Distance: 2.9 km
Duration (average) : 1h
Level: Suitable for beginners
Level: Green Level - Easy
Level: Special family with children
Elevation: 113 D +
Departure: Bilieu
Loop
Not suitable for strollers
Yellow paint markings and directional posts at the main intersections (if there is no marking, stay on the main road)
Lake or body of water -5 km away, In the countryside, Lake view
Recommended period (s): Autumn, Summer, Winter, Spring
No delicate passages

Walking

Throughout this circuit you will be able to discover magnificent panoramas, in particular at the level of the Croix des Cochettes, on the lake of Paladru as well as on the surrounding reliefs of the Valdaine and the solid mass of Chartreuse.

Additional information : Charavines beach (free, 5 min by car).

Tips and Suggestions: 
Yellow paint markings and directional posts at the main intersections (if there is no marking, stay on the main road)

Topo/step by step: 
Start the walk with a nice climb to reach the cross of the gilts. The superb panorama of the lake is the reward, don't forget to look back! Take the time to sit down (a bench awaits you there) and enjoy. Then you continue in the woods, then by the small roads also offering beautiful points of view on the surrounding hills. At the cemetery, you take the chemin du sabot de la sour, passes in front of the small village church and allows you to go back up to the stadium. Stages of the circuit with the name of the signposts to follow: - Grand Bois - La Croix des Cochettes - Grand Bilieu - Petit Essard - Grand Bois

Sustainable tourism : 
Mother Nature thanks you for leaving with your waste, she digests it badly! Respect cultures and private properties by staying on marked trails.

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Weather

Prices

Free access.

Equipments & services

Equipments

  • Parking

Home of animals

  • Animals accepted: Yes
  • dogs on leash

Access

Departure car park: Bilieu football stadium, at the end of the Grand Bois road.


Our contact details

La Croix des Cochettes, a view of Lake Paladru

Bilieu football stadium

big wood road

38850 Bilieu

Getting to the starting point