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Departure from the Rue de l'Église car park, in front of the Town Hall.
(S/E) Opposite the Town Hall, go down the road to the right of the Town Hall to see a lime kiln and carved turtles. Continue along this road, which bends to the left, and turn right at the end to walk alongside vegetable gardens and a mini farm. You will come to a small pond.
(1) Turn right, then right again a few metres further on, onto the path that takes you over a small bridge. Walk along the stream on your left.
(2) Don't miss the path on the right that climbs up to the Allinges fortified house. Go around it by turning 90° to the right, then take the small path on the left that descends to a second pond. Turn right to follow it and the grazing area with Ouessant sheep. Cross the stream and you will reach a fork just before another bridge.
(3) Take the path on the left along the fence. After a short climb, the path turns 90° to the left and then to the right.
(4) Don't miss the path on the left, which is not very visible: it runs alongside the poorly maintained field on the left and a field with a house in the distance on the right (see photo). When you reach the top, turn right and you will come to the park car park. Walk to a building with a water point and information about the iron mines. Continue a little further and take the path that climbs to the left towards Fallavier Castle.
(5) Enter the park and take the middle path that climbs up to go around the castle on its left side. Then walk past the front, take a look around the ruins and continue along the small path that descends on the other side of the castle. Ignore all the paths on the left and right until you reach the Chemin du Relon, which is tarmac. Take this path, turning left, and continue until you reach a path on the right.
(6) Turn right, pass under the high-voltage power line, and turn right again, walking alongside an area with a small white observatory dome. Pass under the power line again, walk alongside the housing estate on your left and keep to the right at the next junction. You will come to a four-way crossroads.
(7) Take the small wooded path on the left between the two large paths to reach the Étang de Fallavier lake, which you will go around by turning left and following the path closest to the water. After the housing estate, turn right towards Bois du Bret and, before reaching a plain with sports facilities, take the wide path on the right and enter Fallavier Park. Walk as close as possible to the lake.
(8) Turn right to go to the end of a strip of land in front of a beautiful red house and enjoy an unobstructed view of the lake. Retrace your steps, turn right and pass in front of the red house, continuing along the path. Then go back up to the park entrance to reach Rue de la Buthière, as the path along the lake has become impassable.
Follow the street to the right and at the end, at the pumping station, turn right to return to the edge of the pond where fishing is permitted.
(9) At the end of the pond, just before the car park, turn left to find a new path. This path bends to the right and leads to a new tarmac road. Cross the road and continue straight ahead. Cross a bridge, continue along the path until you reach a three-way junction, turn right to cross another bridge and arrive at the junction you passed on the way there.
(3) Go straight ahead, keep to the right at the three-way junction to go around the pond on the other side this time until you reach the northern tip, where you will stay on the path on the right. Follow the stream to reach thefirst pond.
(1) Continue to the left, turn left again at the crossroads and return to the car park where you started (S/E).
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