Le tour du lac de Paladru

Mainly on small, uncrowded country roads, the first pedal strokes take you to the wooded valley of Combettes and its hairpin which will take you to Verney on the Oyeu plateau. After crossing the departmental road (central median, but stay vigilant!), A comfortable dirt road will take you to the old Carthusian monastery of Sylve Bénite and its tithe barn in a beautiful landscape of meadows on the edge of the forest . Having crossed the hamlet of Chassigneux and the village of Le Pin (café, bakery), the route goes up the bucolic valley of the Pin brook (dirt road after leaving the village) to Valencogne. After passing the beautiful Vivier pond, you stroll on the panoramic heights. Judge how little: Mont Blanc, the Bauges massifs, Chartreuse, Belledone enliven the horizon. The descent that follows quickly brings you back to St-Pierre de Paladru to cross the Courbon, a stream that leads to the lake. You then join the green lane at Chemin de la Véronnière and then the Véronnière picnic area in the town of Montferrat. The protected route runs along the blue lake to Charavines via the Bois d'Amour (eco-friendly refreshment bar / snack bar) and its panoramic platforms on the lake, in short, very beautiful to end this walk!