Canyon Pont a Favre in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes v2-a3-II 2.85/5*

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Country: France

Region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Subregion: Ain

Town: Champagne-en-Valromey

v2 a3 II

1h25

5min

1h

20min

440m

410m

30m

3m

1x20m

2

150m

on Foot

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Summary: machine translated ➜

Small canyon with small rappel and swimming sections

South

Summary: machine translated ➜

Small canyon with small rappel and swimming sections

Access: machine translated ➜

After bypassing Geneva on the Swiss N 1 after the national border, take the A 40 in the direction of Lyon, Dijon, Paris. After about 25 km (from the border) take exit 11 (Bellegarde Center) in the direction of Fragny, Seyssel. 6 km further on, at the exit of Mons, turn right onto the D 992 and go through Seyssel and Culoz (another 23 km), where you continue on the D 904 (direction Bourg-en-Bresse) for an additional 8.5 km until Artemare (a total of 62 km from the border).\nIn Artemare, we turn half-right at the prominent left turn (Rue de la Poste). About 100 m further on, at the Place de la Liberté, we turn right onto the D 31 (Cote d'Yon). In serpentines it goes up to the hamlet of Don, then the D 31 leads over the Groin ("Gouffre ..."). A little later, from the left (from the SW) comes the D 30. From there it is a little more than 1 km to a right turn with guardrail, where we park our vehicle.

Approach (5 min): machine translated ➜

From the guardrail without a path in a westerly direction down to the Séran. The access is about 50 m above the Pont à Favre.

Tour (1 h): machine translated ➜

Mainly swim canyon, short but attractive.This is the uppermost Séran canyon; it is followed downstream by the Gorges de Thurignin and the Cerveyrieu waterfall. Good to combine also with the nearby Groin and the dry rope Cerveyrieu fossile.

Return (20 min): machine translated ➜

After leaving the narrows, continue for about 100 m in the river (not too early and steeply up to the right!), then climb pathless and not very steeply in a wide hollow to the western edge of the canyon. Along this to the north, later on a path. This leads us over the Pont à Favre and up to the parking lot on the D 31.

Coordinates:

Canyon Start

45.9065°, 5.66672° ↓

Canyon End

45.9029°, 5.6684° ↓

Parking Entry and Exit

45.90563°, 5.66791° ↓

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3231 OT, Ambérieu-en-Bugey, 1:25 000

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