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Park in the village square in Estrablin. The walk starts at the crossroads in the centre of the village.
(S/E) Take Rue de la Vézonne, leaving the Aldi store on your right.
(1) After the bridge over the Vézonne, take the first left onto Rue de la Bourgeat.
When the road turns right at a right angle, continue straight on Chemin du Charbonnier, which is tarmac at the start. At the end of the road, take the Pont Rouge road on the right, then 20 metres further on, turn left onto the wide grassy path that passes under the power line. At the end of the path, turn right.
(2) Cross the D502 (take care). Continue straight on along Route de Chaumont. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead on Montée des Epis. In the village, turn right onto Rue du Vieux Puits and then (at the old well), left onto Passage de la Ruette. At the road (Rue du Pressoir), turn left and then immediately right to go down Chemin du Pavé.
(3) At the bottom, facing the pond, take the road on the left (Chemin des Crez), then continue almost straight ahead (Chemin des Crapaudières). The road turns into a wide path; continue straight ahead, walk along a pond (photo 8) and go up to the Route du Crez. Turn right until you reach the "Give Way" sign.
(4) Cross the Route de Moidieu with caution and take the small path opposite that climbs the hill and enters the woods. When you reach a crossroads, take the path on the left that goes downhill, cross the road and continue on the path opposite.
(5) Cross another small road and continue straight ahead along the path that runs alongside the Chasse national forest on your right. At the end of the forest, turn right onto the path and then left onto the road.
(6) At the junction with the D502, continue straight on the D38, cross the bridge over the Ambalon and continue straight on the Route de l'Oasis until you reach the junction in the centre of the village.
(7) At the crossroads in the centre of the village, you will see the Dauphinoise residence (photo 1) on the corner. Turn right onto Route du Vernéa and continue for about ten metres, then take the small road to the right of Café du Murier (Chemin des Fontaines). Continue to the end of the tarmac road to see the medieval farm and its old tower (photo 2).
Turn around and walk back down Chemin des Fontaines towards the village centre. Turn right at Café du Mûrier. Just after the square, enter through the town hall gate (photo 3) to discover a pretty fountain at the end of the driveway (photo 4). Return to the town hall gate and turn left. Immediately, at the crossroads, turn left (towards Barnoux - Vernéa), then turn left at the first road (Chemin de l'Eglise) towards the priory. When the road ends, continue on the right along the path that climbs towards the priory (photo 5) and the church.
After the fir trees, turn right onto the grass to go around the priory on its right (see the architectural mix). Come out in front of the church entrance (photo 6) and go down the small alley (Montée des Pavés) to reach the Septême road (D38).
(8) Turn right, then take the first road on the left (Chemin du Moulin). 50 metres after a left-hand bend, take the Chemin des Meuniers on the right, which climbs gently.
(9) At the road (D38), continue on the left, then take the second small road on the left (Chemin des Randonneurs), which further on becomes Chemin de la Combe and leads to a place called Gaitières (photo 7).
(10) At the Gaitières fountain, take the small tarmac road on the left. When the road ends, follow the path slightly to the right. At the end of the path, at the bottom of the woods, take the path on the right at the edge.
(11) Just after crossing a ditch, at a fork, turn slightly left onto the path and continue to the Septème road at a place called Chez Roux.
(12) Turn right, then left (Chemin du Gounon). At the end, turn left onto Chemin de la Pinaye. Enjoy the sweeping views of the hills and the Pilat massif. At the end, the path turns into a road that descends steeply to a place called Les Dames. At the bottom, turn left onto Route du Badoit.
(13) Turn right at the second street (Rue des Dames Saint André). At the end of the street, turn left onto Rue Saint Pierre.
(14) At the end, turn right onto Rue du Dauphiné, which leads straight back to the centre of the village of Estrablin (S/E).
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