Balade pédestre en famille dans la réserve naturelle régionale des étangs de Mépieu
Discover the Mépieu Ponds Regional Nature Reserve with your family thanks to this walking loop marked with 8 educational stations.
Armed with your booklet, you can learn more about this place, home to rare and varied biodiversity.
This marked trail invites you to immerse yourself in the heart of a protected natural site, nestled on the Isle-Crémieu plateau, a true mosaic of environments: ponds, woods, meadows, peat bogs and dry lawns.
Along the way, 8 observation stations allow you to learn more about the ecosystems and the emblematic species that live there: the European pond turtle, the tree frog, wild orchids, not forgetting the many birds such as the purple heron or the great crested grebe.
A perfect trail to raise awareness among young and old about local biodiversity and wetland preservation, in a peaceful, green setting. A nature outing not to be missed at the Balcons du Dauphiné!
The Reserve's educational booklet is available behind the Reserve entrance sign.
Bring your binoculars and camera! Over 770 plant species
and 1600 animal species have been recorded in the reserve!
Don't miss the view over the large pond of Mépieu (station No. 5).
With its 31 hectares in area, the large pond is one of the largest
of Isle-Crémieu.
Please respect the regulations of the Regional Nature Reserve indicated on the signs at the entrances. You will contribute
thus to the preservation of the site:
– Don’t leave the trails
– Picking prohibited
– Dogs allowed but must be kept on a leash
– Fishing prohibited
– Hunting prohibited
- No Motor-Driven Cycles
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Park your vehicle at the end of Barral Road at the entrance to the reserve near the information panel.
Parking is also available for bicycles (bring your own locks).
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8 stations on numbered wooden posts mark the route.
Green markings.
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Animals
Pets accepted on leash only.
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Balade pédestre en famille dans la réserve naturelle régionale des étangs de Mépieu
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All year round, every day.
Subject to favorable weather conditions.
Free access.
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