Around the village of Saint-Maurice-d'Ibie

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This walk takes you up to the heights of the village over varied terrain, with a ford to cross on your return. You can continue by exploring this little village and recharging your batteries at the bar-restaurant, which is currently being refurbished.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.92 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 548 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 1,240 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,070 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 ft
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the cross
path through the woods
Ibie ford
view of the village

Description of the walk

Start from the church square, car park nearby.

(S/E) Leave the square on the right, head down towards the Ibie, cross it and continue straight on.

(1) Turn left at the second hairpin bend then continue straight on.

(2) At the bend, take the path on the right and head down to the Ibie.

(3) Turn right, cross the ford and continue straight on to the road.

(4) Turn left onto the D538, then first turn right then left and follow the path through the pastures (make sure you close the gates properly).

(5) At the junction, first turn left then right and follow the D538 to Route de Vaudanoux. Turn left onto it and continue straight on.

(6) At the bend, take the path on the left, keep going straight on and, at the end, turn left to rejoin the road.

(4) Turn right onto the D538 to return to the village, then take the narrow lane on the right and head towards the church square (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 692 ft - Church square - Ibie (rivière) - Affluent de L'Ardèche
  2. 1 : mi 0.88 - alt. 925 ft - Laçet
  3. 2 : mi 1.12 - alt. 922 ft - Bend
  4. 3 : mi 1.51 - alt. 722 ft - Ford at the - Ibie (rivière) - Affluent de L'Ardèche
  5. 4 : mi 2.01 - alt. 755 ft - D538
  6. 5 : mi 3.45 - alt. 787 ft - Crossroads
  7. 6 : mi 4.62 - alt. 814 ft - Bend
  8. S/E : mi 5.92 - alt. 0 ft - Church square - Ibie (rivière) - Affluent de L'Ardèche

Notes

No water source

Worth a visit

Village

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 1 review
Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
User 30270890

A lovely walk, suitable for beginners.
One slight downside: a wooden barrier has been replaced by an electric fence halfway along the route.

We could have crawled under it, but it was a bit risky
We decided to turn back instead

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souchez rando
souchez rando

Hello, could you let me know if you were able to get through and exactly where? Kind regards

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User 30270890

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 03, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, suitable for beginners.
One slight downside: a wooden barrier has been replaced by an electric fence halfway along the route.

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