From La Côte Saint-André to Revel-Tourdan via the GR®65

You set off from the town centre of La-Côte-Saint-André. The route is very well signposted with a dual signposting system that is regularly updated:
- White and Red (^GR®)
- Yellow shell on a blue background (Camino de Santiago): the point where the shell’s lines converge indicates the direction you should take.

(S) Head west. As you leave the village, pass the house where the painter Jongkind spent his final days.

(1) Cross the D518 and continue westwards, walking alongside the cemetery; at the next Fork in the road, turn right. After carefully crossing the D518a, you’ll reach a T-junction with a double water trough.

(2) Turn right.
A little further on, at the top of the small hill, take a detour to the right to admire the charming Saint-Michel Chapel, as well as the view over the Bièvre plain.
Continue along the road back to the D518a: then turn left.

(3) At the junction, turn right. At the next T-junction, turn left, then join a road coming from the right and follow it to the left, heading west. Enter Ornacieux.

(4) At the crossroads, turn left.

(5) At Le Planot, take the right-hand track. Go round the hill on the left to reach the Liers plain at the very pretty Moulin Pion Giraud.

(6) Continue north-north-west. At the 370-metre mark, turn off roughly opposite, veering slightly to the left. At the next junction, turn left.

(7) Turn right to reach the beautiful Étang du Marais.

(8) Turn right and follow the lake for a short while before turning left and reaching a roundabout. Carry on straight ahead and enter Faramans (pharmacy).

(9) Take the first street on the left and carry on until you reach the junction with the Chemin de la Croze.

(10) First turn right then left onto Chemin du Guyard. Carry on straight ahead.

(11) At the junction, turn right at a right angle, then left about a hundred metres before the D37 road. Cross the Suzon stream.
Cross one road, then a second, and head up to Pommier-de-Beaurepaire. After the wayside cross, turn left towards the oppidum. Once you’ve gone round it, continue south-west to reach an orientation table on the outskirts of the village.

(12) From here, stay on the ridge of the hill until you reach Revel-Tourdan.

(13) Along the way, you’ll pass above the village of Pisieu, near a small cemetery.

(14) As you enter Revel-Tourdan, you can take a detour to the right to see the castle ruins and some very beautiful houses.

Finish your walk in the centre of Revel-Tourdan, a charming little village, and head to the church (E).

The route follows good footpaths or small tarmac roads. The signposting is excellent! The only challenge is the distance.

There are no public transport links between the two towns of La-Côte-Saint-André and Revel Tourdan.

There are plenty of shops and accommodation options in La Côte-Saint-André.
There are two bakeries along the route: one in Faramans and another in Pommier de Beaurepaire, which sell bread, snacks and cold drinks.
There is a chemist’s in Faramans.
Shortly after setting off, you’ll find a water point before Balbins, as well as, of course, in the cemeteries of the villages you pass through (Balbins, Faramans, Pommier, Pisieu).

Hector Berlioz Museum in La Côte Saint-André.
Medieval market halls in La Côte Saint-André.
Barbarin Castle.
The village of Revel-Tourdan.
Tourdan Priory.