Première Classe Lyon Sud - Pierre Bénite

The GR®169 is a recent long-distance hiking trail opened in 2022 which goes around the metropolis of Lyon. It forms a loop from Irigny station to Feyzin station, passing through twelve forts of the second ring, including Fort d'Irigny, Fort Francheville, Fort Saint-Genis Laval, the fort of Dardilly, the fort of Meyzieu, the fort of Saint-Priest, the fort of Bron, the fort of Feyzin. You will find a dozen stations and no less than sixty bus stops along the route so that you can travel it in...

This mountain bike circuit starting from the Chemin des Piochettes in the town of Irigny, will take you to the heart of its agricultural countryside via the villages of Vourles and Orliénas. The town of Irigny, surrounded by several hundred hectares of orchards, offers a magnificent view of the Pilat massif and the Lyonnais mountains. This former agricultural village saw its rise from the 12th century with the construction of its castle by the Archbishop of Lyon.

Leaving from Oullins, this hiking route runs along the Parc Chabrières and L'Yzeron to the Parc Naturel de l'Yzeron, a veritable green lung of 60,000 m2. A little further on, hikers will discover the Gier aqueduct. This aqueduct which supplied the city of Lyon is more than four kilometers long. It is made of 72 arches which testify to the importance of the city in the Gallo-Roman era. The circuit mainly ends in the streets of Saint-Foy-lès-Lyon.

Here is a beautiful route for road cycling or running that combines nature and urban planning. Departing from the Gerland playground, the circuit runs along the Henry Chabert Park and follows the banks of the Rhône via the Quai du Canada. Cyclists or runners will turn around on the Voie Verte des Berges du Rhône, at the level of the Pavillon de la Roseraie. This circuit allows you to see one of the key places in Lyon, the magnificent Cité Internationale de Lyon, designed by the architect...

This hiking loop starting from Brignais allows you to discover the Fort de Côte-Lorette and the Observatory of Lyon. The Fort is a former military structure that was once part of a French border security plan. It is located on a hill nearly 300 meters above sea level, a strategic location from which one could easily control the roads to Saint-Etienne and Givors. On August 20, 1944, the site unfortunately became the site of the massacre by the German army of 120 resistance fighters and...