The Rail Adventure in Nus Luriecq

A walk along good paths in the countryside with a few animal encounters.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.08 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 630 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 636 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,402 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,936 ft

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Description of the walk

On leaving Nus coming from Saint-Marcellin, after a steep descent, park on your left. There is a large car park running alongside the D498.

(S/E) Take the path at the end of the car park which leads down past the houses and joins the ‘Aventure du rail’.

(1) Turn right.

(2) At the junction before Nus station, carry on straight ahead. Take a moment to look at the dolmen

(3) in the field on your left.
Carry on, cross the D498 and enter Luriecq, where you’ll find a picnic area.

(4) Keep going straight on along the ‘Aventure du rail’ until you reach the crossroads at the top of the hill.

(5) Turn right towards Fils, following the path along the edge of the woods to reach the farm with its remarkable geese and roosters.

(6) At the cross, turn left onto the steeply sloping path which will take you onto the road to Fils and through the hamlet.

(7) On leaving the hamlet, follow the path down to the right between two buildings. Continue straight on along this path, which winds through meadows and woods, until you reach a place called Bouche-Etoile, where you’ll rejoin the D498.

(8) Follow it for a few metres to the left, then turn onto the first road on the right to reach ‘L’Aventure du Rail’. Turn left.

(2) At the crossroads, take the path up to your left and cross the D498. Opposite, slightly to your left, take the path that leads you back to Nus.

(9) Take the road on your right above the petrol station and you’ll soon rejoin the D498 and the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 2,162 ft - Car park on the outskirts of Nus
  2. 1 : mi 0.26 - alt. 2,047 ft - Rail adventure: turn right. Near the - Bonsonnet (cours d'eau) - Affluent du Bonson
  3. 2 : mi 0.67 - alt. 2,103 ft - Crossroads
  4. 3 : mi 1.95 - alt. 2,267 ft - Dolmen
  5. 4 : mi 2.43 - alt. 2,329 ft - Luriecq, picnic area
  6. 5 : mi 3.22 - alt. 2,402 ft - Crossroads
  7. 6 : mi 3.66 - alt. 2,201 ft - The cross
  8. 7 : mi 3.94 - alt. 2,073 ft - Exit from Fils
  9. 8 : mi 5.26 - alt. 2,119 ft - Bouche-Etoile
  10. 9 : mi 5.9 - alt. 2,123 ft - Nus
  11. S/E : mi 6.08 - alt. 2,162 ft - Car park on the outskirts of Nus

Notes

(4) Picnic area.

Worth a visit

Along the route, you’ll see a dolmen (3) and farm animals in the meadows.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 12 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.1 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
chenedra
chenedra

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 22, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk. A circular route started en route from a lodge in Triols.

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Barco
Barco

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 06, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely, easy walk, mainly on paths

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User 3024853

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, the route is flat, so it's easy.

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Christian42
Christian42

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

The only slight difficulty is the climb at the end before Nus
Picnic tables in Luriecq in the sunshine
Please note: after Nus, the car park on the left is private property.
It is safer to park your vehicle at the carpooling area near the Nus bus shelter in the hamlet.
From there, descend to the railway line.

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Phildelafouillouse
Phildelafouillouse

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike in the foothills of the Forez mountains. The route, advertised as taking 3 hours and 10 minutes, can be completed by an average walker in just over 2 hours. Correction regarding the elevation gain: it is 216 metres to be precise.

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Cham1
Cham1

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 10, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An interesting route along the old railway line. The circular route could be extended to St Bonnet.

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micpey
micpey

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Easy walk for a half-day hike
Suitable for all

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Damien4259
Damien4259

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 23, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello,

An easy and pleasant walk.
However, the meeting point indicated (at the bottom of the descent, after Nus) is actually point 2, not the start/finish point.
This makes for a shorter circular route, or else you have to do a second, not very interesting circular route to get to Nus.

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JELOUMI
JELOUMI

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello,
An interesting course without any major difficulties.
Clear comments that correspond 90% to the reality on the ground.
The only slight issue is that there is no longer a path running parallel to the main road at the end of the route, which means you have to cross the main road, follow part of the path you took on the way there, then turn left to cross the main road again and rejoin the path described.

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, Berniz.
I have repositioned the starting point to the correct location (it was in the middle of the fields) and, as you suggested, added a small clarification to the description (after a steep descent).

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berniz
berniz

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 13, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The car park is located after the village, following a steep descent.
That was the hardest part for us to find, but after that it was fine.

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, paspetillants
There does indeed seem to be a problem with the starting point, which is in the middle of a field. I hope the author will be able to tell us more.

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paspetillants
paspetillants

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 31, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The car park provided at the start is private, so you will need to find somewhere else to park, especially if there are several of you travelling together.

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bleuciel
bleuciel

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 29, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

After point (3), we went through a tunnel and did not turn off the D498.
At point (4), at the top of the hill, the word is not well chosen, but luckily we had the map.
At point (6) it says "at the cross". We didn't see any cross???
A very nice walk on a sunny day, to be repeated...
Thank you.

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