Historic monuments of Jardin

Walk around Jardin, passing by the old Roman aqueduct, the old church, the Montléant Tower and the old school.
At the Jardin library, a small book entitled JARDIN AU CŒUR DU TEMPS (Jardin Through Time) allows you to discover and learn more about all the monuments: the aqueducts, the Montléans Tower, the two churches, the old school, and the old Bérardier wash house.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 6.59 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 10 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 98 m
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    Descent: - 103 m

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    Highest point: 306 m
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    Lowest point: 214 m

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Description of the walk

Departure from Place du Lavoir, marked P3 on the town hall map (at the corner of Route de Berardier and Avenue du Dauphiné.

(DA) Cross the bridge (heading south) then turn left onto Montée de la Piconnière. Continue to the junction of Rue de l'Ancienne École and Chemin de l'Estive.

(1) Continue straight ahead for 100 metres, then turn left onto Route de la Revollat. Continue for about 500 metres to reach a place called La Juliette. The road becomes a track.

(2) Follow Chemin de Mourrand, leaving a well-marked path on your right and, shortly afterwards, ignore a track that branches off to the left and start climbing into the forest.

(3) Note the Roman aqueduct a little below on the left. Continue along the path to its highest point.

(4) Turn left, then, at the edge of the forest, turn left again onto a fairly wide path that joins Chemin des Aqueducs. Follow the yellow markings. Turn left onto Rue des Anciens Combattants and continue for about 100 metres.

(5) Keep right onto Chemin des Frênes, cross Route de Saint-Sorlin carefully and continue along Chemin des Grands Airs. Pass the farm. The path becomes stony. Turn right after a short climb onto Chemin des Liesses and continue for 500 metres.

(6) At the green cross, do not follow the yellow markings. Continue straight ahead to Rue René Bon. Then turn right onto Chemin des Chênes until you reach the D167.

(7) Take it carefully to the left for 350 m. At the "No Parking" sign, turn right onto the path that goes up towards the tower. Pass in front of the European bee-eater dormitory.

(8) Follow the path on the right (ignore the paths on the left) and come out onto the Voie de l'Europe, which you will descend on the left. Cross Avenue du Dauphiné.

(9) Follow Rue de l'Ancienne École to the intersection you passed on the way there.

(1) Retrace your steps to return to Place du Lavoir (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 220 m - Place du Lavoir
  2. 1 : km 0.36 - alt. 236 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 1.03 - alt. 247 m - Chemin de Mourrand
  4. 3 : km 1.74 - alt. 269 m - Roman aqueduct
  5. 4 : km 1.92 - alt. 293 m - Highest point of the trail
  6. 5 : km 2.76 - alt. 299 m - Chemin des Frênes
  7. 6 : km 3.72 - alt. 289 m - Green cross
  8. 7 : km 4.62 - alt. 274 m - D 167
  9. 8 : km 5.16 - alt. 275 m - Montleant Tower
  10. 9 : km 5.88 - alt. 247 m - Route de l'Ancienne École
  11. S/E : km 6.59 - alt. 220 m - Place du Lavoir

Worth a visit

(3) Roman aqueduct
(5) The old church in the distance
(8) Montleant Tower
(9) On the left, the old school with its two plane trees

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.1 / 5
Le Dex
Le Dex

I just did this hike again.
The fence is no longer there.
The aqueduct area is clear and we can see the entrance clearly

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lolynightingale
lolynightingale

Here is the message I just sent to the town hall:
"Hello,

I would like to bring to your attention the fact that recently, a double row of barbed wire fencing has been erected along Chemin des Lucioles, enclosing all the fields on either side, but also blocking the small path that leads out of the woods. This path through the woods is used by hikers (including myself) and allows us to see the remains of the Roman aqueduct. Imagine my surprise when I saw this barbed wire fence preventing me from leaving the woods to reach Chemin des Lucioles!

It would have been wise for the person who put up the barbed wire to leave a gap of at least one metre to prevent hikers from slipping under the barbed wire at their own risk.

I have attached a map of Jardin, on which I have circled the location of my complaint in red.

I hope you will be able to take action to resolve this minor issue and restore the smiles to the faces of the hikers visiting the "Historic Monuments of Jardin". Yours sincerely,

Mrs Sophie Viguier"

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Le Dex
Le Dex

I will also contact the town hall.

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lolynightingale
lolynightingale

No, that would be a real shame. Walking through this wood is one of the highlights of this hike.
I suggest that future hikers bring wire cutters to reopen the path. I am also considering contacting the Jardin town hall to inform them of this problem.

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Le Dex
Le Dex

Thank you for your feedback.
Should this hike be removed?

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lolynightingale
lolynightingale
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Hello,
I just did this hike this afternoon and I would like to point out that when I came out of the woods, I noticed that a double row of barbed wire fencing had been put up along the Chemin des Lucioles, whereas it wasn't there at the beginning of December when I did a reconnaissance of this part of the route. I had to crawl underneath it to get to the path, at the risk of tearing my clothes.
Not very nice of these people who are putting barbed wire everywhere! One wonders what the point is of blocking access to the woods on this side, given that you can access them freely from the north, after the Route de la Revollat. It's fine for the barbed wire to fence off the fields on either side of the Chemin des Lucioles, but at least access to the woods should be possible! On the other hand, the path through the woods has been cleared at the aqueduct, which is now clearly visible from the path without having to lean on the trees below.
Apart from that, it was wonderful to discover the ruins of Montléant Castle!

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dougere
dougere

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk to enjoy a beautiful sunny afternoon in early November. No difficulty.

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Le Dex
Le Dex

To get more out of the route, I have added the following heading:
At the Jardin library, a small book entitled "JARDIN AU CŒUR DU TEMPS" (Garden at the Heart of Time) allows you to discover and learn more about all the monuments:
The aqueducts, the Montléans tower, the two churches, the old school, and the former Bérardier wash house.

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Le Dex
Le Dex

Hello,
Thank you for your feedback.
The location of the wash house is marked P3 on the town hall map. It is located at the intersection of Route de Bérardier and Montée de l'Europe. Perhaps there was a wash house there in the past. It is true that it is not mentioned on other maps.
I did indeed forget to mention the village church.
You can add photos with comments.

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momo5338
momo5338

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 20, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A varied and very pleasant route.
You can see two open bell towers. On this particular day, we didn't take the time to make a small detour, but this route might be worth a slight change to see them up close. Especially since they are mentioned in the description.
Make sure you locate the starting point on the map before setting off. It's easy to find, but we didn't really understand why it's called "place du lavoir" (wash house square) as there doesn't seem to be anything there or on the maps (or maybe we missed it). Google Maps shows "80 Route de Berardier", which may be easier to find on a satnav.

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AnneClaire
AnneClaire

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We had a great time, we had to take a detour because a house had caught fire a few days earlier at the start of the hike, we didn't see the aqueduct but the forest was beautifully wooded...
The castle and tower of Montléant are surprising. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Thank you.

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Le Dex
Le Dex

The aqueduct is in the woods at point 3. It is below the path. It is the section where the path narrows and runs alongside a kind of cliff. You need to position yourself towards the tree that is just downstream and to the left.
However, I do not know where the watering hole is. Can you tell me where it is?
Thank you.

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stuch
stuch

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

I have never seen the Roman aqueduct.
The location of the drinking trough has not been identified.

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Le Dex
Le Dex

Thank you for your comment and photos.

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liliane.clarens
liliane.clarens

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A varied country route with a section through the forest where you can see an aqueduct below the path and, further on, the magnificent ruins of the castle and tower of Montléant.
Spring flowers all along the way, including primroses and periwinkles.
Thanks to the author for this wonderful discovery.

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