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Parking at the Alboussière sports complex.
Red and white signposts
(S/E) From the car park, join the D533 and follow it to the right on the hard shoulder (be careful, this is a busy road), ignoring the turnings on the right.
At the post office, turn left and cross the road to follow Rue de la Mairie (ignore the dead-end street further to the left).
(1) At the town hall, turn left onto Chemin de Mirabel towards Boffres. Ignore the paths on the right and left just before the lake and cross the dam bridge.
Continue straight ahead and go up a hill. Ignore a path on the left and continue to a crossroads.
(2) Turn left onto Chemin des Barges (dead end sign). At the next fork, turn left onto Chemin Haut des Barges. On the flat section, leave the path on your left and then the paved road that continues straight ahead to follow a path opposite, in the woods, parallel to the road.
Shortly afterwards, ignore a path on the left and the entrance to a house on the right, and continue straight ahead into the woods. Ignore all the paths on the right and stay on the main track, which turns left and continues to the D14 at the Col de Ponsoye signpost.
(3) Turn left, immediately ignore a small road that descends to the left and stay on the side of the road (be careful, this is a busy road, do not cross). After 250 metres, you will reach a crossroads.
(4) Leave the road, keep Chemin de Bouchard on your left and climb up the path opposite overlooking the D14. The path, which is stony at first, arrives at Serre des Fayolles, which offers beautiful views of the Rhône Valley, the Vercors and the Ardéchois mountains.
You will come to a small information panel about the Battle of Leyrisse (see § During the hike or nearby). The path turns left and descends to the Rosières signpost.
(5) Turn right and go up the paved road; after the bend, it descends again. Leave it temporarily for a path on the right that returns to the road a little further down. Follow the road to the right until you reach the Col de Leyrisse. Cross the road (be careful, busy road) and go right to reach the signpost.
(6) Turn left onto the path towards Saint-Romain-de-Lerps. Pass the farm and keep left to reach the tarmac road at a house (no. 495). Turn left onto the road and continue for 200 metres to reach the Antoulin signpost at the crossroads.
(7) Turn right onto the road, which quickly turns into a dirt track. It curves sharply to the left and joins the D269 at the Téolier signpost (large esplanade on the left).
Yellow and white signposts
(8) Turn completely left into the woods, just at the start of the esplanade. Further down, leave a path on the right towards Téolier and, just after, a path on the left (not marked on the map). Continue on the main path which joins the tarmac road at Maisonneuve. Go straight ahead, ignore a road on the left 150m further on and join the La Grange signpost at a crossroads.
(9) Turn left onto the Duzon bridge towards Champis - La Bâtie, staying on the main road.
(10) At the Michelas crossroads, leave the tarmac and turn left onto the path that climbs towards the cemetery. Go past it and join a road; follow it to the left until the next crossroads at the entrance to Garnier.
(11) Turn right onto Chemin de la Faurie Mercier and 400 metres further on, turn right again onto Chemin de la Grange du Seigneur (signposted "brasserie artisanale"). Stay on the tarmac and go up to the brewery (end of the road). Follow the grassy path in the same direction that goes up to the right of the building and you will come to a road with a sign for La Pichonnière.
(12) Turn right onto the road and continue to the first house on the left. Immediately after, turn left (no signpost at this point) and climb the stairs that lead to Rue de la Ceinture in front of a restaurant. Turn right onto this street, which goes around the village. Ignore the streets on the left and pass the first house on the right (no number in August 2018).
Just at the corner of the house, turn right onto a small grassy path that runs alongside properties and leads to Route de la Bâtie de Crussol. Cross the road and continue straight ahead to the Pierre Branlante (rocking stone) a little over 50 metres away.
It is a large rock that appears to be balanced.
(13) Turn around and take the small path to Rue de la Ceinture. Turn right, then left 20 metres further on. Drive through the village on this road to reach the town hall. Turn left behind the building to find the town hall sign. Continue straight ahead on the road towards Alboussière for 2.2 km (ignore the path on the left marked Alboussière 3.5 km). After 400 m, you will reach a new crossroads at Le Bic.
(14) Turn left onto Chemin de la Raille. Further on, at the crossroads in front of the farm building, turn right to arrive in front of a sign for "Circuit des sites mégalithiques" (Megalithic Sites Trail).
Leave the tarmac and turn left onto this path between woods and fields. At the end of the first wood, on the right, several megaliths are more or less visible in the fields ahead (depending on whether they are maintained or not). Continue until you reach a triangular junction (visible as a T-junction on the map).
(15) Turn right; several stones are still visible in the field above. Join a small paved road. Follow it to the right until you reach a bridge. Cross the bridge, keep the road on your right and continue to the crossroads at the waste collection centre.
(16) Turn left, go along the building and continue to the Vivier signpost. Turn right onto the tarmac and arrive in front of the stadium. Go along the boules courts and turn right to return to the car park (S/E).
Association / Club / Walk leader
Easy 
Visorando member
Difficult 
