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Park in the Cave de Tain car park, on the railway side (Avenue du Souvenir Français).
(S/E) Opposite the cave, walk along the right-hand side and turn left to find sign no. 1, which is located between the shop entrance and the office entrance. With your back to the cave, join the road and follow it to the right. At the first crossroads, turn left towards Larnage.
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At the first bend, leave the road and continue straight ahead on the paved path to quickly find sign no. 2. Continue along the paved path, which climbs gradually. After a hut, the pavement gives way to earth and the slope becomes steeper.
(1) About 50m further on, leave the path and turn right onto a trail to find sign no. 3. Another 50m further on, a sign indicates that you should go straight up the main trail (ignore the trails on the right and left that are not marked on the map).
The climb becomes a little steeper and leads to a sign indicating that you should continue in the same direction. When the path levels out, you will reach sign no. 4.
Continue along the same path and after a short climb, you will reach a vineyard and signpost no. 5. Continue and join a tarmac road, which you follow uphill to the left. You will come to signpost no. 1 and continue to the crossroads at the Hermite signpost.
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(2) Turn right onto the paved road towards Belvédère de Pierre-Aiguille (ignore the road on the far right towards Crozes-l'Hermitage and the one opposite towards Tain-l'Hermitage).
After a steep climb, pass the Balmes signpost (ignore the path on the right) and you will come to a junction.
(3) Turn right onto Route du Belvédère, pass a car park and then a wooden barrier and continue along the unpaved road. When you reach the first viewpoint, continue right on the same road, ignoring the paths on the left.
Reach the first Pierre-Aiguille viewpoint with an orientation table offering views to the east. Turn left onto a small path to find the second viewpoint facing west.
(4) Take a small path to the left of the orientation table, which descends and rejoins the path you took on the way up. Continue along the path, pass the barrier and the car park to reach the crossroads.
(3) Continue along the concrete path on the right (Chemin du Relais). At the next crossroads, turn right along a large wall (Maison de l'Ermite). Continue along the same path, where the concrete gives way to earth and descends. Walk alongside the vineyards and pass the relay station. At the corner of the wall, turn left onto the paved path that leads to the chapel (private).
(5) Continue down the path, which joins a small viewpoint on the right. Turn left and follow the dirt track that continues along the hillside between the vineyards. About 200 metres further on, at a beautiful stone staircase on your left, make a short detour to the right to see signpost no. 8 and, a few steps further on, no. 9. Return to the path and continue downhill to arrive at signpost no. 7, 100 metres further on. Continue along the same path until you reach a crossroads at a property.
Yellow signposting
(6) Turn right between the vineyards and follow the signpost at the crossroads. Take the small steep, stony path on the right which leads to a crossroads near a shelter. On the left, on the wall, you will see signpost no. 10 (slightly hidden). Turn right towards another shelter below. Turn left in front of it and you will find yourself back on a good paved path.
At the crossroads, turn right onto the tarmac road until you reach another crossroads. Turn left onto Chemin de l'Hermitage, which becomes Route de Larnage, and you will find the entrance to the winery. Drive past it and turn right at the end of the building to find the car park at the back of the winery (S/E)
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