Route around Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé

Date of your route : Jun 26, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

We did this hike with two children because there is a trail with puzzles to solve about Saint Marcel.
So we combined the two.
There were several clear views of the Tarare mountains, but also some lovely woods, which were very pleasant on this hot day.

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Date of your route : Sep 09, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant short walk with mostly unobstructed views of the surrounding green hills and countryside.
A slightly steep climb at the beginning and a steep descent with stones at the end. No other difficulties.
Some sections are on roads, but these are very quiet.

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Date of your route : Feb 23, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We travelled the route in the opposite direction due to an error at the start. Good weather; nice trip.

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Date of your route : Mar 06, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful panoramic view of the valley, stretching all the way to the plain.

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Date of your route : Feb 21, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Very pleasant walk, slightly disrupted at the beginning by motorbikes and quads.

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Date of your route : Feb 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A fairly easy walk, but not suitable for people with limited mobility given the fairly steep climb of about 100 metres at the start and the equally steep descent along a path with lots of small stones at the end.

The landscape is very pretty, and the walk along the edge of or through the woods (even on the asphalt section, which is very quiet) is also very pleasant. The pond at the end of the walk is also a very nice place to take a break.

However, the presence on Sunday of several motocross bikes driven by disrespectful and reckless individuals (to put it politely...) spoiled the first half of the walk for us (up to "les loups"), not to mention the noise that could be heard throughout the valley.

It may have been bad luck, but I would recommend doing this walk during the week if possible, to avoid these nuisances, because otherwise this walk is really worth it.

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Date of your route : Jun 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We start with a steep climb... but by going at your own pace, you'll get there... and we finish with a nice descent through the woods before arriving at the small lake. We picked wild strawberries on the way down.

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Date of your route : Jan 16, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

For those of us who are keen walkers... this route is top notch:...

We had to search a bit for the starting point, as it doesn't specify that you have to go through the housing estate...

we had no idea we would be passing so close to the houses...

Otherwise, beautiful scenery on the heights of Saint Marcel...

Recommended for a good walk. BEWARE: there is a steep descent to reach the bottom of the village!

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Date of your route : Feb 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The starting point wasn't easy to find, so I ended up doing it backwards, but no problem. The only slight downside was the last point, where you end up on the road, which isn't great, but otherwise there are beautiful views and it's a nice walk to do with the family.

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Thank you for taking the time to give your opinion.

By "route on map", we mean assessing the accuracy of the route as it appears on the map in relation to the actual terrain.

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Date of your route : Jan 21, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

We are not keen walkers, we just look for nice walks and this one is perfect!

Not difficult, with superb views of the Saint-Marcel l'Eclairé 69 plateaus.

The starting point is hard to find because it's in the middle of villas and isn't marked on our map...

In short, this is a very nice little parish-specific to Brittany hike that we recommend for light walkers.

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Date of your route : Jun 24, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very pleasant walk.

We had a lovely time and even got to taste some wild strawberries.

The lake in section 4 must be a really great place for those who want to have a picnic. It could therefore serve as a convenient starting and finishing point.

Two caveats, however:
- the section on the road (fortunately not very busy) between 2 and 3 can be dangerous in some bends with very poor visibility.
- The descent on the stony path between 3 and 4 is quite challenging.

I would recommend doing this walk in the opposite direction:
- the stony path between 3 and 4 would probably be easier going uphill
- the descent on the other side, which makes it easier to walk on grass instead of stones, or on tarmac sections, would be less challenging.

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