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A half-nature, half-city walk starting from Lyon Saint-Irénée
Walker 
12.69 km
+226 m
-219 m
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Lyon (Rhône)
Starting from the Fort de Lyon Saint-Just, 500 metres from the Saint Just funicular railway, this walk is half in the countryside and half in the city. It passes through several parks and the pretty little Razes valley, followed by a nature trail along the Thiện Minh Pagoda. There is a beautiful view of Lyon and the Alps from the Esplanade Lichfield in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon.
Heuilley-sur-Saône, the Saône banks and its junction with the Marne river
Walker 
9.08 km
+6 m
-6 m
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Heuilley-sur-Saône (Côte-d'Or)
This route will take you along the banks of the Saône and to the mouth of the Marne-Saône canal.Take time to look at the lock-keeper's houses and the locks. Maybe you'll see swans, herons and cranes. Beautiful views of cattle farms and meadows.Just before you return to the starting point, you'll pass over the Pont de Garde, close to the two dams on the Saône and the last lock on the route.
Confluence district of Lyon
Walker 7.04 km
+7 m
-6 m
2h 00
Easy
Departure from Lyon (Rhône)
For several years now, Lyon's Confluence district, in the wake of the construction of the museum, has been undergoing a major transformation. Here, it is invited to discover its new face, where modernity meets history, in the exceptional setting of the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers.