On the Savigny - Lanay trails

A very pretty walk to discover the rolling countryside around Savigny, alternating between dirt tracks and little-used roads, valley bottoms (Trésoncle) and hilltops (viewpoints).

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.15 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 35 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 179 m
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    Descent: - 180 m

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    Highest point: 404 m
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    Lowest point: 270 m

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Description of the walk

The start is located in the Savigny town hall car park, which is immediately on the left when arriving from Sain-Bel.

(S/E) Go up through the village along Rue Saint-André, pass the church and then, further up on the left, take Rue du Ressy. Leave the village via this small road, whose steep slope quickly takes you up to a higher level.

(1) After 400 m of climbing, take the first unpaved road on the left. Return to the road, turn right, then left at the three-way junction, which will take you to the hamlet of Deguenet.

(2) After a short descent and a left turn, the road suddenly becomes steeper. Further up, when you reach the hairpin bend, leave it and continue straight ahead along a grassy path.

(3). This pretty balcony path leads to Bel-Air and then to the D7.

(4) When you reach the departmental road, go up it for 50 m on the right and take the first path on the left that descends to the river. Cross the Trésoncle via the small footbridge, then go up opposite until you reach a crossroads.

(5) Turn left. The path takes you through the Bois Gonnay farm (goat farm) via the Chemin des Grandes Terres and then the Chemin de Lanay.
Continue straight ahead on this gently sloping road with pretty views (as far as the Saône valley on a clear day).

(6) When you reach a sharp right-hand bend, descend to Ronzière via the road on the left (Chemin de Ronzière). Further down, at the houses, take the dirt track on the right. After about 200 m, stop descending and take the right-hand path at the first crossroads.

(7). This path will take you back down to the village of Savigny.

(8) Immediately after the bridge, turn right at the roundabout onto Rue des Peupliers towards the stadium. Then take the first road on the left (Rue Benoit Maillard) and follow it. Enter the village via the abbey district (ruins). Follow Rue de l'Abbaye and turn right onto Rue principale (Rue Pierre Bost) to return to the town hall car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 292 m - Town hall car park
  2. 1 : km 0.72 - alt. 357 m - Fork in the road
  3. 2 : km 1.48 - alt. 388 m - Hameau du Deguenet
  4. 3 : km 1.85 - alt. 399 m - Grassy path
  5. 4 : km 2.65 - alt. 369 m - D7
  6. 5 : km 3.09 - alt. 363 m - Crossroads
  7. 6 : km 4.74 - alt. 398 m - Ronzière
  8. 7 : km 5.27 - alt. 339 m - Path back to Savigny
  9. 8 : km 6.4 - alt. 273 m - Roundabout
  10. S/E : km 7.15 - alt. 292 m - Town hall car park

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 51 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
Augustink
Augustink

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Very beautiful route, shaded in places and very pleasant

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Patoop
Patoop

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 12, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Great hike despite the paved roads, especially towards the end. The views are lovely and the houses are beautiful.

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Solange EPITALON
Solange EPITALON

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike combining time in the woods and very enjoyable paths with time on the ridge offering beautiful views!
There are a few too many paved roads and some steep climbs, especially at the beginning, but it's a lovely walk to share with others!

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alaindu
alaindu

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 08, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant route with beautiful views

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Toumpy
Toumpy

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 12, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant hike: note that there are some steep climbs
We took a detour onto the GR trail near the end of the route to eat at a high point with superb views of the surrounding area
Then we finished the walk along the stream
A beautiful hike to start the year

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Jacqueline Françon
Jacqueline Françon

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 07, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant walk. Just one downside: a bit too many paved roads!

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laucx72
laucx72
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very good. Thanks to the author. A superb walk with these balcony sections. At the end of the walk, you can see what you've done before because you're on the other side of the mountain you've just crossed: it's fun. In autumn, the forest sections are particularly beautiful because of the variety of species that offer such beautiful colours. A walk that comes highly recommended.

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kibidouil
kibidouil

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 09, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The paths are now named along the route. Unfortunately, I didn't make any notes, so I can't add to the description to make it more accurate.
A very pleasant and fairly easy walk.

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Marie sylvie jeannoel
Marie sylvie jeannoel

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We enjoyed beautiful weather and this walk was delightful (especially during this time of pandemic and lockdown).
The route is well detailed, but perhaps it should be specified at the end of the route that you need to take the chemin des places (6) (there are several paths and it is unclear which direction to take)
nevertheless, it remains an easy and very pleasant walk with beautiful views along the way and a lovely village.

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lesgreffieres
lesgreffieres

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hiking
- Easy parking near the town hall or church
- Pleasant walk starting from Savigny with beautiful views of the Monts du Lyonnais
- Fairly high percentage of tarmac but roads are quiet
- Yellow markings on most of the route, with a short section shared with the yellow and red GR de Pays trail towards La Ronzière
- When you reach the hamlet of Grandes Terres, stay at the same level and continue straight ahead halfway up the slope to Lanay, ignoring the paths that go up or down towards Trésoncle, and turn left at Ronzière
- Agricultural area with farm animals
Discover the region
Worth a visit: church, Benedictine abbey, town hall
- Savigny is a mixed farming area with cattle and goat farming, but also a region with a gastronomic tradition, famous for its "cabrillons" (delicious little cheeses)
- BOIS-GONNET educational farm, traditional mixed farming with dairy goats
- The history of Savigny is inextricably linked to that of the Benedictine abbey founded before 817, of which only the clock tower remains, as it was dismantled in 1780 following a papal bull. The abbey's properties stretched from the Mâconnais to the Genevois, the Diois and even the Charente (a cartulary of more than 900 donations between the 9th and 12th centuries...). Protected by castles such as those of Arbresle, Montrottier and Sain Bel, this territorial power had to contend with the political ambitions of its neighbours.
- The lapidary museum has nearly a hundred sculptures and architectural elements of great quality
- The commune of Savigny is crossed by the Trésoncle, a stream that stretches for nearly 12.5 kilometres

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Maripe
Maripe

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Easy and enjoyable

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Ni
Ni

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 27, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Wide variety of path profiles.
Good, remains easy.

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BELLON Martine
BELLON Martine

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 22, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk, without too many people on Saturday morning; however, we didn't take the right path at the start, which meant we had to make a small detour. I don't think the directions were clear enough.
This walk is varied and offers beautiful views. It is not difficult.

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Michel Mayoud
Michel Mayoud

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

First outing with Visorando, very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the description. I know the Monts du Lyonnais well and know that it's easy to get lost when out walking, but this was perfect.

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vidal martine
vidal martine

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant walk, varied landscapes, beautiful village, thank you

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