Des châteaux à la campagne
This walk allows you to walk along the seven castles of the town and enjoy landscapes dotted with huge chestnut trees and fresh forests.
By switching to the town of St Sulpice des Rivoires, the landscapes are strewn with immense chestnut trees. Planted in the 18th century, they provided significant additional food for peasant families. If you go down through the Servelongue forest, have fun recognizing the different species of trees. Perhaps you will meet oaks from which the name of Rivoire comes (Celtic term "reopens").
At the bottom of this slope, you can see a weaving factory dating from 1920 where silk umbrella fabric was manufactured. In the 60s, silk was replaced by synthetic materials and parachute fabric. Production ceased in 1970.
At the bottom of this slope, you can see a weaving factory dating from 1920 where silk umbrella fabric was manufactured. In the 60s, silk was replaced by synthetic materials and parachute fabric. Production ceased in 1970.
Tips and Suggestions
Pedestrian map of the Pays Voironnais at 1/25000 (on sale at 5 € in the reception offices of Voiron and Lac de Paladru)
Sustainable tourism
Mother Nature thanks you for taking your rubbish home with you, she doesn't digest it well!
Respect crops and private property by staying on marked trails.
Step-by-step guide
Route stages with the names of the signposts to follow:
– Parking at the multi-hiking station
– The Lower Town
– Longpra
– Larembert
– Servelonge
– The Donni
– Saint-Sulpice des Rivoires
– The Fairies
– Larembert
– Longpra
– La Chaffardière
– Multi-use hiking station
Alert
Portion of a road without a shoulder (150m on the D28)