Hiking: The marshes of Chirens

You will find yourself at the bottom of the ancient lake of Chirens which, after the ice melted around 15 years ago, was filled with sediment and peat to become a marsh. Beautiful views over the ancient glacial valley of the Val d'Ainan.

These marshes today extend over 380 hectares between the foothills of Chartreuse and Lake Paladru.
Wet meadows, reed beds, pastures, cereal fields and afforestation ... It is a mosaic of environments with great floristic diversity. A rich variety of plants flourish on the site such as Orchids and species specific to wetlands such as willows or reeds. The path of the Dragonflies developed by the Department offers the discovery.

Free information : Shops in the city center Hike passable all year round but to be preferred in spring if you wish to admire the biodiversity of the marshes

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 leaving with your waste, she digests it badly!
Respect crops and private property by staying on marked trails.

History, culture and heritage : Take advantage of your stay in Chirens to visit the Benedictine Priory of Chirens and its remarkable XNUMXth century Romanesque apse.

Topo / step by step : Stages of the circuit with the name of the signposts to follow:
- Chirens
- Beaudine
Info May 2022: works do not allow you to pass on the route between Beaudiné and Jolis. You have to go to the roundabout, turn right and you arrive at the Priory. At the Le Prieuré post, follow Le Gayet then Les Jolis.
- The Pretty
- The Brushes
- Le Ruibet
- La Garangère
- La Courriaz
-Clermont
- La Reviriaz
- The Arsenal
- Antwerp
- Beaudine
- Chirens