Circular around the Perusse chapel.

Date of your route : Apr 06, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A splendid hike with panoramic views throughout, undertaken at the end of winter: snow on the surrounding peaks... and during the week, so no one there that day to steal our feeling of being "kings of the world".

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Date of your route : Apr 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Magnificent. Very warm welcome at the chapel.

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

The chapel is a place of rest and tranquillity. The view is beautiful.

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Date of your route : Feb 05, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A few corrections to the route indicated: the trail no longer passes in front of the Beaucouse farm (the residents do not want it to). You can park in the car park indicated a little further up, just before Beaucouse, and the GR starts at this point, passing south-east of the farm (this also avoids the dogs).
The trail is very easy to follow all the way to the top. The chapel is currently being restored. There is a barrier around it, but you can open it to use the picnic table and rejoin the trail.
Not wanting to take the indicated return route (too much road), we took a small path that leads to the cross just above the chapel. The view there is magnificent!
You can then continue along the ridges for a while and take the same path back down.

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Date of your route : Apr 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hike offering beautiful views, particularly of the Duyes Valley and Pic d'Oise, throughout the climb and at the chapel. The climb on a stony track is not very pleasant and quite long. The trail is exposed almost all the way and offers very few shaded areas, except at the chapel where a picnic break, with wooden tables and benches, is welcome (on that day, the spring was not flowing), to be avoided in hot weather. The chapel was also a place of resistance, commemorated by a plaque on its façade. It is nice to climb the ridge just above the chapel to pass by the foot of the Croix des Mariages. We did not complete the circular, having already done so and found the return trip on the tarmac road very long and uninteresting. We therefore retraced our steps, which gave us another very clear view of the surrounding valleys and peaks.

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Date of your route : Dec 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Alternative route from the junction after St Joseph's Chapel: continue straight ahead (south/south-west), pass a small peak staying on the main path (steep climb 50m D+) then continue and turn south-east towards Col de la Trinité (1094m). Continue 500m south-east to take the Perusette ravine east/south-east. Join the tarmac road of La Pérusse after crossing the river. Return to the starting point.

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Date of your route : Jun 07, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Fifth day of hiking. Clockwise route: drop off a car in Beaucouse for the return journey and hikers in Les Romans for a short day, avoiding the climb up the road.

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Date of your route : Jun 11, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

The start of the climb to the ridge is quite interesting, despite the somewhat long stony track. The chapel at the top: damp and dilapidated interior. Building almost in ruins. Descent to LA PERUSSE marked only in the upper part. No more markings after that: you follow a rutted, grassy track and then... you get lost. At the bottom, there is a 3.5 km stretch of tarmac road to reach VAUNAVÈS. Fortunately, the village of THOARD is worth the detour!

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Date of your route : Apr 14, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Before the hamlet of Beaucouse, the trail branches off to the right into a small valley, then runs alongside cultivated fields before rejoining the track at the edge of the hamlet.

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I confirm that it is preferable to retrace your steps. There is approximately 4 kilometres to cover on a tarmac road on the proposed return route. Otherwise, it is a lovely walk with beautiful views.

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Date of your route : Sep 12, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

A hike made less interesting by long stretches of tarmac (3.5 km on the way back and 2 km on the way there). It seems preferable to leave a car at each end, but you need to be able to do that! Otherwise, do a round trip from the hamlet of Beaucouse. Avoid in hot weather as the geological nature of the puddingstone accumulates heat! The view from St Joseph's Chapel is enchanting, but why not indicate that you can reach the nearby Wedding Cross (500 m) to enjoy a splendid panorama of the two valleys (Bléone-Duyes and Vancon-Durance)?

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Date of your route : May 11, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Magnificent hike
After the Perusse chapel, continue a few metres higher to reach the ridge. Turn left or right to reach the small peaks nearby: superb 360° view
We preferred to return via the same route we took to ascend: the descent along the track and road did not seem particularly pleasant.

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Date of your route : Jun 28, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing

Far too many tarmac roads and tracks suitable for vehicles. Only 1/3 of the route is interesting. That's just my opinion!!!

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