In the footsteps of Lamartine
General informations
- Cartographic positioning : Unknown
- Reference position : Unknown
- Positive denivellation : 250m
- Negative denivellation : 250m
- Delicates passages : Unknown
- Precision on the marking : From the hunters' parking, follow the yellow signs and the following directional posts: > Croix de l’Homnezy > Chemin de Ripaillon > Les Frênes (possibility to make a detour via "Les carrières d'argile" then "Sylve bénite" to reach the tithe barn of the former Carthusian monastery (detour of about 2,5km)) > Croix du Moine Mort > Vallon de Lamartine > Mallein > Combe Mounard > Les Platières > Return to the hunters' parking lot
- Average altitude : 555m
- Altitude maximum : Unknown
- Distance : 8.2km
- Average slope : Unknown
- Hours : 02h15
- Roaming period : Unknown
About
A hike in the forest very appreciated and rich in history passing in front of the castle of Pupetières where the poet Lamartine stayed and the valley which inspired his famous poem.
From the hunters' parking, follow the yellow signs and the following directional posts:
> Croix de l’Homnezy
> Chemin de Ripaillon
> Les Frênes (possibility to make a detour via "Les carrières d'argile" then "Sylve bénite" to reach the tithe barn of the former Carthusian monastery (detour of about 2,5km))
> Croix du Moine Mort
> Vallon de Lamartine (which inspired the poem "Le Vallon") - Stop to contemplate the castle of Pupetières
> Mallein
> Combe Mounard
> Les Platières
> Return to the hunters' parking lot
Services & facilieties
- Public WC
- Car park
Opening
All year round.
Rates
Free access.
Languages spoken
- French