Surroundings of Panossas

A short walk that takes us to Mont Morel and Étang de Charamel via the Tilleul de Sully, with a glimpse of the archaeological site of Panossas.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 14.33 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 40 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 207 m
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    Descent: - 203 m

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    Highest point: 371 m
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    Lowest point: 229 m

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Description of the walk

Start from the small car park towards the bar-tobacconist's

(S/E) At the Panossas signpost on the square, follow the signs for Croix du Jubilé. Cross the pedestrian crossing towards the café, turn right, follow the pavement and cross at the pedestrian crossing opposite the cross.

At the Croix du Jubilé, follow the Croix de Quincieu (yellowPR® signposts). At the first crossroads, take the street (Chemin de la Déganière) on the right; this continues along a path that then turns left at a 90° angle. Follow it until you reach the first houses in Les Bruyères.

(1) When you reach the first house, turn right. Follow the path which continues along a field and then widens (yellow signposts). At the road, turn left and follow it to the small pond.

(2) Turn right to follow the Chemin de Quincieu (yellowPR® signposting) to the La Croix de Quincieu signpost. Turn left towards Mont Morel. When you reach the farm, turn left to go around a lake. Follow the road to elevation 274.

(3) Take the path on the left marked with yellow PR® signs. Follow it to the Mont Morel signpost, ignoring the paths on the right and left.

(4) At the signpost, follow La Salette to the left (yellow sign). Leave the path that goes straight ahead and continue to the right as indicated by the yellow sign.

(5) When you reach a road at an elevation of 279 metres, turn left and continue to the next fork.

(6) Turn right onto Chemin de Maupertuis (yellow sign). At the crossroads, turn right and follow the road straight ahead, ignoring the paths on the right and left, until you reach the La Salette signpost.

(7) Turn left and follow Antouillet, Tilleul de Sully.

(8) At Tilleul de Sully (Serre), follow the road on the left (yellow signpost). Take the first path on the right opposite the Bon Repos farm and do not follow the yellow signpost which continues straight ahead.

(9) At the power line, the path comes out onto a road; follow it to the right. Take the first road on the left (Chemin de l'Etang). Follow it to the next intersection, where you will find yellow signs.

(10) Turn left, follow the edge of the Étang de Charamel, and follow the road to the fork with the Route de Monturay.

(11) Leave the yellow signpost that goes straight ahead and follow Monturay on the left. Leave a path on the right and find a yellow signpost, which you will follow to the Panossas wash house.

(12) At the Pignieu signpost, follow Antouillet to the left, then a little further on, turn left onto Chemin du Taver. Follow this path until you reach a fork.

(13) Turn left, cross the Ribaudière stream, then cross the road towards Antouillet.

(14) At the Antouillet signpost, turn right towards Croix du Jubilé. Continue along this road until you reach Panossas, ignoring a path on the right and two roads on the left. Enter Panossas and continue straight ahead until you reach the wash house.

(15) At the wash house, ignore the yellow signpost on the right and follow the road opposite (Chemin des Écoles) which climbs up to the old village. At the church, turn right and take the Chemin de l'Église which takes you back to the start (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 283 m - Panossas Square
  2. 1 : km 1.66 - alt. 366 m - Les Bruyères, on the right
  3. 2 : km 2.42 - alt. 294 m - Small pond
  4. 3 : km 3.7 - alt. 274 m - Path to Mont Morel
  5. 4 : km 4.23 - alt. 295 m - Mont Morel signpost
  6. 5 : km 5.11 - alt. 278 m - Cote 279, on the right
  7. 6 : km 5.71 - alt. 292 m - Chemin de Maupertuis, on the right
  8. 7 : km 6.77 - alt. 250 m - La Salette signpost, on the left
  9. 8 : km 7.42 - alt. 235 m - Sully lime tree
  10. 9 : km 8.26 - alt. 232 m - Cote 232, power line
  11. 10 : km 9.16 - alt. 230 m - Yellow signpost junction, on the right
  12. 11 : km 10.09 - alt. 251 m - Monturay
  13. 12 : km 10.86 - alt. 237 m - Pignieu post, on the left
  14. 13 : km 11.83 - alt. 236 m - Fork in the road to the left
  15. 14 : km 12.65 - alt. 268 m - Antouillet signpost
  16. 15 : km 13.92 - alt. 278 m - Panossas wash house
  17. S/E : km 14.33 - alt. 283 m - Panossas Square

Notes

Café Bar at the start.

Worth a visit

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Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 28 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
Traceur D .et C.
Traceur D .et C.

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 25, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

At point 1, there is no path, but follow the cultivated land.
At point 8, Sully's remarkable old lime tree, but unfortunately it has been pruned.
A pleasant walk with sections through the woods.
Views of fortified houses, castles, ponds and an old lime kiln.
Wash house and church in Panossas.

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Moustachu
Moustachu

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike, pleasant paths through the woods. I will return with my wife because it is easy

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andomir
andomir

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A beautiful, relaxing, easy hike with varied landscapes, woods, ponds and pastures
With GPS, no problems finding your way
Time spent: 4.5 hours
Moderately busy route

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jctrimintin
jctrimintin

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant and easy hike with beautiful scenery. There is a picnic table near the hundred-year-old lime tree. I use a Garmin hiking GPS, so I had no trouble following the trail. After the lime tree, there are many paved sections

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terrafirma
terrafirma

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 29, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

As mentioned in several comments, the start is more pleasant than the end, which is too much on paved roads with heavy traffic. A lovely walk in the countryside, with no noise (from cars, lawnmowers, planes, or other engines that pollute our ears). Allow four hours without rushing, including a 15-minute break.

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Sophiedu27
Sophiedu27

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 22, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We just completed this beautiful hike without any difficulty.
Good description: thank you to the author!
The first part offers varied landscapes: woodland, dirt tracks, fields, meadows, cows and the famous majestic lime tree.
The second part includes long stretches of paved roads with little traffic and little shade (from point 9 to point 12 approximately) --> avoid during periods of high heat.

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Bosca 69
Bosca 69

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant route through wooded areas, less so on the tarmac at the end, but still recommended.

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Michel F
Michel F

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 30, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy, very pleasant walk
If you want to have a picnic, it's best to do so in the first half, which is prettier (wooded)
Lovely views

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dchaux
dchaux

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
To the author of this beautiful hike, I suggest the following update after our trip on 24/10/2021:
At point 8, unless we are mistaken, the Bon Repos farm is not clearly indicated, nor is the yellow signpost. You need to take the tree-lined path on the left opposite this building.
At point 9, after the path by the pond, you will find the yellow markings again on the path up the hill.

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Ambre 43
Ambre 43

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
We did this hike today. It was very well described, with just one or two points to check on Visorando. The description is quite accurate, but just to clarify, when you get to point 9, the road (Chemin de l'Etang) continues along a path and then you walk alongside the Etang de Charamel as indicated (point 10). We didn't see the Panossas wash house.
Thank you for this great hike through the woods in a haven of greenery and tranquillity. The Sully lime tree is worth a look (300 years old), as are the magnificent stone houses.

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masdelaraz38
masdelaraz38

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 17, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful walk for the whole family, with no difficulty. We came across a few hikers but no large crowds. The route description and directions were clear. There were some lovely sections through the woods and views of the Bugey, the Lyon plain and the mountain ranges in the distance. There was little elevation gain, so thank you to the author for this route full of discoveries.

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cj2138
cj2138

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 04, 2021
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 no particular difficulties and superb woodland.
Worth doing again

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TineDo
TineDo
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Busy route as it was Easter Monday.
A beautiful, varied and very pleasant hike. Passing through small hamlets, dirt tracks, forest paths, flowers, lilacs and sweet-smelling wisteria, beautiful houses including fortified farms and strongholds, streams, ponds, wash houses, horses, cows, a 300-year-old lime tree... Very rural.
Gentle slopes, shade and sunshine.

Just a little confusion at a wash house signposted as Panossas when it is not the one indicated on the route (in the old village); this resulted in a slight mistake in direction, which meant we had to retrace our steps.

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randcarole
randcarole

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route for early spring. It alternates between good paths and quiet roads with little traffic.
There are some beautiful, well-restored stone houses to admire.
The route description is very reliable.

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Chasseur69
Chasseur69

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A superb trail that alternates between woodland and small roads with very little traffic. The route is reliable and well signposted. A thoroughly enjoyable experience

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