Lamure-sur-Azergues: Hiking and Culture

During a stay in Lamure-sur-Azergues, you can explore hiking trails, railway history and digital art as distinct interests. For the routes, distance is a clear point of comparison; culturally, the focus is on an H0-scale model of the railway line and a virtual art gallery. This makes it possible to choose your itinerary according to the subject that interests you most.

Hiking Trails and Landscape

The hiking trails in Lamure-sur-Azergues range from 4.3 to 23 km in length. The longest route is therefore a little over five times as long as the shortest. The distances make the difference in length immediately clear and give you a concrete basis for choosing. If you decide in advance how far you want to walk, you can compare the trails using this shared criterion.

The hiking trails are marked with a coloured deer symbol. QR codes are available for the blue, yellow, purple, green and red trails. This identifies five colour-coded variations of the trail network, which you can consider alongside the distances when making your choice. Distance and colour coding answer different questions: one lets you compare how far you will walk, while the other identifies the marked trails.

A route through the Forest of the Pyramid runs between the Azergues and Saône valleys and offers views of varied landscapes. The route between the two valleys and the views are the main features here. This landscape aspect adds another criterion to a comparison based on distance: you can also consider whether the views described appeal to you in particular.

Railway in Miniature

The Musée de la Boucle ferroviaire features a model railway layout in H0 scale. It depicts the railway line from Saint-Nizier-d'Azergues to Claveisolles, five viaducts and part of Lamure-sur-Azergues. The model brings together the named line, its viaducts and a section of the town. If you are interested in railways, you will find a specific railway subject here that also includes structures and part of the town.

The museum is open on the first and third Saturday of each month from 2 to 6 p.m., as well as by appointment. If you plan to include a visit in your trip, check the schedule before you travel. The option of visiting by appointment is an additional possibility alongside the two regular Saturdays.

Digital Art at the Micro-Folie

The Micro-Folie is a virtual art gallery with hundreds of artworks from twelve national institutions and museums. It is located at the Tiers-Lieu La Bobine in Lamure-sur-Azergues, is free of charge and open to everyone. The information about the collection’s size and origins gives you an idea of how many works and institutions the digital gallery brings together.

The two cultural attractions have different focuses: the Musée de la Boucle ferroviaire centres on a model of a specific railway line, complete with viaducts and a section of the town; the Micro-Folie brings together artworks from national institutions and museums. This can help you weigh up your interests more precisely: are you more interested in railways and the route depicted, or in art in digital form? Along with the hiking trails, these attractions offer a choice of different themes without conflating them.

Discover more destinations: Saint-Bonnet-Le-Troncy, Fleurie, Régnié-Durette, Ville-Sur-Jarnioux, Yzeron, Saint-Genis-Laval, Saint-Nizier-D'azergues, Chazay-D'azergues.

View the regional travel overview: Rhône.