Bec de Jus

Date of your route : Oct 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Perfect in autumn and for clearing out your lungs!
I really enjoyed it, but I wouldn't recommend it for inexperienced walkers and tourists, who will find other gems more interesting and less challenging than this hike, which is not circular.

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Date of your route : Sep 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely hike that is quite steep. There are few markings, so it is advisable to use the app to avoid taking the wrong path, especially in the last section where the trail resembles more of an animal track than an actual path. The initial section is easy to navigate, but after the first junction, the new, very stony trail requires caution. The 360° view from the summit is superb.

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Date of your route : Aug 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Short hike with a good climb to Le Bec.
Not many signs, which is a shame, but with the help of the Visorando map, you can find your way. Thank you!
Magnificent view at the summit!

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Date of your route : Apr 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very steep with some difficulties in finding the right path at times, but a few U-turns were quickly identified thanks to the GPS on Visorando.
The walk is short, so it can be done without too much training.
The view is magnificent and well worth the effort.
Thanks to the creator of the hike.

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Date of your route : Sep 25, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

There are several places where there are unmarked junctions (logging roads?). For me, it was essential to have location services enabled with the position on the map so as not to take the wrong path.
Magnificent 360° panorama at the summit. The circular route would be worth it, but it's a shame you can't avoid the farm...

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Parastat,
I had thought about doing a circular route at the start, but the descent where you turned back leads to a farm with a sheep pen and sheepdogs.
So I preferred to suggest the round trip route.
Thank you for your positive feedback. It's true that the view from the summit is splendid.

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Date of your route : Mar 07, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

My GPS was acting up, so I had to use the old-fashioned way with a map.
The description is remarkably accurate: you'd have to try hard to get lost!
The climb between 4 and 5 is a real climb, so be careful if the ground is wet on the descent.
For the descent, back at point 4, I turned left onto the track that goes around the peak on its northern side (marked in black on the map, large arc); it is supposed to lead to the destination - the plain.
Unfortunately, after about 200 metres, a tree cuts across the track with a no-entry sign indicating: private property, dead end.
I decided to turn back.
Too bad.
Perhaps it is to block motorbikes (there are numerous tracks).
I'll try the route from the plain to see.
The 360° view from the top is really worth it.

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Date of your route : Apr 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

UNINTENTIONAL VARIATION:
The link to the starting point took me to the other side of the massif, on the GRP Tour du Pays de Dieulefit.
So I set off from a farmstead in Ponçon in the Combe Maret: You climb gently up a wide stony path, which runs alongside a riverbed that is apparently not always active (it was dry when I was hiking).
Heading towards the Col de Blanc, which you reach after a few steeper hairpin bends.
And there, oh miracle of Easter, lots of little rabbits were hopping around the meadows of the Ferme du Col de Blanc, where sheep, donkeys and beautiful goats with large horns were frolicking: these animals will delight teenagers and little ones alike.
Already, there is a beautiful view and pleasant panorama of the Miélandre mountain at the top of this pass.
From the Col de Blanc and the farm, head south-west to the bottom of a small field where farmers have stored equipment and materials: at the bottom of this field, a path leads off to the south-west (not very visible at first glance).Climb up this path, taking care to avoid the large rocks, for less than 400 metres, then turn 270° to the right and follow the ridge path, following the yellow-red markings (GRP).
From there, you will already have a magnificent view overlooking the Col de Blanc and the surrounding valleys from 100 to 150 metres above. Be careful of the precipice from the ridge. Continuing on, you will arrive at a small pass marked by a post and signs, which are next to the official Visorando route. You're tired, aren't you?
But it's not over yet. The hardest part is still to come, but it won't take long. Take the path on your left, marked by small mounds of flat stones on orange earth.
Le Bec de Jus is within sight. There, you will climb in the open, as if climbing a kind of mining slag heap. Your legs will feel heavy and the slope is very steep, but the reward is at the end!
=> Magnificent panorama, with Mt Ventoux to the south, the Pre-Alps, La Lance seen from the north, the Rhône valley, the Dieulefit region, the Baronnies and even the Southern Alps in the distance, still covered in snow. Superb!
After the ecstasy and a little rest to regain your strength, carefully descend the way you came. On this variant from Ferme Ponçon, the elevation gain is 570 metres. With my breaks (20 to 25 minutes), it took me 3 hours and 40 minutes for the entire round trip.
A very beautiful hike in Drôme Provençale. A must-do!

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Date of your route : May 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello, a very pleasant hike with superb views. There is a slightly steep section if you do not wish to return by the same route, but it is well worth the effort.

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