The Maupas spring from St Pierre de Mésage

Step by step

Start from the St Pierre de Mésage town hall. Take the route du Connex up to the Eglise St Pierre. Turn right towards Grand David on chemin Romain. At "Grand David", turn left onto the track towards La Frette "Le Moulin". At the "Le Moulin" post, go straight on towards "Font Chaise". At "Font Chaise", continue up the track towards "Le Châtaignier" for just over 2 km. A short distance above the "Le Châtaignier" intersection you'll come to the "Câble à keller". Leave the track and turn right onto the narrow path leading to the "Source de Maupas", 380 m away. At the spring, continue along the path towards "Pont de Loula" and "Loula". At the Loula power station, turn left onto the path leading up to "Font Jillarde". At "Font Jillarde", turn right onto the track leading down to "Les Peyrauds". At the end of the road just before "Les Peyrauds", follow the road to the left for 100 m, then turn right up the Venelle to reach "Les Peyrauds" and continue straight downhill towards St Pierre de Mésage and "L'Oratoire de la Salette". At the intersection with Rue de l'Oratoire, turn right to reach L'Oratoire de la Salette. Continue straight on until you reach "Grand David", where you must turn left onto the path leading to "Eglise St Pierre" and "St Pierre de Mésage" to return to the starting point.

See and know : The church of St Pierre de Mésage is a typical village church with a pointed steeple that can be seen from afar. The Loula power station, built in 1901, turbines water from the Lacs de Laffrey and has a head of 363m.