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Car park located above the Val des Nymphes Chapel on the D 472.
(S/E) From the car park, cross the D-road and take the wide track opposite. Then turn onto thefirst path on the right, which leads into the woods. Continue to the signpost: Romany 162 m.
(1) Do not head towards the tarmac road; instead, stay in the woods by taking the path on the left. At the next Fork in the road, keep left (mountain bike track 5-11-13).
A little further on, at the various forks in the road, turn right, then left, then right again to reach a wide path as you emerge from the woods. Blue markers indicate the path here and there.
(2) Continue straight on along this Chemin des Rochettes until you reach a house on the left. Head down to the right onto the path that leads into the woods, opposite this house.
(3) At the next fork in the road, turn right (mountain bike track 2).
(4) At the next junction, on a clear, level stretch (with a lovely view of Les Granges Gontardes, the Trois Becs and La Lance mountain), head straight down.
Ignore a path on your right that leads down onto private property (there is a ‘No Entry’ sign and branches blocking the path). Ride alongside the lavender fields until you reach a small tarmac road (Chemin du Coudoulet).
(5) Leave this road when it turns at a right angle. Head down into the woods along the path in the bend, keeping to the left (MTB trail 11). At the next Fork in the road, follow the path on the right (MTB trail 11).
Continue down the gentle slope along this path, which widens and becomes stony.
After a right-hand bend, turn right at the T-junction, past a barbed-wire fence and some ruined farm buildings.
Carry on along this main path (MTB trail 11), ignoring a turn-off to the left. Pass by some stables and a riding school below. As you emerge from the woods, the path then runs between ploughed fields and fields of lavender.
(6) You’ll reach a tarmac road (Chemin du Creux Rouge); follow it for a few metres before joining the signposted MTB 11 trail on the right.
Keep to the right as you approach the ochre cliffs, walking along a path carved out by water flow. You’ll reach the first, predominantly red ochre cliffs. Carefully follow the well-trodden path running along the base of the cliffs, turning left. Go round the cream-coloured ochre rocks on the left to reach the second arc formed by the cliffs.
Head back down this side of the ochre cliffs along a path until you rejoin the VTT11 trail near the path leading to the site entrance, on the right. Follow the signposts, keeping to the left along a path of red ochre. Climb back up to the plateau above the ochre cliffs (it’s a steep climb!).
(7) Carry on, keeping to the left on the path that leads back down (MTB track 11).
On a flat section, carry on straight ahead along a wide track (MTB 11), then straight ahead again (MTB 5-13). Continue to ignore the trail junctions on the left until you reach the Chemin des Rochettes.
(8) Turn left onto this path, then right onto the Chemin des Esplanes. Walk along this wide path which runs between the fields until you reach a tarmac road leading to the day camp. Continue straight on until you reach the signpost: Romany 162 m, which you passed on the way out.
(1) Resume the route in the opposite direction to reach the D 472. Then turn right, cross the road and, a little further on, turn left down the path leading to the Chapelle du Val des Nymphes.
Take the time to explore the site – the building, the pond and the spring – and soak up its unique atmosphere.
Return to the car park (S/E) by retracing your steps.
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