The viewpoint at Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze at the start of the route from Les Rossinants

A lovely walk to do in spring or autumn, taking in the Pâquier chapel, an orientation table with a 360° view of the surrounding mountains, and passing by Pâquier Castle and the alpaca farm.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.02 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,060 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 1,050 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,694 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,696 ft

Description of the walk

After the hamlet of Les Rossinants, take the narrow road that passes through the hamlet of Chabotte, continue for 150m along the dirt track and park. (Warning! Do not park on the lay-by in front of the last houses at the end of the tarmac road; this car park is private!).

(S/E) Take the path continuing from the road and cross a stream. Follow this good forest track south-west, ignoring the side paths. You will reach a junction with a tarmac road (signposted “Pâquier”).

(1) Head towards the Chapelle de Pâquier. You’ll soon reach the hamlet and come to a T-junction.

(2) Follow the road to the left, cross a stream and continue to the next junction.

(3) Turn right onto Chemin de la Chapelle and walk past the chapel. At the end of the tarmac road, follow the path that runs between the houses, heading south then south-south-west. Ignore a path coming from the right and continue to the junction with a tarmac road (signpost “La croix des Chevaliers”).

(4) Head straight on towards Les Cinq Chemins.

(5) You’ll come to a small road at the first houses and, when it bends to the right, carry straight on along Chemin Sourd.

(6) At the Cinq Chemins crossroads (signpost), take the second path on the left, towards the orientation table. Head south-west, ignoring a path branching off to the right.

(7) You’ll come out onto a tarmac road; follow it to the left. After about 50 metres, take a path on the right. Head south-west up to the orientation table.

(8) Turn back, return to the road and follow it to the left for about 50 metres.

(7) Continue north on the road (Chemin des Côtes Martine). At the next junction, turn right onto Route de la Tour de la Cluze and walk past the cemetery on your right.

(9) At a crossroads, turn right onto Rue des Gantiers. Pass the town hall on your left (the church is just behind it) and then the old post office on your right.

(10) About a hundred metres further on, when the street bends to the right, turn left onto Chemin des Condamines.

(11) At the next junction (signposted “Château de Paquier”), turn left. Turn left in front of the château (on the left, a park with alpacas in season). Then turn right, leaving the château on your right, and walk alongside the horse pastures.

(12) Reach a tarmac road and follow it to the left. At the Fork in the road that appears immediately, turn right and cross the hamlet of Peillavène. After a right-hand bend, you’ll reach a junction you passed at the start of the walk.

(1) Turn left here and, at the Fork in the road, turn right. Follow the path in the opposite direction to the outward journey to return to Les Rossinants (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,703 ft
  2. 1 : mi 0.84 - alt. 2,100 ft - Crossroads – “Pâquier” signpost
  3. 2 : mi 0.92 - alt. 2,090 ft - T-junction – Pâquier
  4. 3 : mi 1.22 - alt. 2,018 ft - Junction - Chapelle Saint-Christophe (Pâquier)
  5. 4 : mi 2.03 - alt. 2,228 ft - Crossroads – Signpost “La croix des Chevaliers”
  6. 5 : mi 2.42 - alt. 2,349 ft - Dead-end path
  7. 6 : mi 2.53 - alt. 2,392 ft - Carrefour des Cinq Chemins
  8. 7 : mi 2.93 - alt. 2,559 ft - Junction
  9. 8 : mi 3.26 - alt. 2,694 ft - Point de vue de Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze
  10. 9 : mi 3.92 - alt. 2,533 ft - Crossroads - Église saint-Martin (Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze)
  11. 10 : mi 4.13 - alt. 2,477 ft - Chemin des Condamines
  12. 11 : mi 4.61 - alt. 2,290 ft - Crossroads - Château de Pâquier
  13. 12 : mi 4.91 - alt. 2,182 ft - Crossroads – Peillavène
  14. S/E : mi 6.02 - alt. 1,703 ft

Notes

Water point in front of the town hall in Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze.

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
User 8053303

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 16, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A magnificent landscape.

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wlassow
wlassow

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, easy walk
A bench beckons at picnic time above St Martin de la Cluse

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JPhR
JPhR

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 05, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely 10 km route with gentle gradients, ideal for testing your knee after a bad bout of arthritis...

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