Côte Curt art trail

This short 1½-hour walk is suitable for families.
An artistic discovery route: all along the route, you can admire and discover works of art set against the backdrop of the old Sardinian road.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 2.81 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 722 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 702 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,818 ft
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    Lowest point: 1,355 ft

Description of the walk

Park in the small car park below the Saint-Laurent-du-Pont hospital.

(S/E) Take the stairs towards the hospital, heading towards Les Martins. You’ll reach a junction of several streets at the corner of the care home.

(1) First turn right then left at this corner to reach the junction with the Chemin des Reys. Turn right onto it. At the bend, head straight ahead onto the Chemin des Moles, which quickly becomes a footpath and leads onto the Chemin de Piquetière.

(2) Cross it and take the path opposite leading to the summit of the Croix de Côte Curt.

(3) Begin the descent via the first path on the right. You’ll reach the hamlet of Fourvoirie, then the former Chartreux distillery.

(4) Turn back for about 150 metres, then continue along the path on the left through the forest to reach the hamlet of Provenches via the path of the same name.

(5) At the crossroads, turn left onto the Chemin du Souvenir Français, walk alongside the cemetery and reach the original crossroads at the corner of the care home.

(1) Turn left onto the outbound route to return to the starting car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,355 ft - Hospital car park - Guiers (rivière)
  2. 1 : mi 0.18 - alt. 1,447 ft - Junction of the circular loop
  3. 2 : mi 0.76 - alt. 1,808 ft - Piquetière Path
  4. 3 : mi 0.91 - alt. 1,788 ft - Croix de Côte Curt (Saint-Laurent-du Pont)
  5. 4 : mi 1.3 - alt. 1,509 ft - Foundry and - Ancienne Distillerie des Chartreux (Saint-Laurent-du-Pont)
  6. 5 : mi 2.26 - alt. 1,621 ft - Provenches
  7. S/E : mi 2.81 - alt. 1,355 ft - Hospital car park

Notes

No issues.

Worth a visit

Nearby after the hike

• Saint-Christophe Caves (13 km from the start).
• Grande Chartreuse Museum (9 km from the start).
• Plantimay Cheese Dairy and Farm (10 km from the start): farm tour.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 10 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
visorandojpp
visorandojpp

Overall rating : 2.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 30, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

The route has been altered and significantly shortened due to a local closure caused by sections rendered inaccessible by a spring overflow.
As for the Sardinian trail…?

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Serge D.
Serge D.

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 01, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Not a great hike, path ruined by loggers
I wouldn't recommend it

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LesLOUIS
LesLOUIS

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 30, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy family walk

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Benoit Thebault
Benoit Thebault

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant, shaded path. There is a lack of artworks. It will be more interesting after the pandemic. We are waiting.

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claude73330
claude73330

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 14, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant short route. Well maintained except for the section between Les Reys and Provenche.

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kiwi07
kiwi07

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 01, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

The trail is very well maintained except between Les Reys and Les Hauts de Prévenche. Otherwise, it is a very pleasant short route, mostly in the shade.

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bedouin2
bedouin2

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful, easy walk for the whole family, with surprises along the way.
Nature and views are guaranteed: nothing but pleasure
to be had!

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marie038
marie038
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 12, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very pleasant, easy hike with beautiful views of the Chartreuse mountains and the Guiers river.
Plus a visit to the Fourvoierie industrial wasteland
It's a shame that such an important piece of industrial heritage is being left to fall into ruin.

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Yirme
Yirme

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 05, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

We decided to go on a short hike because the weather was rainy, and we were not disappointed; beautiful views at the Curt cross, and very beautiful trees in this forest, including wavy beech trees.

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michel fougerouze
michel fougerouze

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 23, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Nice little walk. Please note: short distance with some elevation gain.

But very pleasant.

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