The Ravin des Gabelles

A lovely, easy hike.
Varied paths, with a little road but no heavy traffic.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 17.09 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 230 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 234 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 532 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 367 m

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Description of the walk

Go by car or train to the car park at Saint-André-le-Gaz station. You can park either in front of the station or in the car park further up, accessed via Rue Anatole France.

(S/E) Join Rue Anatole France and follow it northwards. Continue to the last house on the right, Rue Voltaire.

(1) Take the path downhill on your right and follow it to the next crossroads.

(2) Turn left and walk along the edge of Lac Saint-Félix. The path turns left and climbs slightly. Further up, ignore the path that turns right and continue straight ahead. You will soon come to a road.

(3) Take it and join the Route de Chambéry, D1006.

(4) Cross it carefully and go up the path opposite. Initially tarmac, then gravel, follow it to the first houses in Le Passage. Continue to the next crossroads.

(5) Turn left onto Chemin du Godard, join the D73k and follow it to the left until the next junction.

(6) Take Allée des Grébilles on your right. Continue to Chemin du Moriot and turn right onto Chemin des Noisettes.

(7) Go up this road, pass the entrance to a small housing estate on your right and continue to the next road on the right.

(8) Go up Chemin des Plaines until you reach a house. Continue along the path, then turn left. Continue until you reach a road.

(9) Cross it and continue straight ahead. The road soon turns into a path. Join the Rual.

(10) Take Chemin de la Table d'Orientation on your right. Shortly before the next road, you will find an orientation table.

(11) Go up to the right and quickly take the path on the left. Continue towards the fork.

(12) Turn left towards Lézieu. Walk along the fence to the woods. Follow the Ravin des Gabelles to a house.

(13) Continue along the road, Chemin des Gabelles, and go downhill.

(14) When the road turns right, take the path that descends to the left and you will soon come to a barrier. Then take the path that descends to the left. When you reach the stream, turn right until you come to a road.

(15) Turn onto the road on the left and follow it to Le Treylard.

(16) After passing a house, descend the path on the right. Cross the level crossing and you will reach a three-way intersection.

(17) Turn left until you reach the next crossroads (Le Villard).

(18) Follow the road straight ahead. At the next junction, continue straight ahead until you reach the D73k.

(19) Cross it carefully and continue straight ahead. Pass the Mollières farm and you will reach another junction.

(20) Take the path opposite. Enter the undergrowth and continue until you reach the D1006.

(21) Cross it carefully and take the street opposite, pass the level crossing and reach the next crossroads.

(22) Turn left onto Rue Gambetta. At the next junction, continue straight on Rue Pasteur until you reach the tobacconist's and newsagent's, then turn right to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 410 m - Station car park - Gare de St-André-le-Gaz
  2. 1 : km 0.76 - alt. 407 m - Fork in the path
  3. 2 : km 2.07 - alt. 372 m - Crossroads - Lac Saint-Félix (Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour)
  4. 3 : km 2.81 - alt. 409 m - Route de Chatelaret
  5. 4 : km 3.12 - alt. 424 m - Route de Chambéry, D1006
  6. 5 : km 3.79 - alt. 480 m - Chemin du Godard
  7. 6 : km 4.49 - alt. 489 m - Allée des Grébilles. Passage near the - Tourbière du Pré Maudit (le Passage)
  8. 7 : km 5.16 - alt. 484 m - Chemin des Noisettes
  9. 8 : km 5.48 - alt. 497 m - Chemin des Plaines
  10. 9 : km 6.7 - alt. 510 m - Route de Demptezieu
  11. 10 : km 7.33 - alt. 516 m - Le Rual
  12. 11 : km 7.85 - alt. 519 m - Chemin des Arphants
  13. 12 : km 8.11 - alt. 530 m - Fourche
  14. 13 : km 9.13 - alt. 494 m - Chemin de Gabelle
  15. 14 : km 9.31 - alt. 476 m - Fork in the path
  16. 15 : km 9.83 - alt. 412 m - Fork towards Lezieu
  17. 16 : km 10.84 - alt. 449 m - Treylard
  18. 17 : km 11.39 - alt. 393 m - Le Villard
  19. 18 : km 11.73 - alt. 389 m - Crossroads
  20. 19 : km 12.84 - alt. 379 m - D73k
  21. 20 : km 13.99 - alt. 378 m - Chemin des Villettes. Close to the - Bourbre (rivière)
  22. 21 : km 15.23 - alt. 378 m - D1006
  23. 22 : km 16.22 - alt. 401 m - Rue Gambetta
  24. S/E : km 17.09 - alt. 410 m - Station car park - Gare de St-André-le-Gaz

Worth a visit

Orientation table with explanation of the panorama.
Ravin des Gabelles.
Views of the Chartreuse, the Massif de l'Épine, and even Mont Blanc when the weather is clear.

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