The Isère countryside around Notre-Dame-de-l'Osier

Date of your route : Aug 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

If you love nature, trees, meadows and streams, steer clear of this hike, which has nothing to offer except for Parisians or other city dwellers who are confined to urban areas. Tarmac, tarmac, tarmac and more tarmac, or else walnut groves, walnut groves, walnut groves and more walnut groves. Come to Ardèche instead, where you'll find everything you could wish for.

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Given such an abundance of accounts, please specify what needs to be corrected on the route.
The markings are sometimes old, but in Isère they are generally much better than in other nearby departments.
As for visiting places of interest along the route, I think everyone should be free to do so according to the map. Not everyone has the same religious or ecological sensibilities (a chapel, a pond, etc.).

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Date of your route : Feb 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello
A very beautiful and varied route, but difficult to follow as there are not enough place names and street names in the description.
Make a return trip to the Espinouse chapel.
Please note that some paths indicated on IGN or OSM do not exist or no longer exist (e.g. OSM indicates a shortcut after point 5 at a place called Landan, but it is lost in the brambles). Near Chantesse, you reach the Chemin de l'Etagna. It would be a shame not to walk around the Chantesse pond (an enchanting nature park), marked with a red dot on OSM.
At the junction between the Route des Amandes and the Chemin de Broissat (altitude 387m), the pink trail on the IGN map no longer exists, but you can still cross the meadow to reach Petit Liens.
At point 9, known as Grand Champ, do not go up to the farm but turn left a little before (you still have to go up for the view).
At point 10, signposted Le Sabot, you join the very poorly marked GRP (the RG on the left goes downhill).
The GRP is not easy to follow, but it is straight ahead (be careful, at an altitude of 524m, take the road on the right, the marker is not easy to see).
No problem at point 12 until point 13, where it gets complicated. Turn left as indicated in the guidebook, then right just after a house (yellow and green cross 10m further on) and descend steeply along a walnut grove. You will reach the D201, which you follow to the left for 400m, then right along a steeply ascending path to the D201A. The rest of the route is to the right, unmarked but with a chicane, some brambles, a short descent and a steep climb below the cemetery.
The rest of the route and the end are enchanting, with the cemetery and its bench (tap closed in winter), the Bon Rencontre chapel, its heritage garden and the return to the basilica, which can be visited until 5pm.
A hiker enjoying the well-marked trails, thank you.

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Date of your route : Feb 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello
A very beautiful and varied route, but difficult to follow as there are not enough place names and street names in the description.
Make a return trip to the Espinouse chapel.
Please note that some paths indicated on IGN or OSM do not exist or no longer exist (e.g. OSM indicates a shortcut after point 5 at a place called Landan, but it is lost in the brambles). Near Chantesse, you reach the Chemin de l'Etagna. It would be a shame not to walk around the Chantesse pond (enchanting nature park), marked with a red dot on OSM.
At the junction between the Route des Amandes and the Chemin de Broissat (altitude 387m), the pink trail on the IGN map no longer exists, but you can still cross the meadow to reach Petit Liens.
At point 9, known as Grand Champ, do not go up to the farm but turn left a little before (you still have to go up for the view).
At point 10, signposted Le Sabot, you join the very poorly marked GRP (the RG on the left goes downhill).
The GRP is not easy to follow, but it is straight ahead (be careful at altitude 524m, take the road on the right, the marker is not easy to see).
No problem at point 12 until point 13, where it gets complicated. Turn left as indicated in the guidebook, then right just after a house (yellow-green cross 10m further on) and descend steeply along a walnut grove. You will reach the D201, which you follow to the left for 400m, then right along a steeply ascending path to the D201A. The rest of the route is to the right, unmarked but with a chicane, some brambles, a short descent and a steep climb below the cemetery.
The rest of the route and the end are enchanting, with the cemetery and its bench (tap closed in winter), the Bon Rencontre chapel, its heritage garden and the return to the basilica, which you can visit until 5pm.
A hiker enjoying the well-marked trails, thank you.

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Date of your route : May 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The signage could do with a good refresh, the only downside at this time of year.

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Date of your route : Oct 18, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Varied route throughout the route.
For information, yellow markings between 7 & 10 are not very visible at level 9.
Continuity of the route not indicated at level 14.
Walking time: 5 hours 15 minutes

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Date of your route : Oct 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful route with no difficulty in finding your way with the Viso trail. Nothing to complain about, perhaps a few too many small tarmac roads, but with no traffic.

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Date of your route : Jul 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An interesting hike when the weather prevents you from going higher. The path is a little muddy between points 4 and 6.
Pay attention at point 12 as the fork is not very visible.

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Date of your route : Sep 23, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Beautiful hike, wonderful walk through the walnut and chestnut trees, snack at point 9, great view, congratulations. Chelmi Bellegarde-Poussieu.
One small downside: after point 14, the trail is not maintained, with trees blocking the path. The local council could make an effort here, but otherwise it's perfect.

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Date of your route : Aug 28, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A beautiful circular route completed on a superb day! Follow the GPS route carefully from point 13 to point 14 (the start of the trail is not obvious). Each section of the route offers a different atmosphere.

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