Pilat hike

Date of your route : Jul 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

It really is a beautiful route.

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Date of your route : Jan 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

It would be a shame to pass under Mount Monnet and Mount Ministre without going to the summit!

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Date of your route : Oct 20, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Great! Done while running, as we are preparing for SaintéLyon Very well marked, few roads, the trails are very pleasant. I recommend it.

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Date of your route : Jul 05, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello, I did this hike two days ago. In a nutshell, the route was reliable and the description was well done.
The route is very varied, with beautiful scenery. I split the route in two so that I could camp overnight. I think the 10 hours of hiking is a bit pessimistic; I completed the route in 8.5 hours. See you soon!

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Date of your route : May 10, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant hike in Pilat. Quite long but varied, with few people. Fairly easy, with no noticeable elevation gain.
The little village of Sainte-Croix-en-Jarret is very pretty and perfect for a lunch break!
I recommend this hike.

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Thank you for these additions. I have added the first two, but the third one seemed to shorten or at least significantly change the route.
Kind regards

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Add: "In the hamlet of Seyoux, head towards Ste Croix en Jarez, but just after leaving the village, take a small dirt track on the left that descends, following the wooden sign for Les barrages de Couzon. You will then arrive at the stream that feeds the small dam.
After the guard's house, take the small path on the left, go up and take the path that goes up again on the right, even though it is blocked just after the sign indicating the "Tourettes et des roches de Marlin" route.
At the parish-specific to Brittany cross, take the path towards Ste Croix for only 200 metres and turn left onto this field path (no sign) to reach Nuzières.
N.B.: there are still some uncertain areas when accessing the path that runs alongside the small dam. Perhaps it is best not to cross the small footbridge and instead continue on the left, following the stream.

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Thank you for your feedback. As the author has not logged in for quite some time, I will have to make the changes myself. Could you please tell me exactly which sentences to add to the description and where in the description they should be placed?
Thank you for your help.
Kind regards

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Date of your route : Jul 26, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful views, quite peaceful. Well signposted up to Le Seyoux. However, from there onwards, it's rather foggy, even with the clear view of the two dams. It would have been enough to say "head towards Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez, but just after the exit, take a small dirt track on the left that goes downhill, with a wooden sign indicating Les barrages de Couzon (The Couzon dams). Then you arrive at the stream that feeds the small dam (dry due to the 2017 drought) and we crossed a bridge, then the path goes uphill and disappears, so we opted for the road that leads to the large dyke. A little before that, we went back down the path on the right that runs alongside the large dam, where we had lunch with the ducks. Another problem: after the guard's house, go back up and take the path that goes up to the right, even though it is blocked, where we did not have to open or close any gates. At the parish specific to Brittany cross, similarly take the path towards Ste Croix for only 200m and turn left onto this field path (no sign). As we had added 8 km to our walk (a return trip on the path!), we returned via Nuzières and its little chapel, which we skirted on the left, without any signposts (luckily there are still residents who are happy to provide information). The little path that climbs up to the pass is really very pleasant as it is very shady.

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Date of your route : Nov 11, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

There are a few long stretches in the countryside, but this hike reveals unexpected corners of this region, which has less pronounced relief than the neighbouring Pilat. It is difficult to find your way at the bottom of the valley, and the GPS gets lost due to a lack of signal. The village of Dargoire is worth a detour, which is not mentioned in the description. Climbing up to the church through the narrow streets and paths should be part of the itinerary.

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Date of your route : Mar 08, 2014
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

We ran the first 20 kilometres, which was great! The downside was that the route was very poorly marked! We took the wrong path twice: once when descending to the dam and once when climbing back up to the Marlin rocks.
The result: a 30 km trail instead of 26...
Very nice route but not easy to find your way around.

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Date of your route : Oct 09, 2013
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Yes, it's a hike I did with a group in early October, following the banks of a steep-sided river, wooded hills with beautiful views, countryside and a dam lake.
A nice walk between 350m and 700m, quite varied.

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Date of your route : Oct 06, 2013
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A hike in gloomy, even rainy weather, so it was difficult to appreciate the scenery of the Rhône Valley. But we received a lovely welcome at the Jocondière restaurant, which allowed us to take shelter and offered us something to drink before we set off again to descend towards the dam. And that's where the route and explanations become a little unclear... "Wander through the village to find the path down to the dam"??? We had to search a bit! :-) The path to the right of the dam is more "typical". Definitely worth doing again in good weather.

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