Crêt de Chaussitre via Saint-Régis-du-Coin

Set off to explore the Loire, starting from Saint-Régis-du-Coin and heading to Crêt de Chaussitre, which offers a magnificent view of Saint-Genest-Malifaux and its surroundings.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.69 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 378 m
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    Descent: - 369 m

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    Highest point: 1,242 m
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    Lowest point: 989 m

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Description of the walk

You can park your vehicle in the car park in the village centre.

(S/E) Head south on Chemin de la Madone until you reach a road at a place called Fleury. Turn right and continue for a few dozen metres until you reach the junction with the D74.

(1) Cross carefully and head north-west on Chemin de Dunerette. Follow the road for about 300 metres and look for a small path on your left. Continue along this small stony path (towards Pétaloup via L'Arbret) until you reach Route de Malconnière.

(2) Cross the road and take the path directly opposite: you will see houses on your left. Follow the path until you reach a T-junction. Turn right towards Pétaloup, which will take you to a dense forest. As you enter the forest, take the path on the left.

(3) At the crossroads, turn left and continue straight ahead, ignoring the paths on the right and left, until you leave the forest and reach a small road.

(4) Cross the road and take Chemin de la Rochette opposite, heading towards Crêt de Chaussitre. In the bend, keep left and follow the path, continuing north for at least 1.5 km. On the descent, look for a crossroads about a hundred metres from the edge of the forest.

(5) Take the path on the right towards the Croix de Chaussitre. Follow this path uphill and ignore the first path on the left. Continue until you reach the summit and turn right to reach the orientation table near the large Croix de Chaussitre.

(6) Head east and then south.

(7) At the first crossroads, turn sharply onto the path on the left. You should now see a large antenna on the right-hand side of the path you are on. Follow the path along the edge of the forest.

Alternative: you can turn right and follow the track to reach Route de Chaussitre directly.

(8) Turn right onto a path (trail markers will help you find the way) to enter the forest and continue until you reach a four-way junction.

(9) Take the path on the right towards Le Creux. After leaving the forest, you should arrive at a small group of houses in the hamlet of Le Creux. If there is a gate, you can open it by simply pushing it (be sure to close it behind you). When you reach the hamlet, turn left and follow the road until you reach a crossroads.

(10) Turn left and follow the road until you find a small path on your right (marked by a white and yellow hiking sign). Take this path.

(11) Turn right 180° and continue to the next three-way junction.

(12) Take the left-hand lane, cross a road and you will find a path just opposite. Cross the small wooden bridge over the Dunière and follow it until you reach a main road (D28).

(13) Follow the road carefully southwards to return to the centre of the village of Saint-Régis-du-Coin, where you will find the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,067 m - Village car park
  2. 1 : km 0.8 - alt. 1,000 m - Cross the D74 and then the - Dunières (rivière) - Affluent du Lignon
  3. 2 : km 1.56 - alt. 1,046 m - Malconnière road
  4. 3 : km 2.35 - alt. 1,118 m - Crossroads
  5. 4 : km 3.95 - alt. 1,123 m - Crossing the road
  6. 5 : km 6.19 - alt. 1,089 m - Crossroads
  7. 6 : km 7.06 - alt. 1,220 m - Crêt de Chaussître
  8. 7 : km 7.74 - alt. 1,227 m - Chaussitre
  9. 8 : km 8.31 - alt. 1,219 m - Crossroads, entrance to the forest
  10. 9 : km 8.98 - alt. 1,183 m - Crossroads
  11. 10 : km 10.42 - alt. 1,116 m - Crossroads
  12. 11 : km 10.98 - alt. 1,061 m - Les Crozes, on the right
  13. 12 : km 11.45 - alt. 1,069 m - Three-way junction, left
  14. 13 : km 12.35 - alt. 1,076 m - D28 crossroads
  15. S/E : km 12.69 - alt. 1,067 m - Village car park

Worth a visit

(6) Croix de Chaussitre with view of Saint-Genest-Malifaux.
(12) to (13) Bridge over the Dunière.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 10 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
catherines
catherines
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 16, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I loved this little hike in beautiful weather. Pretty landscapes and magnificent woodlands. We didn't meet anyone... took 3½ hours, taking our time. Lots of very tall grass in this rather wet spring, so you have to be careful to find certain paths, but with GPS, it's no problem.

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MSL43
MSL43

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

A beautiful walk overall, very well signposted up to point 9. Whether it was our fault or due to a lack of signposting, we lost our way. No matter, we found it again around point 12.
We set off at around 10 a.m. and had a picnic at the stunning orientation table. Quite steep in places, it's a walk that's well worth doing with the family.

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Teflon
Teflon

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A very beautiful hike with varied and magnificent landscapes.

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MO et JP
MO et JP

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Nothing to report

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sophie liagre
sophie liagre

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike with varied landscapes. Magnificent view from the highest point. Very few people in the morning, slightly more towards the end of the hike in the early afternoon, which is not surprising on a sunny Sunday.

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ddecot
ddecot

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

At number 9, be vigilant, we took the wrong path on the right, but we found our way back thanks to the GPS through the forest.

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tratra071
tratra071

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Great hike with varied landscapes and beautiful views.

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ladesiderienne
ladesiderienne

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

Superb, easy walk. No problems with the GPS route. Beautiful view at the Croix de Chaussitre.

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DeMN
DeMN
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

Beautiful route, but the explanations are not always very clear. We ended up finishing the hike via the marked trail, which added 2 km. We couldn't find the alternative route at the point (9).

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loussarevian
loussarevian

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Plus a highly appreciated concert in the mountains....

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