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Park at the side of the dirt track when you reach the Eygas plateau above Cornas.
(S/E) Return to the tarmac road, join the A-road, and follow it to the right for about a hundred metres. Take the small path on the right which climbs up the embankment and enters a coniferous woodland. Return to the A-road, follow it to the right until the next junction.
(1) Take the small road on the left leading to the hamlet of Les Peupliers. Cross the hamlet and, just before the last house, take the concrete track on the right. This quickly turns into a path and the slope becomes increasingly steep. Continue climbing alongside the vineyards: be careful, the path is less visible further up. Head towards the Chapel of Saint-Pierre along a path running between a slope and a vineyard to rejoin the main road.
(2) Cross the road, climb up the embankment to visit the chapel. Walk alongside the vineyard to reach the path that climbs gently through the vineyard and, after about a hundred metres, take the track on the left. Pass through a wooden gate, then at the next junction, keep left. The path descends gently and leads back to the main road. Cross it and follow it to the right for 150 m
Take the path on the right which climbs through a pine forest, then runs alongside a vineyard and rises gently to join the access road to the hamlet of Précharnier.
(3) Follow the road to the right and cross the hamlet; the road becomes a path. Continue gently uphill until you reach the access road to the hamlets of Barreau and Les 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 climbing 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 short climb, take a path on your right that descends alongside a fence. When you reach a large metal gate, take the path on your left.
(6) Take great care not to miss the path on the left leading up into the woods. The slope is quite steep at the start; also be careful as this is private property: be polite and respect the surroundings. You will arrive opposite the church, below the Café-Restaurant du Pic.
At the crossroads on the corner of the café-restaurant, take the road on the right, passing the Town Hall and then the cemetery. Then head right towards the Chapelle du Pic and the orientation table for a 360° view (Ardèche Plateau, Mont Ventoux, the Alps, Vercors).
(7) Head down the concrete ramp and take the path opposite, at the edge of the woods. Follow it carefully as the trail isn’t always very visible, until you reach a much more clearly marked path.
(8) Turn right and walk gently downhill until you reach the Route des Combes.
Follow it to the left, keeping a close watch out for the path that branches off to the right up the embankment and leads into a wood. After crossing a small stream, the path climbs up to the hamlet of Signac.
Important note: in this area, please ensure you close the gates properly as the path is on private land.
(9) Head left onto the road, which quickly turns into a track and descends rapidly towards the Rhône valley. Cross a small stream, then pass under the high-voltage power line; watch out for a large tree at the side of the path.
(10) Immediately behind this tree, take the path on the right up the slope, pass beneath the hamlet of Combaud, descend to the Durtail stream and cross it. Then head up to your left to reach the hamlet of Desagnes. Turn right, follow the small road and pass the hamlet of Rochette. You will then reach another crossroads.
(11) Leave the tarmac and take the path opposite (heading south-south-west). Pass beneath the hamlets of Margillière and Marsanne. Join a track and follow it to the left until you reach the next crossroads.
(12) Take the path opposite along the edge of the field, leaving the green henhouse on your left. When you reach some small thorny bushes, take the narrow path that leads into the woods and descends gently towards a wider track. Follow this up to the left, passing under a vineyard surrounded by beautiful stone walls, then follow a fence on your right to reach a zigzagging gap in the fence, towards the high-voltage power line.
(13) Turn right, head down to the bottom of the valley and continue straight on to climb up the other side. Carry on along a path opposite and you will soon reach the Eygas plateau (S/E).
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