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Departure from the Surchauffant campsite car park.
(S/E) Head east and walk along the campsite on your right until you find a path on the left in a right-hand bend.
(1) Take this path and walk through the woods, overlooking the lake and enjoying the views of Le Pont de la Pyle. After a wide left turn, you will arrive at the "Entreportes" sign.
(2) Turn right towards Largillay (red and yellowGRP® markings) until you reach the next intersection.
(3) Turn left, leaving theGRP®, and rejoin it at the next junction.
(4) Continue straight ahead, descend a short slope and follow the river on your right, ignoring all the paths on your left. After about 2.5 km, a path branches off to the right.
(5) Take it towards Largillay (leaving theGRP®) and descend to the next crossroads.
(6) Take a forest path on the left.
(7) At the next intersection, there are two options:
- Continue straight ahead to reach the waypoint (8).
- As shown on the map, turn right to reach the banks of the Ain. Turn left and follow the river on your right. At the next intersection, turn left and go uphill, leaving a water treatment plant on your left.
(8) At the T-junction (signposted "Bord du Lac"), turn right towards Largillay. Pass under a high-voltage power line and, at the next junction, turn left, passing a fountain, to reach the town hall.
(9) Then turn left towards Marsonnay. Continue along Route des Carrières, going straight on until you reach the end of the village.
(10) Leave the road and turn left onto a forest path towards the Tour du Meix. Ignore a path on the left and continue until the path makes a sharp left turn.
(11) Continue straight ahead on another path. Climb steadily through the forest until you reach a T-junction at the top, about 100 m after a right-hand bend.
(12) Turn left onto a forest path leading downhill. Continue straight ahead (south-southwest). You will come to a small road; follow it to the left until you reach the church of Saint-Christophe (beautiful view, picnic tables).
(13) At the corner of the cemetery, take a small lane on the right. Then move away from the cemetery wall and follow a beautiful path downhill to the south. It leads to a small road.
(14) Follow it to the left. At the three-way junction that appears immediately, turn right. Ignore a path on the left and cross the Condamine housing estate. At the end of the tarmac road, continue along a path. This will take you to the viewpoint and the ruins of the old castle.
(15) Descend on the other side via a staircase and continue along a path. At the next intersection, turn right. Turn right again to reach the village of La Tour-du-Meix.
(16) Turn left onto Rue du Jeu de Quilles. Join the D470 and follow it to the left until you reach the sign for "Pré du Seigneur".
(17) Cross the D470 , taking care as there is no protected crossing. Then take the D60 towards Bois de Château Richard. After about 300 metres, at a fork, turn left onto an uphill road. Continue for about 150 metres.
(18) In a slight left-hand bend, ignore a path on the left and leave the road to take a beautiful forest path on the right. Climb and follow the clearly marked signs. Return to the road and follow it to the right until you reach an intersection. Keep left and walk a few metres towards the viewpoint, where you will see a path starting on the right.
(19) There are two options here:
- Go straight ahead, pass the viewpoint and go directly to the crossing point (23).
- As shown on the map, turn right onto the path towards Bellecin Plage. Walk south or south-southeast on a pleasant marked path. It reaches a fork near a sign for "Bellecin Plateau".
(20) Continue straight ahead on this beautiful path. Wind your way to the next intersection. Then turn left for about a hundred metres.
(21) Turn left (leaving the marked path). You will arrive at a superb viewpoint overlooking Lake Vouglans.
(22) Continue along the path overlooking the lake on your right. At the end, the path moves away from the shore and joins a T-junction with a forest track.
(23) Follow it and, at the fork that appears immediately, turn right to reach the Belvédère du Château Richard (beautiful viewpoint over the Pont de la Pyle). Then make a circular loop to return to the previous intersection.
(23) Continue straight ahead on the forest track, which soon gives way to a path (follow theGRP® markings). Take a hairpin bend to the left and continue overlooking the lake until you reach Pont de la Pyle.
(24) Cross the D470 , taking care as there is no protected crossing, and continue along the path opposite. Pass in front of the Chalet du Pont de la Pyle and continue along a path downhill to a car park.
(25) Turn right, cross the car park and walk along the port. Join a road and follow it to the right for about 100 metres.
(26) Pass a chalet on your left and turn left onto a path. At the next intersection, keep to the right. You will come to a forest path; follow it to the left and uphill. You will come back to the crossroads you passed on the way there.
(1) Turn left to quickly return to the campsite car park (S/E).
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