Description: Start from the small car park in the centre of Vesegnin, next to the Domaine de la Boissière. You can find the exact starting point on the map further down if you don’t know the area.
Follow the road that goes through the centre of Vesegnin. After around 200 meters you will see a small apartment building, and here you take left and follow the small road that takes you down to the river Lion.
Follow the path until it takes you back on to Route du Maroc, take right and almost immediately to the left and you will see that you are on promenade de Gotaz.
Just before you come to the first house on your left you cut across the field. After a few meters you will meet the path that comes from Chemin des Etalles and you follow this pathway back to you starting point.
Description: The best starting point for this walk if you come by car is the big car park in front of the Gaston Laverriere sports complex.
Next to the car park there is a playground, a small skate park and also various possibilities for ball games (basketball, football and volleyball).
You will find a walking path that starts between the buildings to your left when standing in front of the Gaston Laverriere building.
After passing the buildings take right on Chemin des Tattes. After around 500 meters you’ll come to a crossing and because this is a circular walk you can choose to go left or right.
I normally start off to the left and has done so for this description. The left side will take you across the fields along the stream of Le Lion and you will find benches to sit down and rest if you need.
You will have the views of the Jura mountains on one side and the Alps on your other side.
After around 1,8 km you will arrive at a residential area. At the crossing, keep right. You will soon be passing the two tennis courts and a small playground.
Keep going straight on. When you reach the crossing with the possibility to take left to Ornex, you should stop to take a look at the Marais de Bois de Vessy. Here, the commune of Ornex has installed ponds for birds. Because of the large number of insects found around these types of ponds, many species of birds seek out these areas to find food. These ponds also provide an important source of drinking water for the birds. You will find observation platforms allowing you to get a better view of the animal life in and around the ponds.
When you’ve finished your bird watching, return back on the walking route towards Prevessin. Very shortly, you’ll reach the BMX and street work-out park. Turn right after the BMX park and continue straight on until you find yourself back at the starting point for this walk.
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