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Park in the main square of the Fejaz neighbourhood in La Ravoire (also known as Place et Parc des Fées).
(S/E) Cross the square and pass the shops to reach the Route de Barby. Then turn left towards Barby and, at the next junction, turn right onto Rue du Mont-Saint-Michel – named after the large hill on your left. Continue straight on until you reach the pétanque courts. Cross the Fejaz sports grounds until you reach the sports hall.
(1) Follow the road as it veers left along the footpath, carry on straight ahead, cross Rue de la Chavanne and head straight on between the blocks of flats until you reach the Stade des Épinettes. Go round it via the footpath towards the secondary school, then head for the main cobbled square.
(2) Continue to the left towards the tennis courts, walk alongside them, then carry on along the path until you reach the brand-new neighbourhood in the centre of Barby. Walk through it to reach the Place de la Mairie and cross it to reach the Parc du Clos Besson.
(3) Head north towards the car parks adjoining the park, then take the footpath through the houses (turn left as you come out of the first path). At the new junction, head straight ahead and slightly to the right, up Avenue des Salins, then take the long footpath which runs along the right-hand side of the neighbourhood up the hillside to the new blocks of flats with pointed roofs. A short climb with an elevation gain of 60 to 80 metres.
When you reach this new neighbourhood, take the road on the right heading up the hill, then turn left onto the very narrow road that leads into the woods. The main ascent of the route begins here (around 170 m elevation gain from this point). Historically, this was the Roman road.
After a while, well before you reach any houses, take the path signposted in yellow which climbs to the left into the woods. Carry on straight ahead until you reach the next junction.
(4) Turn left towards La Bâtie. After a few minutes, you’ll come to a residential area and then the road leading towards Curienne. Walk to the road, follow it to the right, then cross it to take the path on the left that runs alongside farmland. At the entrance to the greenhouse complex, continue to the right along the road for just over 200 m.
(5) Take the path leading off to the right into the woods (this is another starting point for a walk). Turn left immediately and take the well-used path that passes behind the Château de la Bâtie through the woods. You will go all the way round it and then find yourself higher up than the terrain to your right. Below lie the Leysse Gorges; this area is also known as the ‘Bout du Monde’ (in the municipalities of Saint-Alban-Leysse and Saint-Jean-d’Arvey).
Continue for a good while along the main path, which eventually descends towards the Chambéry valley, overlooking the Leysse. At one point, you’ll be above the mineral quarries of the hamlet of La Leysse. About ten minutes past the quarries, you’ll reach a small suburb of Saint-Alban-Leysse.
(6) At Villaret de la Leisse (or Leysse, a hamlet of Saint-Alban-Leysse situated at this point where the river flows), cross the main square and then turn left onto Rue des Sablons. Walk up this street, which is lined with old buildings and traditional shops.
(7) Turn left onto the pedestrian path (Chemin du Moulin), which takes you through the Sablons neighbourhood. At the junction with Rue du Nivolet, cross the road and continue straight on along the footpath, then make your way through the Guillère or Meule neighbourhoods. Cross the central park in the village of Fejaz and arrive back at the starting point (S/E).
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