Puy d’Yssandon Tower

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A short, easy walk around the Puy d’Yssandon with some lovely views.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 1.73 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 354 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 348 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,161 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 804 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Yssandon (19310)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 45.208832° / E 1.36803°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2034E
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Panoramic view
Start of the path
Car park

Description of the walk

Park in the car park situated not far from the cemetery.

(S/E) Leave the car park, turn left immediately, then left again a few dozen metres further on to take the path leading downhill.
When you reach the Chalard buildings, take the path on the left running parallel to the D151E on your right.

(1) Join the road and follow it to the left. Keep left at the next two junctions and continue to the four-way crossroads.

(2) Turn left towards the Romanesque church and 14th-century tower. Stay on the small tarmac road, which further on takes a hairpin bend to the left, and you’ll reach a small car park.

(3) Turn right to follow the gentle climb up to the staircase leading to the tower. Then follow the path along this narrow ridge until you rejoin the road. Turn right and return to the car park where you started (S/E).
Once back at the car park where you started, you can walk to the end of the road to visit the church.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,152 ft - Car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.22 - alt. 1,007 ft - Buildings
  3. 2 : mi 0.88 - alt. 856 ft - Direction: Romanesque church
  4. 3 : mi 1.51 - alt. 1,132 ft - Turn right towards the tower
  5. S/E : mi 1.73 - alt. 1,152 ft - Finish

Notes

(S/E) On your return, once you reach the car park where you started, you can walk to the church at the end of the road and visit it.

Worth a visit

Remains of the 14th-century tower.
12th-century Romanesque church at the end of the road.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 3 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Jérémie Roche
Jérémie Roche

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A brilliant walk, with magnificent views.
It’s a nice descent at the start and a short climb at the end.
We didn’t meet anyone on the walk, apart from a few cars, as the climb up to Yssandon is along the road.
Well worth exploring on a summer’s evening with a beautiful sunset.

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Artemont
Artemont

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Some lovely views
A charming little village
A church well worth a visit

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gondolo
gondolo

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

:a nice little route

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