Lac de Vert via Midon

Date of your route : Aug 05, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely little route – unpretentious but very enjoyable, and suitable for all levels.

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Date of your route : Sep 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

We found the starting point thanks to a local villager. The route was a bit monotonous and the lake was disappointing

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

I found it a bit tricky to follow the written instructions, but following the route itself was spot on.
I can confirm that there’s no need to walk 1.5 km along the road. You cross the main road to reach a tiny path that joins the track.
A lovely walk.

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Hello, we’re a small group and we’d like to extend our trip, starting from the restaurant carriage, but we’re not familiar with the area
Does it go across the fields? Is there a landmark?
Could you please give us more details?
Thank you

Fanfan C
Hike starting from the large car park at Le Wagon restaurant, Vernosc-les-Annonay station. From the car park, take the new riverside path to the lake (a shaded and very pretty path for pedestrians, cyclists, etc.). The rest of the route remains the same until the hamlet of MIDON (in the centre). Arrive at the stone cross; a path opposite leads gently downhill, taking us to a pump with a cistern at the bottom
and the return to the station (car park) via the river path from the start, nice and easy
that adds another 500 m
I did it again with a group of walkers – a gentle, lovely stroll
FANFAN. C

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Date of your route : Sep 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant route, but the signposting is a bit lacking.

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Date of your route : Jan 15, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I think marierock262’s review is incorrect because there isn’t a departmental road. We walk about fifty metres along the road, that’s all. The initial description is a bit vague. After the car park, continue along the village’s main street, pass a stone cross and follow the path, which turns into a dirt track. An ideal walk for a sunny winter’s day. The view of the Alps is superb.

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Date of your route : Aug 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, but part of it (about 1.5 km) follows the main road (which is quite busy) to complete the circular route.

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Date of your route : Jun 17, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This walk would be perfect if it started from Le Wagon restaurant, which is easily accessible and has a large car park. That’s what we did, following the old railway line and then taking the path on the left that passes near the pumping station before heading up through the fields to the hamlet of Midon. There, we could have joined the ‘official’ route, but we went straight on to the RD 370, ending up above Ferme Perrier. This meant we walked a bit longer along the roadside, but there’s plenty of space. When we reached the first big bend, we rejoined the signposted route, and we absolutely loved this section. Lake Vert is a magnificent reward.
We walked back up to the bridge spanning the old railway line and followed it back, in the shade, to the starting point. Before that, we admired this fine engineering structure and also went to see the tunnel which starts about a hundred metres from the bridge. It is a shame that such structures have been left to fall into disrepair, but let’s hope the Via Fluvia project will help save them!
In total, we covered 7.6 km.

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