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Park in the car park of the town hall of Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux, a small town in the Centre-Isère region.
(S/E) Leave the car park of the town hall of Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux and head west. Walk along the "girls' school" and you will see the church tower opposite, above the rooftops.
Turn left at the first street (Rue des Chênes).
You will pass in front of the "La Jalinière" nursery school. When the street turns left, take the path that climbs opposite towards the hillside (to the right of a metal gate).
You will come to a road. Cross it and take the path opposite, then almost immediately take the path on the right.
You will arrive at the Croix Saint-Joseph crossroads with a Christ on a metal cross.
(1) Take the path that branches off to the left. You will come to a road. On your left, you will see a basin with a spring. Turn left and then immediately right. This is a small road that climbs up the hill. It is supposed to be closed to all vehicles, but this does not seem to concern the local residents. You will come to a T-junction; turn left.
(2) At the top of the hill (Beauregard farm junction), you will have a splendid view of the peaks to your left. A little further on, as you descend, it will be on your right. Your small road descends until you reach a T-junction. Turn left. Then, very quickly, left again. Immediately after, you will come to a fork. Turn right to cross the junction.
(3) You will see a cluster of majestic trees on your right. On your left, there is a wooden cross and a signpost (Croix Breymand). Take the grassy path on your right.
(4) At the end of the path, you will come to a small road (signposted "La Grande Vie"). Continue straight ahead. Your path will veer to the right and enter the forest. Follow it, ignoring any paths to the right or left. You will come to a pond.
(5) When you leave the woods, turn right, but look to your left, set back, where you will see the sign for "Combe Bajat". Take the small road on the right and, at the top of the hill, turn left, along the house. After the house, the tarmac gives way to a beautiful grassy path. Ignore any paths coming from the right or left.
(6) You will come to a crossroads with a metal cross and a local sign (Chemin de la Matinière). Take the small tarmac road opposite. Follow it, again ignoring what may be coming from the right or left. When the yellow markings indicate that you should turn right at a large metal gate at the edge of a field, do so. The small road climbs towards a house and passes it. The tarmac gives way to grass and earth. You are now on a beautiful path that runs along the hillside.
Your path leads to a small road in the middle of a hairpin bend.
(7) Go down to the left. You will come to a crossroads near the Croix Saint-Joseph.
You make a left-right zigzag to descend to Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux. After turning 90° to the left, your small road leads to Grande Rue, which you take to the right to return to your starting point (S/E).
which cost us a steep and unnecessary climb!)
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