The Samazange tour

Date of walk : Apr 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

A parish-specific to Brittany, very pleasant and easy route to do in an afternoon, with some beautiful views of the Alps. No difficulties apart from the last descent, which is a little steep.
However, the description on the website is very brief, at least for the first half of the hike. It is really necessary to follow the online trail on the app to avoid getting lost.
The car park is not easy to find. The directions are unclear. We actually parked before the indicated starting point on the side of La Coursière road.

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Date of walk : Feb 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

A little taste of the mountains right next to Lyon (especially as there was a little snow on the peaks).
Beautiful views of the hills, lovely passages through the woods.
The route is quite varied.
The few sections on the road are quiet and pleasant.
There are no major difficulties. The climb at the start is quite long and sometimes quite steep.
The descent at the end did not seem too complicated to us.
The only minor problem was that we couldn't find the start. So we began the route just below La Milionaire

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Date of walk : Nov 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Clarity of route map : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

Done on 11.11.2024
Without the app, it's impossible to follow the route
Very poorly written

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Date of walk : Nov 09, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

A varied circuit that takes 2½ hours at a leisurely pace on good paths (except for the difficult, stony descent from Planche-Billée). Beautiful views of the city of Lyon and the entire Alps in good weather.
It is no longer possible to park at the Adrets bridge (prohibition signs), but you can park two or three cars near the glass containers at the crossroads 100 metres before. You can also park in the square in the centre of the village, which adds 30 minutes and 1,400 metres to the hike. You reach Les Adrets via the Chemin de la Serve. On the way back, when you reach the tarmac road at La Planche-Billée, take the steep path on the left just after the bridge.

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Date of walk : Oct 30, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

A very beautiful hike that took us 2 hours and 20 minutes (including breaks).
The paths are easy, except for one section of the descent where the trail is quite difficult for 500 metres.
The views are superb.
We'll definitely be back.

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Date of walk : Jan 17, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

A very pleasant hike despite the overcast weather and snow! No difficulties, but a difficult descent on Planche Billée (as it is spelled locally). The numerous comments about the car park prompted us to park in front of the town hall in Saint Laurent de Vaux. No problem, and only a few hundred metres further, but no questions either. The only (minor) drawback was the climb back up to St Laurent at the end of the hike. Highly recommended.

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Date of walk : Jan 13, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

A beautiful little 2 hour 15 minute circuit between fields and woods, mainly on lovely paths.
There are many comments about the car park. In fact, there is no real car park, but two or three parking spaces about 20 metres after the small bridge, on the side of the road between the road and Yzeron. These spaces are marked by a small wooden "parking" sign. We were alone yesterday, so there were no problems parking.

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Date of walk : Dec 04, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

A beautiful and pleasant walk, the only tricky point being the very limited parking.

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Date of walk : Nov 27, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : Yes

Very nice hike, no tarmac, beautiful panoramic views...
Unfortunately, parking in St Laurent de Vaux is almost non-existent. And parking at the start of the hike is impossible. So you need to be aware of that...
The description of the hike is not precise enough. Usually this isn't a problem for me because I use the Visiorando route with GPS. Unfortunately (it was definitely not my day!), the new version of Visiorando meant I had to keep my eyes glued to the screen. A few dozen steps... And turn around... Update the GPS and off we go again... Oh no... Turn around again! What is this new version that takes 3 to 4 minutes to give us a point (when it finally gives it to us! And a change of scale every 3 seconds...). Please, give us back the previous version!!! Luckily, this walk was only 8 km (well, excluding the elevation gain). I was ashamed to have brought people along and made them struggle like that (I've done about thirty hikes with Visiorando without any problems!)

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Date of walk : Oct 10, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Clarity of route map : N/A
Route interest : N/A
Busy trail : No

We couldn't find anywhere to park after the little bridge at Les Adrets, just a recess with a no parking sign, so we couldn't do this walk because there were no other places to park nearby.

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Date of walk : Sep 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

A very pleasant walk that I would classify as moderately difficult due to the steep slopes. The climbs are in full sun when the weather is fine.
The change of direction at point 1 occurs once you have passed Samazange and reached the hamlet of Les Arnauds.
For the rest, we will try to do it again all the way to the end, trying not to get lost this time. !!!!

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Date of walk : Mar 15, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

No signal on mobile phones, so no tracking on the map
The trail is not signposted and the map print is illegible

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Date of walk : Oct 13, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

It's not easy to find the car park at the start... There's only room for two cars, or three if they're small. If there's a big 4x4 in front of the sign, you could drive past it several times without seeing it! But apparently I wasn't the only one... The descent from the Col de la Fausse to the river is really poorly paved and a bit hard on the feet, and not easy to follow.
But overall it's a nice route, without any markings. At this time of year, you can pick chestnuts all along the walk.

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Date of walk : Sep 13, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Varied walk through woods and fields - At the end of the route, fairly rough descent - Be sure to follow your GPS track carefully as you sometimes leave the yellow trails - To park, you can also park a little after the mentioned start of the route: there is a small car park (2/3 cars) marked by a sign under a tree just after the Yzeron

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Date of walk : Mar 24, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Departure and arrival locations not described in sufficient detail

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