Around Mastaize between La Bâtie-Rolland and La Touche

Through wooded and agricultural areas in the Drôme Provençale between Montélimar and Dieulefit.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.27 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 143 m
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    Descent: - 150 m

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    Highest point: 263 m
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    Lowest point: 181 m

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Description of the walk

On leaving La Bâtie-Rolland, heading towards La Bégude-de-Mazenc, turn right onto the D210 towards La Touche. Cross the Pont de la Somme over the Jabron. About 1.5 km on, a large car park is available on the left-hand side of the road.

(S/E) Cross the D120 with care, then follow it for a few dozen metres towards La Touche. Take the wide path uphill on the right.

(1) At the fork, keep left on the grassy path and continue straight on until you reach the tarmac road at the Notre-Dame de Maltaize Chapel.

(2) Continue to a crossroads and take the road on the right, then turn right again at the next crossroads. Continue straight on along Chemin Micolline and, turning slightly left, join Chemin de Gournier.

(3) Follow this path to the left until you reach the hamlet of Les Durands.

(4) Turn right onto the uphill path between the houses and continue straight on until you reach the three-way junction.

(5) Keep to the left and head downhill to a crossroads.

(6) Take the path on the right to the Pont de la Cabane.

(7) Cross the Pont de la Cabane and continue uphill. On leaving the woods, take the path on the right running alongside the woods and fields. Leave this at the stony hairpin bend uphill to the right to follow a small track running parallel to the path. After a short climb, keep to the left (small ruin) and head back down, skirting a large meadow on your left. Then turn right between a small copse on the left and the large meadow on the right. Continue along the main path between the woods and fields, which winds its way until it joins the D210, leaving the farms on your left.

(8) At the road, turn right and return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 192 m - Parking along the D210
  2. 1 : km 0.18 - alt. 207 m - Three-way junction
  3. 2 : km 1.43 - alt. 232 m - Crossroads - Notre dame de Maltaize
  4. 3 : km 2.55 - alt. 233 m - Chemin de Gournier
  5. 4 : km 3.66 - alt. 218 m - Les Durands hamlet
  6. 5 : km 4.68 - alt. 222 m - Three-way junction
  7. 6 : km 5.1 - alt. 197 m - Route de Saint-Bonnet
  8. 7 : km 5.62 - alt. 181 m - Pont de la Cabane
  9. 8 : km 7.12 - alt. 185 m - D210 road
  10. S/E : km 7.27 - alt. 190 m - Parking along the D210

Notes

Erosion has in places damaged the stony paths.
Good walking shoes are recommended.

Worth a visit

Admire the landscape from numerous vantage points, and the lavender at the time of flowering.
At (2), you can climb up to the left for about a hundred metres to admire the Romanesque chapel, situated within a cemetery on the outskirts of the town.
Between (3) and (4), on the ridge to the left, there is a view of the fortified castle of Rochefort-en-Valdaine.

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
tcheuma
tcheuma

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 11, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy hike to follow. The small road leading to Les Durands between points 3 and 4 is in full sun, so take care in summer. The narrow path after point 7 at the hairpin bend is barely visible; it’s overgrown with vegetation and brambles, making it difficult to find a way through!...As a result, we missed the small ruin and had to retrace our steps. Fortunately, the GPS never lets us down. After that, the section along the fields is also tricky, overgrown with tall grass and brambles. These little hiccups added a bit of spice to the walk, which we enjoyed all the same. But I’m not sure it’ll still be passable in summer if a minimum of maintenance hasn’t been carried out.

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Ma.com
Ma.com
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 01, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Walk taken on 1 January.
Very pleasant and without any major difficulties; the description is good.
Lovely view at the start.
We’ll definitely do it again as a family!

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AUDIN
AUDIN

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 06, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A short family walk along quiet paths and roads.
Very pleasant, with little elevation gain.
An excellent, easy and pleasant walk.

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Syl270
Syl270

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A fairly easy route, completed in 1 hour 50 minutes. Stony ground. It’s best to wear walking boots. The advice given in response to the first review is helpful; it’s fairly easy to follow the path. The path running alongside the meadow is overgrown with vegetation and brambles… not very pleasant when you’re wearing shorts.

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boninmi
boninmi

Good evening, Morilles,

Thank you for your feedback. I have clarified the description and the route.

Kind regards.

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morilles
morilles

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 09, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
a lovely walk, no problems with the eroded paths.
The problem I encountered was at point 7. After following the edge of the wood and across the field, and after passing the well (marked on the map), you shouldn’t go up the main path, but I couldn’t find the right route despite the GPS. After the well, I walked along the edge of the field, took the right-hand corner of the field and then found a path on the right which turns into a track and leads to the farm with horses, a track which takes us back to the cars. Sorry I can’t be more precise, but it’s difficult to explain any better. I hope you find the right path

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