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Park in the "Hikers/Carpool" car park, 200 m south of Sainte-Catherine Church, towards Saint-Martin-la-Plaine.
(S/E) Walk to the church, cross the D2 road and take the GR®7 Chemin des Garennes opposite, which climbs towards Saint-André-la-Cote.
(1) At the "Chemin de Garennes" signpost, leave the GR®7 and turn left at the hairpin bend towards Les Pins Monsu.
At the hamlet of Montaland, turn right onto the road, which becomes a path after 200 metres.
(2) At the Paponnière crossroads (sign), leave the road and take the path on the left. When you reach the road, continue straight ahead.
(3) At the "Pins Monsu" signpost near a pond, leave the road and continue straight ahead on the path lined with two hedges of trees, towards Soleymieux. At the junction of the Accole and Chavassieux roads (signs), turn right and follow the road for 500 m, towards Chapelle Saint-Jean-Pierre-Neel.
At the exit of the hamlet of Chiparie, leave the road, take the path on your left then right (mountain bike sign: Grand Tour des Monts du Lyonnais).
(4) Turn left onto the road towards Chavagneux. By turning right onto the road, you can visit the Chapelle Saint Jean-Pierre Néel, 200 metres there and back.
(5) At the "Chavagneux" signpost after the farmhouse, turn right and follow the signs for: Bois des Reculées.
At the "Bois des Reculées" signpost, continue left towards: Pierre Longue. Cross the stream and, after 20 m, leave the road and take the path on the left (west then north-west).
(6) At the crossroads in the hamlet of La Gazillière, turn right onto the track (north-east) which climbs towards Pierre Longue.
At the "La Villardière" marker, continue straight ahead towards Saint-André-la-Côte.
(7) At the hamlet of Pierre Longue, turn left onto the D113, leave it after 100 m and turn right onto the track that climbs to: Signal de Saint-André.
(8) From Signal, retrace your steps, leaving the uphill track on your right and continuing to the D113.
Follow it for 50 metres towards Saint-André-la-Côte and, at the stele, take the small road on your left.
(9) At the "Grenier à Joanny" marker, turn right towards Saint-André-la-Côte, GR®7.
In the village, pass close to the church and continue on the D113 towards Riverie.
(10) 250 m after leaving the village, turn right onto the Route d'Accole towards Sainte-Catherine.
(11) After 1 km, at the top of the hill, leave the road that turns right and take the track opposite, GR®7.
At the "Chemin du Grand Mollard" signpost, continue straight ahead towards Brûle Fer.
(12) At the "Brûle Fer" signpost, turn right onto the D113. Ignore thefirst road on the right leading to the hamlet of Les Servonnières.
At the next fork, leave the D113 and take the road on the right that runs alongside the Brûle Fer housing estate.
At the exit of the hamlet, the road turns into a path leading down to Riverie (Chemin des Rampeaux). The Saint-André road takes you to the entrance of the village.
(13) At the "Croix de la Barre" marker, cross the D63 and take the Grande Rue opposite, which leads to the village centre.
At the Place du Marché, continue along the Montée du Champbarot towards the church, castle and town hall.
(14) Once you reach the church and castle, retrace your steps, then turn right towards the panoramic view and playground.
Continue to Les Roches. Cross the road and take the path that descends and runs alongside a fence.
(15) Carefully cross the D2 and continue along the path that passes near the water treatment plant and takes you back to Sainte-Catherine. When you reach the village, take the left fork onto Chemin Prompt, then the road to Saint-Martin-la-Plaine to reach the car park: Hikers/Carpooling (S/E).
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