The Saint-Ange Chapel via the Combe du Ravi and Mont Peyroux

This is a short hike with the option of picnicking at the foot of the Chapelle Saint-Ange chapel, which offers superb views.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 6.55 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 214 m
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    Descent: - 211 m

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    Highest point: 434 m
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    Lowest point: 238 m

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Description of the walk

To get to the starting point from Peyrins, head towards Génissieux. In a bend, just before a bridge, turn left onto a small road that runs alongside the Savasse river. Turn left at the first crossroads. Pass the first house on the right and continue to the junction of a dirt track on the right. Park here.

(S/E) Return to the small tarmac road and turn right.

(1) Pass two houses. The small road turns into a grassy then sandy path. Continue along this path which climbs uphill, ignoring all the paths that branch off to the left. Walk up the Combe du Ravi and pass the Fort farm. Immediately after the farm, continue straight ahead (ignore the path on the left marked "private property"). A few metres further on, you will come to a small tarmac road.

(2) Take it on the left and continue to a four-way crossroads.

(3) Take the left road to climb towards the Chapelle Saint-Ange. At the next two junctions, turn right. A final climb leads to a picnic area and the chapel.

(4) Retrace your steps back to the four-way intersection.

(3) Ignore all the roads and head straight ahead onto the grassy path that runs between two pasture fences. The path climbs, in the open, up Mont Peyroux and leads to a fork.

(5) Stay on the left-hand path, skirting the woods and enjoying the beautiful views of the village of Geyssans. You will come to a clearing and another crossroads.

(6) Turn right onto the sloping path that enters the woods. You will come out onto an apricot orchard and walk along it. Do not go down the orchard (the path has been blocked). At the end of the orchard, turn right to leave the orchard and take the forest path immediately on the left. Continue along this path, which follows the contours of the land (with ascents and descents). You will come to a wider path.

(7) Take it to the right and stay on it to rejoin the (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 239 m - Car park on the forest track
  2. 1 : km 0.54 - alt. 274 m - Crossroads clearing
  3. 2 : km 1.85 - alt. 328 m - Road after Fort farm
  4. 3 : km 2.19 - alt. 351 m - Crossroads of 4 roads
  5. 4 : km 3.21 - alt. 434 m - Saint-Ange Chapel
  6. 5 : km 4.72 - alt. 383 m - Mont Peyroux
  7. 6 : km 5.18 - alt. 366 m - Crossroads clearing
  8. 7 : km 5.93 - alt. 287 m - Wider path
  9. S/E : km 6.55 - alt. 238 m - Car park on the forest track

Notes

Bring water with you because, even though much of the trail is in the woods, the open sections are very hot.
(4) At the picnic area, you will find a few tables, a water fountain and toilets.

Worth a visit

(4) The Saint-Ange Chapel, built of molasse, overlooks the Galaure and Savasse plains.
It offers a beautiful view of the Isère valley and the foothills of the Vercors.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 19 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
sergioMargès
sergioMargès

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 : No

A lovely walk, offering beautiful views of the eastern ridges of the Vercors (Grand Veymont, Moucherolle…) and the Ardèche (Mézenc, Gerbier de Jonc), with no particular difficulty, provided you avoid rainy days.
Best done during the week if you want to have a picnic and enjoy the peace and quiet and the view at the St Ange chapel.

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L'abatrosvinois
L'abatrosvinois

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 08, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful hike with a superb view of the Vercors and Ardèche from the chapel!
But best done in dry weather as the return trip through the forest is very muddy (when it has rained, of course!).
Otherwise, we're with Visiorando...and we're enjoying ourselves!!!
Thanks to the team.

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BadinD
BadinD

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely hike, best enjoyed in mild weather, as the ascent is in the sun and the descent in the shade. In this regard, the paths taken on the return journey are difficult to navigate after heavy rain.
The route offers magnificent views of the Vercors and the Saint-Ange chapel at the summit, which has been beautifully restored and provides a pleasant place to stop with tables, benches and even dry toilets.
One thing to note on the return journey is that the exit from the orchard is blocked (see note dated 18/04/2023). Before reaching it, enter the woods, where the route follows the edge, and take the path parallel to the edge below. This is the path marked on the map to reach point 7.

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Vil Coyote
Vil Coyote

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, easy walk with a straightforward route. The renovation work on the chapel is now complete, making it a very pleasant place with superb views.

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krisV
krisV

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 27, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very easy hike with superb views of the Vercors. Very muddy terrain today. As a result, we really appreciated the tarmac sections

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banditxxx
banditxxx

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 28, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Multiple beautiful views, including along sections of road with little traffic. The terrain is generally soft and pleasant, with a few muddier sections that can turn into quagmires if it rains (these can be bypassed by parallel paths), plus a few short areas with pebbles (which is quite normal for a valley, isn't it?). In my opinion, the path through the woods is more pleasant than the orchard. On the way back, you can take a shortcut via a small path just to the left as you leave the chapel, but it is quite steep and probably slippery when wet. Alternating full sun, especially in areas with views, and shade, which is much appreciated. Can be done in significantly less time than indicated, even without rushing. And there is a picnic area at the chapel for those who are interested (although the renovation work currently underway does not enhance the area at the moment!). In short, a good time without the risk of getting lost or returning with heavy legs

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valitzler
valitzler

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 18, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Great hike done in reverse (we started from La Chapelle) with lots of road and a superb stretch through the forest
Contrary to previous comments, I loved the woodland trail that avoids going along the orchard and is fun and shaded! Top notch!

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herveg07
herveg07

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

A peaceful walk with beautiful views in Saint-Ange. The chapel (a historic monument) is undergoing renovation in 2023.
Same comment as some of the previous ones: it would be easier to walk along the edge of the forest bordering the orchard than to follow the small, awkward path through the woods, which seems to have been created precisely to avoid the orchard (sensitive owner?)...
Note: there is a bug in the recorded GPS track: a 40/50 m jump in altitude at the start and finish. The actual total elevation gain is ~250 m, not 350 m.

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maran04
maran04

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant, easy hike that takes less than two hours to complete.

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Sofyd
Sofyd

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 26, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike. We did it in autumn from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and had a picnic at the Saint-Ange Chapel. No problems with the route, even though we hesitated a little around the orchard: point (6); it seemed easier to simply indicate to cross the woods via the forest path. All in all, a pleasant walk and a very enjoyable return trip through the forest.

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B SANCHEZ
B SANCHEZ

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 18, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk in the woods

Be careful not to retrace your steps: some paths are not indicated in the description, but if you read the map carefully, you will stay on the right track
Very good explanations for getting around the orchard!

Picnic at the chapel, a great place to relax

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duonos
duonos

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 16, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Problem at point 6: "At the end of the orchard, turn right to leave the orchard and take the forest path
forest path immediately on the left." We did not see this path and reached point 7 by going down the orchard and then a truffle field. Apparently, we were not the only ones to make this mistake, given the tracks crossing the fence separating the orchard from the truffle field.
Due to motorised vehicles passing between points 3 and 4, the path is completely rutted and turns into a quagmire in places
To end on a positive note: a pleasant family hike with superb 360° views at the chapel

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lesbaladeursFCR
lesbaladeursFCR

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 17, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

a very beautiful route. The location of the chapel is truly wonderful and welcoming. Very beautiful panoramic views. I think we made a small mistake before finding our vehicles: we climbed up the Combe du Ravi because we thought it was "the real Combe du Ravi". It was amazing, surprising and very muddy in places because the motocross bikes had damaged the paths a little...This route is well worth exploring because it has so much to offer.

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Calinebour
Calinebour

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

Very pleasant hike, no particular difficulties... Very nice rest area at the chapel with picnic tables in the shade of the trees, two toilets (open and very clean), rubbish bins... Magnificent view on a clear day, which was not the case that day...
The chapel is very pretty from the outside but was closed...

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ptitfef
ptitfef

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A nice hike to do with the family. We started a little further away and took it in the opposite direction. It's steeper in that direction. The view is nice and the trail is easy to follow with the app.

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