The hills of Bourg-lès-Valence

A pleasant route that takes you past the Château de l’Amirale de Joybert, the Chanalets golf course and the Manoir de Genas, a historic 14th-century residence.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.43 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 20 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 21 m

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    Highest point: 153 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 128 m

Description of the walk

Park in the car park of the Armailler nursery school.

(S/E) Leave the car park and turn right onto Rue André Curinier.

(1) At the junction, turn left onto Route des Gamelles. Follow the housing estate on your left and continue along Route du Château des Chanalets until you reach the roundabout with Route de la Roche de Glun in Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence.

(2) Cross this roundabout carefully, go straight on and head uphill towards Château des Chanalets. At the first bend, turn right onto the small Route de l’Amiral de Joybert. Pass in front of the Chanalets golf course and continue uphill to the junction.

(3) Cross straight ahead and take the small signposted path on the left-hand side. As you pass, you can admire a beautiful cedar tree on your right. This path runs behind a hedge of trees to the bridge on the Bourg-lès-Valence bypass. Cross the bridge and continue along the side of the road to the next large roundabout at the corner of the cemetery.

(4) Turn right onto Rue Marcel Vivier, which leads downhill to another small roundabout.

(5) Go round it on the left and take Rue Ambroise Paré opposite, then the small path continuing from there which takes you back onto the D67, the road to Châteauneuf-sur-Isère. Turn right and then walk back up to the traffic lights at the Armailler primary school, using the wide pavement.

Turn right and walk past the school entrance to reach Rue André Curinier. Turn right again to complete the route and return to the nursery school car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 133 m - Nursery school car park
  2. 1 : km 0.14 - alt. 135 m - Route des Gamelles
  3. 2 : km 1.39 - alt. 140 m - Roundabout
  4. 3 : km 2.29 - alt. 150 m - Crossroads
  5. 4 : km 3.81 - alt. 151 m - The cemetery roundabout
  6. 5 : km 4.37 - alt. 135 m - Talavard Road roundabout
  7. S/E : km 5.43 - alt. 133 m - Nursery school car park

Worth a visit

The Château des Chanalets.
The Chanalets Golf Course.
A large cedar tree.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
3.3 / 5
User 15014469

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 05, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Average interest. The road course is longer than the trail course. What a shame!!!...

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Roussel
Roussel

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

An easy walk, though much of it runs alongside the road; lovely views and no difficulty at all; easy to find and plenty of parking space.

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gilbert.agnes@orange.fr
gilbert.agnes@orange.fr

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 12, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

a pleasant walk

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Michel26500
Michel26500

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 30, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

An interesting spot, but there’s only 1 km of footpath. The rest is mainly along the tarmac, with the occasional pavement.

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nergal
nergal

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A short walk, mostly along roads of limited interest.
But there is a lovely view of the Château des Chanalets.

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sparnacienne
sparnacienne

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk, three-quarters of which is on tarmac, making it ideal for families with pushchairs and young children. (Watch out for cars)
After Rue Marcel Vivier at (5), you can turn right straight away onto Route des Gamelles to return to the starting point; this shortens the walk but is safer and less busy than the D67

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