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Church of St Maurice d'Echazeaux - Ruins of Mt-Didier

Sport, Pedestrian sports, Hiking itinerary in Corveissiat
14.0 km
4h
Medium

  • Going on this hike is a journey back in time to meet a lonely church perched on a belvedere overlooking the Ain gorges and a forgotten 10th century castrum witnessing the age-old struggles at the edge of a medieval border.

  • Walking tour of 14 km with a view on Saint Maurice d'Echazeaux and visit of the old castle of Mont-Didier (Ain/Jura)
    Time : 4h - Difference in height : 300 m - Marking : Yellow

    Pedestrian circuit n° 79
    Take the stairs. At the crossroads, turn right. Opposite the telephone booth, go up towards the church. At the "patte d'oie" (goose foot), take the middle path. Path under the wood that leads to the chapel of St Maurice. Steep ascent 5 mn. Viewpoints (cliffs).
    At the pylon on the left....
    Walking tour of 14 km with a view on Saint Maurice d'Echazeaux and visit of the old castle of Mont-Didier (Ain/Jura)
    Time : 4h - Difference in height : 300 m - Marking : Yellow

    Pedestrian circuit n° 79
    Take the stairs. At the crossroads, turn right. Opposite the telephone booth, go up towards the church. At the "patte d'oie" (goose foot), take the middle path. Path under the wood that leads to the chapel of St Maurice. Steep ascent 5 mn. Viewpoints (cliffs).
    At the pylon on the left. Before the ruins on the left (fountain and well). Go back to the right. Path on the left until the tarred road, then on the right towards St Maurice. Cross the hamlet. At the signpost, turn right towards the farm on the other side of the road and go up into the "Tanay" wood. At the top, turn right to Arnans. Before Croix Luc on the left path that goes down to the pumping station.
    Go up to the left in the pines, join Lavillat fontaine. Go down to Corveissiat.

    Variations and junctions:
    - V1 Access St Maurice - 0h15
    - V1' Round trip Conflans - 1h30
    - V2 Return to Corveissiat - 0h30 or access to the fountain in Lavillat - 0h25
    - V3 Lavillat - Bois du Tanay - 0h20

    Picnic area
    Ideal for children (on the route: small wood, church + goatherd)