Distance: 9 km
Duration (average) : 2 p.m.
Level: Blue level - Moderate
Elevation: 130 D +
Departure: Saint-Sulpice-des-Rivoires
Loop
Yellow paint markings and directional posts at the main intersections (if there is no marking, stay on the main road)
Recommended period (s): Autumn, Summer, Winter, Spring

Walking

This pleasant walk located in Valdaine, on the Mont de Servelongue, will make you discover the forest of Fontaine Mignone "garden forest" which is, above all, a sustainably managed forest.

Composed of several species such as: chestnut trees, oaks, beeches, ash trees, maples, lime trees whose green or orange trees compete in nuances according to the seasons, the forest of Fontaine Mignonne is also called "irregular forest". The principle of the garden forest is to have trees of different ages and sizes coexist in the same place.

At regular intervals, the owners carry out periodic cuts which make it possible to harvest the "ripe" trees, to select the trees which may interfere with each other and to carry out thinning allowing the regeneration of the environment by avoiding the "clear cuts" we can see on some slopes where an entire sector is harvested at once.
The forest paths created for this method of management are also a delight for walkers. You are the witnesses!

Note: Access to this private forest is authorized for hikers who must stay on the marked route. One-off access bans made necessary by forestry activity may limit the authorization to pass. Information will then be put in place in the field.

“The forest is an essential part of our human heritage” (Michel Tournier, Celebrations - Gallimard editions).

Topo/step by step: 
Stages of the circuit with the name of the signposts to follow: - Saint-Sulpice-des-Rivoires - Les Fayeux - Larembert - Servelongue - Le Donni - Saint-Sulpice-des-Rivoires

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Weather

Prices

Free access.

Home of animals

  • Animals accepted: No

Access

Departure car park: at the level of the cemetery at the entrance to the village.


Our contact details

Fontaine Mignonne, the other forest!

Cemetery car park

38620 Saint-Sulpice-des-Rivoires

Getting to the starting point