From Bois de la Casse to Loudon

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Hike around Montbernier, between forest and plateau. A lovely, gentle route around Montbernier. Beautiful views of the surrounding area as you walk across the plateaus. A shaded route that combines forest and field paths.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 11.62 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 55 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 221 m
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    Descent: - 212 m
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    Highest point: 381 m
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    Lowest point: 263 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Area: Dauphiné
  • ⚐ District: Ruy (38300)
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    Start/End: N 45.596282° / E 5.299226°
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Description of the walk

Departure from the Étang de Rosière car park.

(S/E) With your back to the car park, turn left onto Chemin de Rosière and walk a few metres. Take the steps on your right and climb up into the forest. At the end of the path, turn left towards Champagnieu. Cross the D143 and continue straight ahead on the path that curves to the left.

(1) After the bend, take the path on your right towards Montauban and continue straight ahead. Make a right turn and then a left turn to continue straight towards Montauban and the Bois de la Casse.

(2) At the end of the field, follow the path on your left that enters Bois de la Casse. Descend into the woods to Chemin des Bâties and follow it to the right.

(3) Turn left onto Chemin du Loup to cross the Loup and reach Montbernier via Chemin des Perthies behind the Tilleuls restaurant.

(4) At the crossroads, turn right onto Chemin de la Bernache to reach Montbernier. Cross Route de Demptesieu and at the next crossroads, turn right onto Chemin de Montbernier. At the first junction on the left, take Chemin de Combe, then left again onto Chemin du Hameau. Just before the car park, turn right towards the edge of the woods.

(5) Behind Montbernier primary school, walk up the field until you find the entrance that leads down into the forest onto Chemin de Champagneux, which turns left.

(6) Turn right onto Chemin de Sainte-Catherine towards Loudon.

(7) At the intersection with Chemin de Cenevais, turn right onto Chemin de Grand Loudon. Almost immediately, turn right again onto a dirt track to descend into the forest towards the pond. Leave the forest on the Loudon plateau.

(8) Once you have left the plateau, turn right onto the road, then take the path that turns into the forest on your left. Continue straight ahead towards the Bois de Rosière.

(9) Turn right towards Rosière and cross Chemin de Loudon, continuing straight ahead. Descend into Bois de Rosière until you reach the pond below.

(10) Walk along the pond on your right to reach the finish line (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 265 m - Rosière Pond
  2. 1 : km 1.55 - alt. 337 m - Luepe
  3. 2 : km 2.86 - alt. 335 m - Entrance to the Bois de la Casse
  4. 3 : km 4.07 - alt. 331 m - Chemin du Loup
  5. 4 : km 5.18 - alt. 353 m - Towards Montbernier
  6. 5 : km 6.25 - alt. 343 m - Descent into the Bois des Echerottes
  7. 6 : km 6.95 - alt. 339 m - Towards the Cassard house and Lake Loudon
  8. 7 : km 8.26 - alt. 357 m - Around Lake Loudon
  9. 8 : km 8.87 - alt. 362 m - Loudon
  10. 9 : km 9.87 - alt. 371 m - Towards the Bois de Rosière
  11. 10 : km 11.29 - alt. 274 m - Rosière Pond
  12. S/E : km 11.62 - alt. 265 m - Rosière Pond

Notes

There are many sections through the forest, so bring waterproof footwear in case of rain.

Worth a visit

You will come across many chestnut trees during this hike, as well as numerous animals such as donkeys, horses and cows, making it ideal for a family outing.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 9 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
th.reynaud
th.reynaud

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike with beautiful panoramic views of the ridges.
The pond is dry at the moment and will remain so until September...
Best regards

Thierry

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RogerBJ
RogerBJ

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 06, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for your website, where we can discover wonderful walks, all very well described and commented on.

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AlainVa
AlainVa

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 31, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk. An easy and pleasant route. The route takes us on a detour through Montbernier, which is not particularly interesting, but can be avoided by continuing straight ahead, rejoining the path after the detour. Beautiful scenery on the heights of Bourgoin. Pleasant forest sections.

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liliane.clarens
liliane.clarens

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very varied route alternating between woods, valleys and ponds, with panoramic views of the town, the Monts Lyonnais and the magnificent Alps, which were visible on the day.
Typical adobe houses and numerous farm animals.
Thanks to the author for this rather pleasant walk.
Car park with a nice layout.

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randoafiph
randoafiph

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 04, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful walk in the hills above Bourgoin-Jallieu with lovely views and forest trails.
Some sections can be quite muddy if there has been heavy rain in the previous days.
Please note: there is a ford between points 7 and 8 that is not specified in the description.

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stephmt69
stephmt69

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 18, 2019
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

An easy and enjoyable hike.
Only WP 5 could be avoided, as returning to Montbernier is not necessarily interesting, even though I realise that heading north and then east to reach WP 6 would mean following a road with cars that are certainly faster than in Montbernier.

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JLE12
JLE12

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 06, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very pleasant walk that ends in a bucolic setting. The route is easy to follow except for stage 9, where without the help of GPS we would have missed the narrow path leading down to the pond while walking along a straight and much wider path.
To extend the section in the woods, we completed the route after point 2 by descending towards Champfort Castle through the Moulin woods, then returning to point 4 through the Charbonnières woods (adding 2.5 km and 250 m of elevation gain).

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malpel
malpel

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

View of the hills of Bourgoin Jallieu

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ChrisKATHY69
ChrisKATHY69

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 22, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

An easy and pleasant hike for a sunny half-day. The only restaurant along the route is not worth stopping at due to the poor service.

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