The water paths

This easy walk is nice to discover the Natural Sensitive Area and make the most of the fresh atmosphere of the ponds in summer.

From the car park, follow the yellow signs and the following signposts:
Les Communes > Le Rompay > Croix Droguet > Bois de Salérieu > Etang de la Feuillée > Petite Commune > back to LA CHAPELLE DE LA TOUR

From the car park, take time to look at the pretty communal oven before admiring the panoramic view of the Vercors and Chartreuse mountains. Continue along the departmental road for 100 metres to reach a country road and then the shady Chemin du Dran. You'll pass close to the old water catchments used to supply drinking water to La Tour-du-Pin.

The landscape opens up once more to farmland and cultivated fields. Between Les Communes and Le Rompay, the route follows the dyke of the former Dolomieu pond, which was drained during the French Revolution. You then pass through a number of woods that provide a little coolness in summer.

Stop off at the Etang de la Feuillée, classified as a Sensitive Natural Area. This site is made up of wet meadows, ponds, reedbeds and wet woodland and is home to the marsh copper, a protected butterfly species, as well as two protected plants, the marsh peucedan and the loose-flowered orchid.

Continue on to the educational pond at Petite Commune, an ideal spot for a picnic in the shade of two tables, then return to the village. You can climb to the top of the church tower to admire the scenery (contact the Mairie beforehand).