Market Gardeners’ Trail – Leisure Bike Loop No. 3 l’Ain à vélo

This tour offers a variety of points of interest.

You can visit the church of Gorrevod, built in the 12th and 13th centuries on a hill. Standing alone, surrounded by its cemetery, it overlooks the neighboring Reyssouze Valley with its stepped bell tower, gleaming with its glazed tiles.

A little further on, you’ll discover the peat bog known as “Les Oignons” in Boz, a site designated as a Sensitive Natural Area (ESN). It is a remarkable, unique, and rare protected natural area in the lowlands. It consists of heathland within a wooded area, wet meadows, and several ponds. Wetlands such as peat bogs and wet meadows play an important role in water resource management. The “Landes des Oignons” peat bog is a mosaic of natural habitats and is home to a remarkable diversity of species.

Continuing on, you’ll arrive in Chevroux, a town that has preserved traces of its rich history, such as Saracen chimneys and poypes.

Manziat, the next village you’ll pass through, also features some remnants of the past, including wells, poypes, mills, and ovens.

Before reaching Reyssouze and Pont-de-Vaux, you’ll pass through the village of Ozan, which has a monumental church, impressive for its size and the consistency of its architectural style. There you’ll also find the Grosse Grange, a half-timbered Bresse farmhouse currently undergoing restoration.

Passing through the town of Reyssouze, you’ll return to your starting point.