Day 1 - 24.4 km - D+850 - Tarare train station - Col de la croix de l'Orme bivouac area

Day 2 - 12.6 km - D+520 - Col de la croix de l'Orme bivouac area ? Amplepuis station


Highlights of the itinerary:
- The free-access bivouac area, equipped with 3 platforms, dry toilets and a drinking water point (closed during the winter).
- A station-to-station itinerary, with departure and arrival points located along the Lyon - Roanne train line.
- A chance to try your hand at bivouacking, without straying too far from populated areas, in the heart of a wilderness area in the mid-mountain Beaujolais mountains.
- Crossing the Beaujolais wind farm at ‘Les Besaces’, km 28 of the route.

You'll be better prepared:
By planning your adventure in clement weather, with no risk of thunderstorms.
- With the right clothing, comfortable shoes, sufficient provisions and a first-aid kit...
- Take binoculars with you
- By respecting the rules of the bivouac area: it is forbidden to light fires, and the area must be quiet and clean so that it can be shared harmoniously with the other campers, the fauna and the flora.


This itinerary is suitable for experienced walkers who are 100% self-sufficient and used to trekking with camping equipment and two days' provisions on their backs. Designed in the form of a micro-adventure, it takes in paths away from the villages.

Admission fee : Free access.

Opening : All year round daily. Subject to favorable weather.