Around Vaudanoux

A short, unpretentious walk above the hamlet of Vaudanoux with lovely views over the ridge.
Please note: for those who prefer well-marked routes, this route is not signposted and some paths are difficult to follow.
A map and GPS app are recommended.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 2.40 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 482 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 472 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,312 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 801 ft

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Description of the walk

Starting point: a car park in the centre of the hamlet of Vaudanoux, in a square with large trees, accessible from the Route de Saint-Maurice-d'Ibie (D558).

(S/E) Leave the car park and, turning left, head back along the access road to the hamlet. Follow it for about 600 m. At the foot of a hill with clearly visible dry stone walls, just after a bridge over a dry stream, look for a wide path climbing up to the left.

(1) Leave the road and take this path. Pass two hairpin bends, then a ruin, and arrive at a crossroads with several paths.

(2) Take the path furthest to the left, slightly set back. Pass less well-defined paths on your right and left, and reach the crest of the hill after a final fairly steep climb.
Turn left onto a wide path heading south, which gradually narrows to a trail after passing between two dry-stone walls. You’ll come to a wall separating two branches of the trail at the foot of a large oak tree.

(3) Take the path on the left, leaving the wall on your right, and continue heading south.

Note: just past this point, as mentioned in the reviews, a large tree has fallen across the path. I went back there recently to check. You can get round this by going left through the undergrowth (there are visible tracks) to a dry stone wall, which you follow for a few metres before rejoining the path.

Continue down through the undergrowth to a more open clearing where you’ll find a path running perpendicular to the main route.

(4) Turn left. Follow this path (north-east) leaving two paths coming from behind on your right and reach the car park after crossing the hamlet (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 846 ft - Vaudanoux car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.39 - alt. 804 ft - After the bridge, take the path on the left
  3. 2 : mi 0.87 - alt. 1,033 ft - The path furthest to the left
  4. 3 : mi 1.55 - alt. 1,217 ft - Wall and large oak tree
  5. 4 : mi 2.05 - alt. 909 ft - End of the descent
  6. S/E : mi 2.4 - alt. 846 ft - Vaudanoux car park

Notes

Please note: although Vaudanoux is part of the municipality of Rochecolombe, it is accessed via the road leading to Saint-Maurice d'Ibie.

Worth a visit

Take the time to visit Saint-Maurice d'Ibie and its Romanesque church.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
3.7 / 5
pb07
pb07

Sorry, I popped back in a little while ago to check this, but I didn’t have time to update the description to explain how I managed to get round it. It’s sorted now, but it’s a bit too late for you.

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Xav26D
Xav26D

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 25, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

After point 3, a tree has fallen across the path; the vegetation has grown so thick that it is impossible to continue.

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Brunobacco
Brunobacco

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Nice walk.
A tree is lying across the path after the caravan crossing, you have to go through it.

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User 14762073

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

a short, easy walk, ideal for the late season and a (very) short stroll after lunch!

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