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Parking at the bottom of Balazuc between the bridge and the village.
(S/E) Leaving the car park, take the road on the left towards the bridge. Cross it and continue on the right to the hamlet of Servière. In the hamlet, take the road uphill on the left and continue along the paved slanting street to a crossroads.
(1) Turn left towards Balazuc - Vieil Audon. Follow the white-yellow markings along a shady, stony path, staying on the main trail, until you reach the Chadenas stream.
(2) Passing under some houses, continue on the left along the marked path, still heading towards Balazuc - Vieil Audon. You will reach the Tour de Toussaint crossroads.
(3) Make a 400m round trip to the left to admire the view from the Tour de la Reine Jeanne (Tour de Toussaint). Beautiful view of the Ardèche and the village of Balazuc with its old Romanesque church.
Back at the crossroads, turn left onto the path towards Audon. When you reach the road, turn right and then take the bridge to Audon on the left.
At the end of the bridge, take the path on the left and continue (slight uphill) following the dry stone wall on your right until you see the signposts again. Continue to the Audon road.
(4) Continue along the road on your left towards Balazuc - Vieil Audon until you reach the next signpost.
(5) Turn right towards Uzer - Drayette. The path arrives on the plateau with a clear view of Coiron, Col de l'Escrinet and Roche de Gourdon on your right.
At the Combe Veyras hiking signpost, continue straight ahead, crossing the Route de Chauzon and following the markings. Opposite, you will see Sainte-Marguerite in the distance above Vals-les-Bains, La Cham de Cros and Le Tanargue.
Join a path and follow it to the left until you reach a place called La Drayette.
(6) Continue straight ahead towards Chauzon along the ridges. After a 400-metre climb, take the path on the right, then right again after 100 metres to reach a viewpoint above Uzer (round trip: 200 metres).
(7) Beautiful viewpoint over Uzer below, Vinezac, the Largentière mine tower, Serre de Barre on the left and Mont Lozère in the background.
Return to the path and continue on your right. After 500m, a round trip (100m) on your left will take you to the Giant's Tomb.
(8) Bases of a dolmen known as "the Giant's Tomb". Return to the marked trail and after 350m descend on your left. Ignore a path on the right and arrive at a place called Le Gras.
(9) Continue straight ahead towards Chauzon via Faussimage. The path overlooks the Gournier stream. Follow the markings on the main path to the next hiking signpost, whose markings have been blacked out.
(10) At this junction, the signs were blacked out during this hike, but it is still possible to read them. Continue straight ahead towards Chauzon for 1.8km. The path becomes a tarmac road. Stay on this road, called "Chemin de la Hâle", until you reach the entrance to the village of Chauzon, ignoring the other roads.
(11) Avoid the village by taking the Balazuc road on the left at the crossroads. Continue straight on the Route des Gras until you reach the boules pitch (1056 route des Gras) and find the hiking trail markings at the crossroads with the old Uzer path.
(12) Follow the road towards Balazuc, keeping slightly to the left, and after 500 metres, turn right towards the viewpoint overlooking the Ardèche.
(13) Above the cliffs overlooking the Ardèche, there is a beautiful view of the river, which becomes a canoe highway in the summer season. Continue along the path to the right, return to the road for about 50 metres before taking a path to the right towards Audon. Continue to follow the white-yellow markings until you reach a road. Follow this road, pass a crossroads and continue straight ahead, following the markings.
(14) Turn right towards Vieil Audon; the path becomes a paved slanting street that descends to the hamlet of Vieil Audon, where you will find a place to stop for refreshments. Continue downhill to the Ardèche and follow its course upstream to the Balazuc road.
Turn right, cross the bridge and return to the car park (S/E).
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