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Park in the car park at the entrance to Veurey-Voroize (there are a few parking spaces at the entrance to the Echalières housing estate).
(S/E) Cross the park called Prairie des Cordées, heading due north. Join the road and continue north on Rue de la Rive. At the beginning of this street, a yellow sign indicates Saint-Ours at 4.17 km.
Continue along this small road which runs alongside the Ruisset stream and, on its right, the busy Route de Valence (D1532). After passing the football stadium, you will reach the end of the street and take a grassy path which climbs slightly until it rejoins the road at a point called Le Verdaret.
(1) Turn right, the direction of Saint-Ours is still signposted. Follow the road and leave Veurey-Voroize.
The road descends slightly, running alongside a cliff on the left.
(2) You will arrive at the start of a path on the left, marked by a new yellow sign indicating Saint-Ours at 2.34 km.
The path climbs into the forest. It cuts across a bend in the road, rejoining it almost at the point called "Morestel". Continue climbing the path, marked with yellow lines. Pass behind a house and join a wider path at the point called Le Petit Port.
(3) At Petit Port, turn left onto the wide path, which is initially tarmac but quickly gives way to large stones and then a dirt track. Follow this path to an intersection called Les Combes.
(4) Take the path on the right. Saint-Ours is signposted 1.65 km away. The path is now narrower and continues to climb through the woods.
When the trees are not too leafy, there is a beautiful view of the western face of the Chartreuse and the town of Voreppe. The view stretches as far as Grenoble.
After turning left (south), the path arrives at the cable car.
(5) At the cable car, take the path on the right and continue climbing on a slightly wider and clearer path for about 700 m. You will arrive at a fork called Saint-Ours.
(6) First, turn left towards the Saint-Ours Chapel, which you will reach quickly. This small chapel on the side of a cliff offers a magnificent panoramic view to the west over the plains of Tullins, Rives and Moirans.
(7) Then descend back down to the fork.
(6) Take the opposite path towards the Belvédère de l'Échaillon. You will arrive quickly after a short climb. The Belvédère is secured by wooden barriers; be careful with children, do not cross the barriers, as the cliff is just behind. Admire the unobstructed view of Voiron to the north.
(8) Then descend via the same path you took on the way up to the cable car.
(5) At the cable car, turn right onto the path that leads downhill. A sign indicates Veurey-la-Rive is 3.43 km away. Follow this wide paved path that descends through the trees. You will quickly reach the point called Les Combes, which you passed on the way up.
(4) Then follow the route you took on the way there until you return to the car park (S/E).
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