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Park at the side of the dirt road when you reach the Eygas plateau above Cornas.
(S/E) Take the tarmac road, join the departmental road and follow it to the right for about 100 metres. Take the small path on the right that climbs up the embankment and enters a coniferous wood. Return to the departmental road and follow it to the right until the next crossroads.
(1) Take the small road on the left that leads to the hamlet of Les Peupliers. Cross it and, just before the last house, take the concrete track on the right. This quickly turns into a path and the slope becomes steeper and steeper. Continue climbing alongside the vineyards: be careful, as the path is less visible at the top. Head towards the Chapel of Saint-Pierre via a path between an embankment and a vineyard to return to the main road.
(2) Cross the road and climb the embankment to see the chapel. Walk along the vineyard to reach the path that climbs gently through the vineyard and, after a hundred metres, take the track on the left. Go through a wooden gate and then, at the next crossroads, keep left. The path descends gently and leads back to the main road. Cross it and follow it to the right for 150 metres
Take the path on the right that climbs into a pine forest, then runs alongside a vineyard and climbs gently to join the access road to the hamlet of Précharnier.
(3) Follow the road to the right and cross the hamlet, where the road becomes a path. Continue gently uphill until you reach the access road to the hamlets of Barreau and Grangeasses. Here, join theGR® 42B.
(4) Follow it to the right. After about 250 m, keep to the path on the left to reach the access road to the hamlets of Les Plaines and Chante-Perdrix. Follow it to the right, passing Les Plaines. Continue along the small road, then take the path that climbs up to your left, continuing to follow theGR®42B. Return to the road.
(5) Leave theGR® 42B on your left and take the path opposite heading north. Follow it for about a hundred metres. At the end of the small climb, take a path on your right that descends along a fence. When you reach a large metal gate, take the path on your left.
(6) Be very careful not to miss the path on the left going up into the woods. The slope is quite steep at first, so take care, and remember that this is private property: be respectful and treat the area with care. You will arrive opposite the church, below the Pic café-restaurant.
At the crossroads at the corner of the café-restaurant, take the road on the right, passing in front of the town hall and then the cemetery. Then head right towards the Pic chapel and the orientation table for a 360° view (Ardèche plateau, Ventoux, Alps, Vercors).
(7) Go down the concrete ramp and take the path opposite at the edge of the woods. Follow it carefully as the trail is not always very visible and join a much more marked path.
(8) Turn right and descend gently until you reach the Route des Combes.
Follow it to the left, keeping a close eye out for the path that branches off to the right into the embankment and winds through the woods. After crossing a small stream, the path climbs back up to the hamlet of Signac.
Important note: in this area, please close the gates behind you as the path is private.
(9) Turn left onto the road, which quickly becomes a path and descends rapidly towards the Rhône valley. Cross a small stream and then pass under the high-voltage power line, taking care to avoid a large tree at the edge of the path.
(10) Immediately behind this tree, take the path on the right up the slope, pass under the hamlet of Combaud, descend to the Durtail stream and cross it. Then climb up on your left to reach the hamlet of Desagnes. Turn right, follow the small road and pass the hamlet of Rochette. You will then come to another crossroads.
(11) Leave the tarmac road and take the path opposite (south-south-west). Pass below the hamlets of Margillière and Marsanne. Join a track and follow it to the left until you reach the next crossroads.
(12) Continue straight ahead along the edge of the field, leaving the green chicken coop on your left. When you reach some small thorny bushes, take the small path that enters the woods and descends gently towards a wider path. Follow it up to the left, pass under a vineyard enclosed by beautiful stone walls to arrive at a crossroads in the hamlet of Michelas.
(13) Continue to the right towards the hamlet of La Borne, cross it and continue on to La Grange.
(14) At the entrance to this hamlet, turn right onto the path. First descend through the meadows, then enter the woods. In a more stony section, don't miss the path that branches off to the right and leads to the Largentière stream.
(15) Cross it and take the wooden steps opposite, built into the embankment. The path becomes a track and climbs through woods and vineyards to the Eygas plateau, where you will return to your starting point (S/E).
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