Route of the wine-growing villages of Bugey, starting from Lac du Lit au Roi.

Departure from the car park at Écoinçon beach in Cressin-Rochefort.

(S/E) Leaving the car park, turn right to join the Via Rhôna. Follow it to the right until you reach the bridge over the Lit au Roi. Follow the shared path to cross the bridge.

(1) At the other end of the bridge, turn right onto the Via Rhôna, pass under the bridge and continue until you see the sign for Lac de Barteland 3 km away, a few metres after the restaurant on your right.

(2) Turn right onto the D992 (watch out for cars) and, just after the restaurant car park, take the left-hand uphill road, the D37, towards Lac de Barterand.

(3) Ignore the^D37g on the left (return) and continue straight on to the lake, which you will walk alongside.

(4) At the end of the lake, take a short detour to the left along the path behind the fishermen's house. After about 200 m, on the right, you will see a sculpture in the rock representing Gargantua and the Vouivre.

(5) Return to the road.

(4) Take the D37 again, towards Pollieu. Cross the village and you will come to a four-way crossroads at the corner of a cemetery. Turn right and after a few metres you will reach the Oratory of Sainte-Fontaine.

(6) Continue along the road and when you reach the village of Flaxieu, turn right at the first street to make a round trip to the Church of Saint-Maurice.

(7) Then turn around and follow the first road on the right. Ignore the second road on the right, leave the village and descend via the^D69c.

(8) Before the end of the descent, take the small road on the left, continue on the Route de Lavours and arrive at a road on the left.

(9) Follow this road towards Vongnes and climb the hill. Cross the D37 and take Rue de la Vigne du Bois. Ride through the pretty village with its flowers along this street.

(10) At the end of the village, take the path opposite, dismount and leave your bike behind to climb up to the Vongne viewpoint (half an hour there and back).

(11) Then retrace your steps back to the village.

(10) Turn left at the first street and leave the village. At the three-way junction, turn right and join the Route du Grand Colombier (D37), then turn left. You will reach a four-way crossroads.

(12) Turn right towards Sammissieu, cross the hamlet, leave it and arrive at a road. Continue left towards Avrissieu d'en Bas.

(13) At the end of the hamlet, turn left towards Avrissieu d'en Haut and join the main road. Turn right and continue to Ceyzérieu.

(14) Pass between the church and the town hall and continue straight ahead on Route d'Ardosset (D105). Descend to La Velle.

(15) At the multi-lane junction with a central reservation, continue straight ahead on the D69 and head towards Saint-Martin-de-Bavel. Pass the town hall on your right.

(16) Immediately turn left onto the^D31C. At the stop sign, turn right onto Rue de Pérou, then continue onto Rue de Pont-Navet and head towards the church.

(17) Go back down and at the bend on the main road, turn left onto Rue des Bacs, then left again onto Rue du Lavoir, and arrive at the village exit, Route des Combes.

(18) Follow this road to the right, crossing the village.

(16) At the town hall, continue straight ahead and reach the multiple fork at the exit of La Velle.

(15) Continue right on the D69 towards Nécuidaz and reach the hamlet.

(19) Take the^first street on the left, Rue du Vieux Four, to make a short detour through the hamlet's narrow streets. First turn left then right in the hamlet and continue along Rue de la Logner. Then continue straight ahead along a stony path and turn right to pass close to Château Grammont. Return to the D69 and follow it to the left.

(20) Just after passing Lac de Chavoley, turn left, enter Chavoley and turn right to return to the road you left earlier. Turn left and join the D83. Turn right and follow it to the bend a few metres further on.

(21) Turn left onto the D69 towards Marignieu. Continue to the next fork.

(22) Turn left and follow the^D37g, cross the hamlet of Poirin, pass in front of Marignieu Town Hall, then turn right onto Rue de la Citerne, then right again onto Rue du Lavoir and reach the exit of the hamlet.

(23) At the five-way crossroads, continue on the^D37G towards Chatonod. Cross the village and then Saint-Champ, staying on the departmental road, and rejoin the D37, the road you took at the start.

(3) Follow the same route back as on the way there, taking the Via Rhôna to Plage de l'Ecoinçon (S/E).

Cycling route (hybrid or road bike). Easy on an electric bike.

In Nécuidaz, stay on the D69 with a road bike. With a hybrid bike, you can take the detour through the village, which returns to the road via a stony path.

Churches and Bugiste houses with their characteristic gabled walls, featuring bird's foot tiles arranged in a staircase pattern.
Wine-growing houses.
Ferries, wash houses, bread ovens.
In Vongnes, a village full of flowers, you can stop off at the "Caveau bugiste" for a free visit to the museum of wine-growing traditions and stoneworking tools.