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The starting point for the walk is in the car park of Châbons church. This village is located in northern Isère, between Bourgoin-Jallieu and Voiron, not far from Virieu.
(S/E) Leave the main church square and take Rue du Gymnase opposite.
(1) You will soon arrive at a sports field. You will see a sign for "Châbons-510m". Take the road opposite, towards Les Barils. Walk downhill until you reach a small road.
(2) You will see a sign for "Les Barils-435m". Turn left towards Coquet. Then very quickly, turn right onto the small road that climbs towards the hill, the railway line and its level crossing.
(3) Once you have crossed the level crossing ("one train may hide another"), turn right onto the path that climbs steeply up the hill. Follow this path, ignoring any paths coming from the right or left.
(4) At the top of the hill, you will come to a small road, opposite a house surrounded by a wall (signposted "Coquet-625m"). Turn left towards Le Chevalet. At the fork that follows almost immediately, take the right-hand branch. You will arrive at the "relais des chasseurs" (where you will find a shelter and a table). Opposite, take the path that runs alongside the hut. A little further on, ignore the chick painted on a bollard telling you to turn right. Continue straight ahead downhill.
When you reach a house, take the path on the left, immediately after the building.
(5) At a fork (signposted "Le Chevalet-575m"), take the path that climbs to the right. You pass a hamlet and return to a small road to arrive at Vaux.
At the crossroads, climb the steep hill opposite. When you reach the top of the hill, ignore the path that climbs to the right and continue straight ahead.
(6) You will arrive at the sign for "Chemin de Combe Lambert-570m". Turn right into this valley. Walk up it for 2km. Ignore the two paths that branch off to the right.
(7) At the third path on the right, you will see the sign "Taillis-623m". When I did this walk, the sign had been dug up and was lying in the brambles. I picked it up, leaned it against a tree and put the signs in the right direction... I hope no one moves it... This third path on the right is located in the centre of a clearing. A yellow mark on a tree confirms that you are on the right track. You will soon come to a fork, where you should take the left branch. The path becomes narrow.
(8) You will come to a crossroads (signposted "Bois du Seigneur-660m"). Take the path opposite, towards Les Ripeaux.
(9) When you reach the sign for "Les Ripeaux-640m", take a path on the right. It climbs steeply. You come out into a field. Take the path that runs along it, on the left. You come to a small tarmac road, which you take on the right.
(10) You will arrive at the Croix de Saint-Sixte. You will see the sign for "Croix de Sixte-628m" and another for the Châbons municipal walks. Take the path that descends to the left. You will soon pass a path on the right and then one on the left. A little later, be careful not to miss a discreet path that climbs slightly to the right. Take this path. It quickly descends into the woods on the hillside. After a hairpin bend, it reaches the railway line.
(11) Before the tunnel, you will see a signpost. To go under the tunnel, stay on the wide gravel path. It immediately turns right and leads you to the hamlet of La Combe (with one or two dogs per house...). You will come to a small tarmac road, which you take on the right.
(2) Turn left to reach Châbons. You will arrive at the sports field, then the church (S/E).
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