Chapels of Notre Dame de Bonne Conduite, Notre Dame de la Salette and Saint Joseph

A lovely, slightly challenging route through fields and woods, taking in three chapels.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.17 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 355 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 352 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 499 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 323 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Area: Dauphiné
  • ⚐ District: Ruy (38300)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 45.58757° / E 5.376502°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3132SB
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Description of the walk

Start from the school car park in Montceau.

(S/E) Go around the war memorial and turn left (north-west) onto Chemin de la Chapelle. Go uphill, past the cemetery and ignore the roads on the right.
(1) At the T-junction, turn right to quickly reach the Notre-Dame de Bonne Conduite Chapel.

(2) Return to the previous intersection.

(1) Continue straight ahead on a path that descends.

(3) Join a road and follow it to the right. Join another road and follow it for about 100 metres.

(4) Then take the path that branches off to the left (before the pedestrian crossing). Go downhill and cross a stream. Go back up the other side, ignoring a path that branches off to the right.

(5) At the next intersection, turn right towards the Lavoir (sign). Climb up a steep valley.

(6) At the top, just before a hamlet, turn right onto a small uphill path. You will come to a road; follow it to the left.

(7) At the entrance to a left-hand bend, turn right onto Chemin de Champ Robert.

(8) At the end, turn left onto a grassy, poorly marked path. Go downhill and then uphill. You will come to a road; follow it to the left. Go downhill and ignore two paths on the left, then one on the right.

(9) Turn left towards the Notre-Dame de la Salette Chapel.

(10) Pass by the foot of the chapel and continue along the path of the same name. Pass a spring and a small, inconspicuous staircase on the right. Ignore the first path on the left.

(11) Take a path on the left towards the Chapel of Saint Joseph. Climb steeply to reach the chapel.
(12) Continue along the path and gradually head north.

(13) Return to the Ruy road and follow it to the right. Take the first left, Chemin du Bouchet.

(14) After passing the sports facilities, take a path on the left, heading due west. At the end, you will come to a road. Follow it to the right. Ignore a road coming from the left and then a turn-off to the left.

(15) Between two houses (signposted "privé"), take a path on the left that is accessible to pedestrians and cyclists.

(16) At the end, turn left onto Chemin du Ruisseau de l'Enfer. Head north, go downhill, cross the stream and go back up the other side. At a crossroads, go straight ahead and, at the next crossroads, turn left to quickly return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 471 m - School car park
  2. 1 : km 1.17 - alt. 484 m - T-junction
  3. 2 : km 1.33 - alt. 484 m - Chapelle Notre-Dame de Bonne Conduite (Ruy)
  4. 3 : km 1.93 - alt. 448 m - Road junction
  5. 4 : km 2.21 - alt. 413 m - Intersection
  6. 5 : km 3.04 - alt. 412 m - Chemin du Lavoir
  7. 6 : km 3.81 - alt. 468 m - Intersection
  8. 7 : km 4.35 - alt. 483 m - Saint-Joseph
  9. 8 : km 4.94 - alt. 496 m - T-junction
  10. 9 : km 6.06 - alt. 323 m - Intersection - Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Salette (Ruy)
  11. 10 : km 6.32 - alt. 368 m - Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Salette (Ruy)
  12. 11 : km 6.73 - alt. 411 m - Ascent to the chapel
  13. 12 : km 7.07 - alt. 479 m - Near the - Bourbre (rivière)
  14. 13 : km 7.63 - alt. 487 m - Crossroads
  15. 14 : km 8.06 - alt. 492 m - To the four winds
  16. 15 : km 8.93 - alt. 475 m - Short passage
  17. 16 : km 9.16 - alt. 442 m - Intersection
  18. S/E : km 10.17 - alt. 471 m - Paring school

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
Waitukubuli
Waitukubuli

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, varied hike along paths and trails, taking in heritage sites and pretty little hamlets. There are a few fairly steep climbs, but they are not too long for those who are less fit. There are also some beautiful views.

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Duffred
Duffred

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 30, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A nice little walk to discover some local chapels and the history of aviation between Lyon and Montceau. It's a shame that to reach the chapel of St Joseph, you have to go all the way down to Cessieu on the tarmac road ... a path through the woods would have been nicer. And when you go downhill ... you have to go back up! Otherwise a pleasant and instructive walk. As for parking at the start, it's easy to park in the centre next to the school (on weekends). Alternatively, you can go a little further up and park at the cemetery.

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Sou.2211
Sou.2211

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely hike, done with children, with quite a strenuous ascent and descent, we were able to discover three beautiful chapels.

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Karline73
Karline73

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk... to be modified depending on the group's ability... for me, starting near the chapel of La Salette.
Very varied and well signposted.
Thank you for this varied route which is not in the mountains.

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porthault
porthault
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 23, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This route is a beautiful hike that we did on 5 December with a group of 25 people.
All along the route, we can see chapels, calvaries, and vineyard houses.
The hike description is easy to follow and there is no risk of getting lost.
Our only slight regret is that the weather prevented us from seeing the view from the chapels, but we will definitely be back.
There is a steep climb before thethird chapel, and it took our group 3 hours and 45 minutes to complete the hike.
Thank you to the author for this beautiful route.

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liliane.clarens
liliane.clarens

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 31, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Starting with an uphill climb past a beautiful area dedicated to Albert Kimmerling, then continuing through woods, fields and hamlets, crossing two streams, discovering beautiful chapels and continuing with a steep climb to a superb arrival at Saint-Joseph Chapel, where you can take a break to admire the view.
At the end of the route, after the stream, the path is under construction until you reach the village.
Thank you to the author for this beautiful and enriching discovery.

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Sud 8
Sud 8
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 31, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Sporty hike with ascents and descents, passing through woods with views of farmland and a wonderful discovery of three
chapels.
Pay close attention to the description as there are numerous changes of direction.

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