Fouroise walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.92 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 123 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 121 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 357 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 271 m

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Description of the walk

Start from one of the car parks in the village centre around the town hall. Walk to the edge of the village towards Roche, passing Les Revellins and then Le Molard.

(1) Turn right onto the carriage road (Chemin de Meximas). When the road bends 90° to the right, continue straight ahead before turning right into the woods. Join the original path and continue left to reach a road.

(2) Turn left, then left again onto the path behind the house. Follow the stream to reach the roundabout above the Didier Pironi Gymnasium in the Fougères district of Villefontaine.

(3) At the roundabout, take the path on the left that runs alongside a building and then a housing estate before becoming a road and descending to the right. Turn left and you will arrive at the centre of Saint-Bonnet de Roche.

(4) Cross the stream and turn left. On the right is the pretty little chapel of Saint-Bonnet. Keep left to climb gently and then more steeply before the road turns into a path (Chemin de Trâble). You will arrive at a place called Maison Lassale.

(5) Continue straight ahead before taking the wide path on the left. Pass a first path on the right, then asecond, and turn left. Ignore athird path on the right (at the entrance to the woods, not marked on the map). Now follow a path that descends steeply above a house.

(6) At the bottom, turn right and follow the stream, continuing along the road past Baize (on the map) to reach the D124.

(7) Follow it to the left, taking care on the bend, and return to the fork in the road from the outward journey.

(1) Retrace your steps in the opposite direction to return to the car park near the town hall (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 325 m - Car park around the town hall
  2. 1 : km 0.55 - alt. 350 m - Fork
  3. 2 : km 2.24 - alt. 311 m - Road
  4. 3 : km 4.02 - alt. 298 m - Roundabout
  5. 4 : km 4.7 - alt. 272 m - Saint-Bonnet de Roche
  6. 5 : km 6.25 - alt. 336 m - Lassale House
  7. 6 : km 7.46 - alt. 323 m - Edge of the stream
  8. 7 : km 8.08 - alt. 343 m - D124 road
  9. S/E : km 8.92 - alt. 325 m - Car park around the town hall

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 12 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
dachrys
dachrys

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful views of the Alps and Mont Blanc. Wild areas even though we are close to a densely populated city

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Nanou Honc
Nanou Honc

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hike on 6 April and your email on 28 April. In the meantime, I've been on quite a few walks, so I can't remember the details of this one.

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abv
abv
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 25, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk with no difficulty, suitable for families, which takes place mainly in the woods and along a small stream....
There are two short sections at the beginning and end of the walk that are on the road, so take care!
Very muddy in places, so not suitable the day after it has rained.

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Cathi
Cathi

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This route is easy and varied, but there is a section at the beginning and end that involves crossing a very busy road!
Beautiful views!

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PL3870
PL3870

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 28, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike with lots of shaded areas.
A great day out!
I highly recommend it!

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parmenion38
parmenion38

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 21, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

pleasant walk, varied (undergrowth, open path, village)

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liliane.clarens
liliane.clarens

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A hilly route that takes you through fields and crops, including rapeseed, woods and streams, with much of the route passing by ponds and paths lined with periwinkles and violets in total tranquillity.
Thank you to the author for this lovely breath of fresh air.
P.S. No need to worry about dogs, as the property is fenced in.

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valy38
valy38

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 02, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very nice walk not far from home. Pleasant, alternating between shade and sun, with some very nice spots.

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patball
patball

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant short walk with sunshine and shade. To start with an uphill climb, we set off from the chapel of St Bonnet.
The (admittedly quick) connection on the departmental road is quite dangerous... Not recommended for young children who are a bit boisterous.
Thanks to the author for this walk in the Fours region.

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Guignol38
Guignol38

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 29, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant and less frequented walk, much of the route is unmarked.
Between points 2 and 3, in the Combe de Bionne, you come to a grassy area next to a large willow tree, a fir tree and a magnolia tree (listed as a remarkable tree).
A stone table and benches provide a place to rest. At this spot (poorly maintained by the municipality of Roche), the Bionne mill once stood, but it was demolished several decades ago.
The site deserves an explanatory panel. Around 1170, it belonged to the Knights Templar, charter 6 of the cartulary of the Commandery of Vaulx.
This charter also mentions the Sénioret mill, which no longer exists, located in the Baize valley, between 6 and 7.
At point 3, follow the yellow-marked trail that leads to the Quincia road in St Bonnet de Roche.
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RAMOND BERNARD
RAMOND BERNARD

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk on a weekday, so no one around, sunshine and a slight breeze, but the route is interesting, with very little road, so ideal with your four-legged friend. Definitely worth doing again. Be careful at the end of point 5, as the descent is steep before you reach the house below, which is very noisy and guarded by numerous guard dogs!!!

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kiki 38
kiki 38

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 24, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike, easy, little road.

Be careful at point No. 5, where it says: leave the first path on the right, then the second, and turn left --> do not go up the hill opposite.
Similarly, at the end of point 5: at the entrance to the woods, follow a small path on the left (do not follow the wide forest path → dead end, private property).

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