The path of the stars at La Chapelle aux Lys

Short hike along the blue-marked Star Trail. Charming little village with everything to do with the universe, stars and planets.

La Chapelle aux Lys is a former commune that merged with two neighbouring communes on 1 January 2023 under the name of Terval.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.58 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 76 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 76 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 171 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 105 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the church car park.

(S/E) Turn left onto the road that passes in front of the town hall and continue to the D49.

(1) Follow it to the right and, at the last houses, turn left onto Route de la Charbonnière. Ignore the next two crossroads and continue until you reach a cross.

(2) Take the path on the right. At the next junction, continue straight ahead until you reach a road. Turn left, then right at the next junction, and you will reach a crossroads.

(3) Turn right and arrive at the D49 near a small pond.

(4) First turn right then left to cross the road carefully, and continue along the path opposite. You will reach the next crossroads.

(5) Continue straight ahead along the path until you reach a road on the left, which you should follow until the next junction before La Papotière.

(6) Take the GRP® on the left until you reach the next crossroads.

(7) Continue left, following the GRP®, until you reach the crossroads you passed earlier.

(5) Continue straight ahead on the GRP®. At the fork, turn left and ignore thefirst path on the left. At the road, continue straight ahead until you reach the Notre-Dame de Toutes Grâces Chapel.

(8) Turn right, continue and reach the church car park. (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 136 m - Church car park
  2. 1 : km 0.23 - alt. 129 m - D49
  3. 2 : km 1 - alt. 171 m - Crossroads between Route de la Charbonnière and Chemin
  4. 3 : km 2 - alt. 145 m - Crossroads
  5. 4 : km 2.5 - alt. 123 m - D49
  6. 5 : km 3.09 - alt. 117 m - Crossroads of the circular
  7. 6 : km 4.02 - alt. 113 m - Intersection of 3 roads
  8. 7 : km 4.46 - alt. 117 m - Fork in the road, towards the GRP Tour du Pays de Mélusine
  9. 8 : km 6.23 - alt. 120 m - Chapelle Notre-Dame de Toutes Grâces (La Chapelle-aux-Lys)
  10. S/E : km 6.57 - alt. 136 m - Car park at the start

Notes

In case of heavy rain, some sections may be very wet, so it is advisable to wear suitable footwear.

Public toilets next to the car park.

Worth a visit

On site, there is a planetarium, an exhibition of giant photos, sundials and the Greenwich meridian line.

Chapel.

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