Discover Montrottier

Montrottier brings together trails focused on nature and landscapes, rural architecture and local history. When planning your trip, you can choose between routes with different themes: some offer opportunities to observe wildlife, flora or landscapes, while others highlight houses or the old village. The circular trails also vary in duration and how you can travel them.

Routes by duration and theme

The Circuit du Mont Armont is 7 km long and takes about three hours. Red arrows on a yellow background mark the route. As markers and trail conditions may change, check both before setting out.

The interactive village trail takes one hour and features 12 panels. Each information panel has a QR code that lets you watch a short film about Montrottier’s history over time. For planning purposes, the two durations are easy to compare: one hour for the village trail and about three hours for the Circuit du Mont Armont.

Explore nature and landscapes

The Circuit du Pothu is a circular trail focused on wildlife and flora. Gallic figures present these themes on 15 panels. The route passes through an area recognized as remarkable for its agricultural, forestry, botanical, wildlife and geological characteristics.

The Circuit de la Croix du Fol focuses on observing the landscape features of Montrottier and how they have changed. The themes differ: on the Pothu, panels about wildlife and flora are paired with the characteristics of the area along the route; at the Croix du Fol, the focus is on the landscape and its changes.

The long Circuit de Montu climbs to higher ground to discover and enjoy distant landscapes. The Vers Albiny hike offers remarkable panoramic views of the Alps and the Monts du Beaujolais. While the Circuit de Montu focuses on higher ground and distant landscapes, the views from Vers Albiny take in two specifically named areas.

Rural architecture and local history

The Circuit des fermes is a 17 km circular trail showcasing typical rural houses. It can be completed on foot, by car or by bicycle. The route includes 13 houses selected as representative of the rural architecture of Montrottier and its region; each house is marked with a numbered sign. At 17 km, this circular trail is longer than the 7 km Circuit du Mont Armont and also offers several ways to travel it.

The old village of Montrottier was built around a Château-prieuré. This gave rise to its spiral layout. The village’s layout is therefore closely linked to its origins around the Château-prieuré.

In the Église Saint-Martin, the paintings and stained-glass windows are by COQUET, the former director of the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon. Two 15th-century panels are classified as Monuments historiques. Together with the spiral layout of the old village, these features offer another perspective on Montrottier’s local history.

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