Circular above Lanas

A short hike with very pleasant scenery.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.33 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 154 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 154 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 284 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 146 m

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Description of the walk

Depart from the cemetery car park, Route de Vogüé / Rue des Rabières.

(S/E) Walk past the cemetery and take the path on the left at the corner, marked in yellow and white. Follow this path, which climbs steeply until you reach a crossroads at Les Combes.

(1) Continue to the left and, after a few metres, before the house, take the footpath as indicated on the wooden sign and you will come to a fork.

(2) Take the path in front of you. Pass under the hamlet and continue to a four-way fork.

(3) Turn right (be careful, another path goes right a few metres before the crossroads, do not take it) to go around the hamlet. At the next intersection of paths, turn left and join a road.

(4) Follow this road to the left for a little over 800 metres. The road is very quiet, but remember to keep your dogs on a lead and your children close to you. You will come to a sharp left turn (about a hundred metres before a farm with a large Patou dog and a few Borders).

(5) Turn left and at the next intersection, take the left-hand path and rejoin the four-way fork you passed earlier.

(3) Ignore the route you have already taken and take the path on the right. Walk past a house on your right and continue along a wide curve to the left until you reach a fork.

(6) Take the path opposite, then follow the valley downhill to reach the village.

(7) At the road, turn left, then take thefirst street on the left, Rue des Rabieres, and head to the cemetery (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 155 m - Cemetery car park - Ardèche
  2. 1 : km 0.97 - alt. 256 m - Transverse path at Les Combes
  3. 2 : km 1.23 - alt. 280 m - Fork in the road
  4. 3 : km 1.61 - alt. 269 m - Crossroads of the circular
  5. 4 : km 2.16 - alt. 266 m - Road
  6. 5 : km 3.02 - alt. 273 m - Sharp left turn
  7. 6 : km 4.48 - alt. 281 m - Fork in the road
  8. 7 : km 5.75 - alt. 148 m - Lanas
  9. S/E : km 6.33 - alt. 156 m - Cemetery car park - Auzon (rivière) - Affluent de l'Ardèche

Notes

Not suitable for pushchairs or people with walking difficulties.

At certain points, the route is marked in yellow/white, but not throughout the entire hike, so it is possible to take a path where a yellow/white cross is placed.

Reviews and comments

3.9 / 5
Based on 12 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.8 / 5
Route interest
3.9 / 5
Brunobacco
Brunobacco

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

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User 14773020

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

thank you for this journey

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maryvonne1959
maryvonne1959

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

At point 5, the path on the left is clearly marked after 800 metres. A very pleasant walk through wooded countryside. The descent to the village is very stony, but that's the Ardèche for you. Nature is reclaiming its rights, as few people are likely to use this path.

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sylvie61
sylvie61

Overall rating : 2.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The first part of the hike is well explained, but once you reach point 5, there are no further directions for finding the trail back. I therefore had to take the road for 4 km, which was not very interesting.

The description needs to be revised

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User 23985998

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk, but nothing more, through vegetation that is reclaiming the path. The first part was promising, but the second half is uninteresting, with far too many natural obstacles to hiking. And all that for no view, which is a shame.

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waki89
waki89

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A few unclear or missing markers.

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coco bricolo
coco bricolo

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

difficult descent over 1 km

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mancusoagnes
mancusoagnes

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 22, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We combined this route with the Figeyrasse caves for a total of 12 km.
A wild hike with a beautiful view above Bannes. The descent is narrow but not difficult if it is not slippery.
Ascent to the cave after a short stretch on the greenway and return to the wild hike. With desert landscapes. Return to Lanas via a fairly unused and decent path after point 6, which is very chaotic. Avoid with people who have difficulty walking.

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Frantoux
Frantoux

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

- Pleasant on hot days, as it is mostly shaded.

Route rated as easy, although some sections are tricky (e.g. descent after point 6)
- Duration underestimated.

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Jerrygar
Jerrygar

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

Path not easy to spot due to vegetation

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chtiardechoise
chtiardechoise

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

superb walk

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brumai
brumai

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk with beautiful views.
the descent is quite rocky, but that's the Ardèche for you!!!

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