The island of La Roche-de-Glun

Date of your route : Jan 04, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant and very easy walk along the banks of the Rhône, with no risk of getting lost (in fact, there are no signposts)! The only difficulty, in my opinion, is the passage towards the go-kart track, which could do with a few signposts to help you reach the other side of the island.

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Date of your route : Dec 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very good when you don't have much time and easy to reach from the Valence metropolitan area. Probably best avoided in strong northerly winds, as the section along the Rhône is likely to be very exposed.

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Date of your route : Feb 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

An easy hike, for a bit of variety along the long straight stretch beside the canal, you can head down to the water treatment plant and walk along a shaded path through the woods if it's hot, sheltered from the Mistral wind if it's decided to join you on your walk. North of the go-kart track, stay close to the edge of the orchard to find the path that leads back to the banks of the Rhône. For parking, turn right before the dam and park on the edge of the village. It's hard to get lost...

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Date of your route : Feb 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Nothing is clear in this description:
No car park to start with and no Lafarge factory in sight.
At the end of the island, the route is incomprehensible once you're there; luckily, a friendly karting instructor came to show us the way, which we would never have found.
Very, very disappointing, and it's often the case that we don't understand the descriptions on Visorando; we're going to stop using this site. What a shame! It was a good idea.

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Date of your route : Oct 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A good, easy walk – it's true that it's a very long straight stretch along the canal, but I didn't get bored because I had my dog with me! Elsewhere, there are quite a few orchards and the banks of the Rhône, which offer views of the other side of the Ardèche.

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Date of your route : Jul 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

No signposts, so it's a bit complicated, especially towards the go-kart track. Otherwise, it's a lovely walk to do early in the morning in summer as there isn't much shade.

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Date of your route : Mar 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A short, easy and pleasant walk along the water's edge.
Some beautiful birds spotted and lovely wild flowers

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Date of your route : Jun 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

The only interesting thing about the first part is the scenery along the Rhône, but you walk along the road, lined with houses and cars... Once you pass the basin, where there are indeed a few birds to watch, it becomes completely uninteresting. At point 4, we cut through the village and returned to the car park, finding the rest of the route uninteresting.

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Date of your route : May 02, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A hike I've done several times during lockdown. Easy to follow, it gave me a chance to get some exercise

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Date of your route : Mar 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Coming from Valencia, we parked our car near the go-kart track and walked along the Rhône to the top of the Muzards basin. This is the most interesting part, but the return trip along the canal is uninteresting and monotonous.

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Date of your route : Mar 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant and easy short hike for a family outing.

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Date of your route : Feb 29, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Not very varied landscapes, monotonous walk

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Date of your route : Jun 16, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Easy hike with beautiful views of the banks of the Rhône, but a bit monotonous, especially along the supply canal.
Between points 5 and 6, you cannot follow the description and the route on the map.
You have to walk along an orchard and then take a wide track because the route doesn't correspond to anything.
From the wide track, before the second crossroads, you can take an off-road motorbike track and, following it to the right, you will rejoin the track along the Rhône

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Date of your route : May 27, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Very easy hike, very little elevation gain, and breathtaking views of the banks of the Rhône

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Date of your route : Nov 16, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

a pleasant hike to discover the beautiful colours of autumn along the banks of the Rhône
Suitable for families as it is not difficult

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