet, but with good footwear, it was fine
Beautiful views but the orientation table is damaged

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Patrixdemex
Patrixdemex

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 20, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Enjoy your hike!
However, waterproof shoes were a must on Sunday because, following the heavy rains of the last few days, the paths often resembled streams
Furthermore, the orientation table no longer has the typical drawings found on orientation tables
Thank you for the trail

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ericbillon
ericbillon

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A good hike. Very beautiful view from the lookout point. A beautiful climb to get there and a beautiful descent to leave.

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POULIN Gérard
POULIN Gérard ★

Thank you Fred345962 for pointing out this error after (7), modification made in the description.

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Fred345962
Fred345962

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 05, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk with mostly unobstructed views of Lyon, the Monts d'Or, the Alps and the Pilat.
The climbs are steady, not too steep.
There are some very pleasant sections through the woods.
A little muddy, but due to the heavy rain over the last fortnight.
Please note: at point 7, turn left and not right (follow the signs for Messimy)

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Luc 35
Luc 35

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 06, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant short route through fields and orchards with views of Lyon and the Lyon metropolitan area. The second part takes you through a forest of chestnut and oak trees.
Best done when the sky is clear.

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Isabelle Thierry
Isabelle Thierry

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful and enjoyable route in winter. Clear and varied, it does not present any real difficulties apart from a few small climbs.

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AMISUR
AMISUR

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

a pleasant little route, easy to do with the family

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momone
momone

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

:nice route with not too much elevation gain, ideal for this time of year

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David-D
David-D

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 21, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This is an enjoyable route because it is varied, with easy sections and a few stony sections that are a little less easy, but relatively short.
It is also pleasant because much of the hike offers unobstructed views of the Lyon plain and the Monts du Lyonnais, as well as the Vercors and the Alps on a clear day (which was not quite the case).

There is a small error in the itinerary at point (7), but the signposting is clear. It should read "At the Fourchenaimond signpost, turn LEFT towards Messimy" and not "right".

Thank you for this enjoyable route

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RAMONA
RAMONA

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Small error in the directions: at point 7, instead of turning right towards MESSIMY, you need to turn left.
Otherwise, a superb walk with magnificent panoramic views.

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Danièle ALLAMANDY
Danièle ALLAMANDY

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We really appreciated the information, which was very clear and made our hike easier.
it's a shame that the orientation table is out of order.
thank you

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nonodevil
nonodevil

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 05, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Unfortunately, the point of interest, the orientation table, has been vandalised and is no longer visible.

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