Micro adventure at Mont Brouilly

The micro-adventures of the Beaujolais Geopark guide you through wide open spaces, along hiking trails, and to meet local producers. On this cycling route, discover Mont Brouilly, in the land of blue stone.

During this cycling route, discover Mont Brouilly, in the land of blue stone.

Mount Brouilly is an anomaly, a topographical accident planted in
Right in the middle of the wine-growing region. From its height of 484 meters, it proudly overlooks the vineyard and offers a picture-postcard setting.

The rock of Mount Brouilly comes from the Earth's very core. It was born from the depths of a forming ocean approximately 370 million years ago. Ejected by underwater volcanoes, the basalt spread and contributed to the formation of new oceanic crust.
Later, during the collision between two ancient continents, it became buried in the heart of a gigantic mountain range.
Compressed, fractured, and then heated by contact with magma, the initial rock underwent a slow transformation to become a metamorphic rock. Then, at
As a result of tens of millions of years of erosion, this rock, more resistant than the granites that surround it, was exposed to the air and today forms a high point in the relief.
The "Blue Stone" of Brouilly has become a local emblem.
Very hard and very dense, it was used until the 1970s in the manufacture of ballast, aggregates and in construction (there are
(Moreover, there are several quarries on the hill). It also offers a high-quality terroir for the vines that grow there.

STOP PRODUCERS at the Espace des Brouilly in Saint-Lager. Space of
Tasting and shop to enjoy Brouilly and Côte de Brouilly wines from independent producers.

Type : Loop

Distance : 26km

Duration : 2h

Difficulty : Moderate