Between lakes and forest, starting from Montrevel-en-Bresse

Mountain bike route no. 3, a very pleasant route combining woodland, tarmac and stony paths, running alongside the lake at the La Plaine Tonique leisure centre.
A route where walkers, cyclists and horse riders share the path on certain sections.

Details

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  • Mountain biking
    Activity: Mountain biking
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    Distance: 12.69 mi
  • ◔
    Duration according to the author: 2 hrs 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 171 ft
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    Descent: - 171 ft

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    Highest point: 745 ft
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    Lowest point: 627 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Malafretaz (01340)
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    Start/End: N 46.338328° / E 5.136062°

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    Type of surface:
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     33% Road  34% Byway  33% Path
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    Bike carrying: Not specified
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the route

Park at the entrance to the Montrevel-en-Bresse leisure centre.

(S/E) Do not enter the car park but walk along the fence of the pay-and-display car park and follow the path. Walk between the River Reyssouze and the Grand Lac. Walk along the D1A road on the right for a few metres.

(1) Continue right along the path that runs alongside the lake. At the junction with the same road, turn right to reach Lac des Orcières.

(2) Turn right to follow the path separating the two lakes. Reach the ford at Lac de Corcelles.

(3) Take the path on the left and continue to the Lac Buisson ford. Turn left to complete the circuit of Lac de Corcelles. You will reach a Y-junction.

(4) Turn right to pass under the height restriction barriers, reaching a four-way junction.

(5) Cross the road and take the Route de Corcelles opposite. Reach the Basses Corcelles junction.

(6) Take the path on the right. At the next Y-junction, keep right to reach the Hautes Vavres junction. Keep left to quickly reach a crossroads.

(7) Turn left onto this path, following a left-right bend, and pass through the hamlet of Grisard. The path widens and meets a road at a right angle.

(8) Turn left onto it, then at the next junction turn right onto the path. Cross the Leat des Tronches. Stay on this wide path to reach the hamlet of Les Combes.

(9) Make a zigzag turn. At the next crossroads, turn right onto the Route des Combes. You will reach a car park in the hamlet of Les Poiriers.

(10) Turn left at the Etrez hiking sign. Pass the picnic area before reaching the Arboretum.

(11) Enter the woods and continue along the main path. Leave the woods to reach a new three-way junction.

(12) Take the right-hand fork and enter the Bois des Cruizettes. Keep right at the next junction. You will reach the edge of the woods at the Grange Brûlée junction.

(13) Turn right. Follow the edge of the woods, passing Étang Pichon or Étang du Curé. Stay on this road, ignoring the adjacent roads. Pass Bouquérieux, the Ru du Spire, the hamlet of Les Piques and, a few metres further on, you’ll reach the junction at the Poiriers car park.

(10) Head left, follow the edge of the cemetery, and reach the junction with the D28 road, where there is a Stop sign.

(14) Make another left-right turn here. Continue through the village of Étrez. Go round the Clos des Cerisiers by turning left into Rue Vies de Bourg. Turn left into Rue des Cerisiers. Cross the D92c, continue on to reach the village of the same name via the Route du Village d’en Haut.
At the exit, you’ll come to a dirt track lined with hedges.

(15) Take this path downhill to the left. At the next path, turn right to reach Guelin

(16) Turn left, continue on, cross a ford before reaching the Citerne equestrian centre.

(17) Walk alongside the equestrian centre and join a path that runs alongside the River Reyssouze; continue along this path. Cross the Route d’Etrez to reach the car park at the entrance to the Montrevel-en-Bresse leisure centre (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 633 ft - Car park at the entrance to the leisure centre
  2. 1 : mi 0.77 - alt. 633 ft - Grand Lac crossroads
  3. 2 : mi 1.61 - alt. 630 ft - Lac des Orcières junction
  4. 3 : mi 2.52 - alt. 636 ft - Lake Corcelles
  5. 4 : mi 3.06 - alt. 633 ft - Lake Corcelles
  6. 5 : mi 3.34 - alt. 640 ft - Basses Corcelles entrance
  7. 6 : mi 3.52 - alt. 692 ft - Basses Corcelles exit
  8. 7 : mi 4.15 - alt. 643 ft - Hautes Vavres
  9. 8 : mi 4.6 - alt. 705 ft - First zigzag
  10. 9 : mi 5.37 - alt. 702 ft - Les Combes
  11. 10 : mi 5.82 - alt. 728 ft - Les Poiriers car park
  12. 11 : mi 6.26 - alt. 722 ft - Arboretum
  13. 12 : mi 6.81 - alt. 738 ft - Bois des Cruizettes crossroads
  14. 13 : mi 7.48 - alt. 741 ft - Grange Brûlée
  15. 14 : mi 8.81 - alt. 735 ft - D28 Second Zigzag
  16. 15 : mi 10.23 - alt. 715 ft - Village d'en Haut
  17. 16 : mi 10.87 - alt. 643 ft - Guélin
  18. 17 : mi 11.27 - alt. 640 ft - Equestrian centre
  19. S/E : mi 12.69 - alt. 633 ft - Car park at the entrance to the leisure centre

Notes

(13 and 17) Picnic area with benches and tables.

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