The Sentier des Deux Renards in Chabeuil

The starting point is at the old sewage treatment plant at the old metal bridge over the Véore: there is a welcome sign for the Sentier des Deux Renards with a map of the trail and points of interest. You can come by car and park alongside the containers. The walk is also accessible from Valence by public transport (see § Practical information).

(S/E) Cross the metal bridge and immediately turn left onto the forest path, then continue to the first marker.

(1) Scan the QR code to follow the story of the two foxes and learn more about the deer. Then go under the railway line along the Véore. Further on, take the path on your right (a rock marks the crossroads at the entrance to the woods) which leads you directly to the Bachassier Pond and the sign presenting the beaver.

(2) Take the narrow path on the right that goes around the water source to the entrance of the pond on the road side. Follow it to the left until you reach the QR code about owls and the importance of preserving agricultural sheds, which can become real shelters for animals, especially barn owls.

(3) Continue along the road between the gardens and the river forest until you reach a fork.

(4) You will arrive at the Salamander QR code on the left in the denser forest. Climb up the ridge along the Véore to reach a crossroads. On your right (rock) is a ford that is easily accessible in summer by walking over the rocks or with your feet in the water when it is very hot. You will pass a picnic area.

(5) Read the sign about otters and the Véore.

(6) Leave the area in front of you (with the river behind you) and take the path on the right that leads to the Bachassier ponds further south. On the path, a first sign will indicate that you are in the Bachassier sensitive natural area with a description of the site's protection issues. Continue until you reach a fenced-off area. You can enter to observe the birds and animals at the pond, where you will find a second sign and a QR code terminal providing information about the palmate newt and other small creatures living in the pond.

(7) Stay on the same path. Go under the railway and join the gravel road. Turn left towards the north, following the railway tracks. Be sure to take the second path on your right, which leads to the sign about the hazel dormouse and agriculture, then to Château Saint-Pierre.

(8) Keep going. After the château, take the road on the left (north) and continue straight ahead towards the marker with two QR codes: bats and hedgehogs.

Turn left. At the last point, continue straight ahead to the starting point (S/E).

To get there by bus: take line 20 of the Citéa network from Pôle Bus Valence (towards Malissard / Montélier). Get off at the "La Gaieté" stop in Chabeuil. Continue on foot along Avenue de Valence towards the village for about 140 metres, then cross the Véore via the footbridge on your right (after the Ici et Là restaurant). After the footbridge, take Allée des Lilas opposite. At the end of the alley, turn right, take the roundabout and then the^second exit, Rue Mûriers. Stay on Rue Mûriers until the next roundabout, then take the^first right onto Rue des Campanules. Take the small road opposite to pass under the departmental road via the underpass. Continue straight on to the next footbridge, with the large Sentier des Deux Renards sign, which marks the start of the walk.

On the trail, you can scan QR codes to access the LPO's Sentier des Deux Renards web pages. These will tell you more about the different species found on the site.

There are no drinking water points, but there are picnic tables.

This circular route crosses different aquatic environments: the Véore riparian forest, a fishing pond and the Bachassier wetland nature reserve.
It allows you to discover and observe biodiversity, birds, tracks and signs, different natural environments, and to better understand the needs of animals and the problem of fragmentation, corridors and ecological corridors in their movement.