Circular walk between Beaumont-de-Pertuis and La Bastide-des-Jourdans

Park at the Notre-Dame de Beauvoir Chapel in the village of Beaumont-de-Pertuis, on the Route de Mirabeau or the D98. Parking is available at the top of the chapel.

(S/E) Head towards the village along Route de Mirabeau. At the junction, carry on straight ahead and pass the fire station.

(1) At the junction, turn left onto Cours Émile Parde, pass the wash house and carry on straight ahead. Walk past the post office and continue straight ahead along Cours Nalin, until you reach a wayside cross.

(2) At the junction, by the ‘Les Grandes Ferrages’ signpost, take the second road on the left, the Route de Grambois, towards La Bastide-des-Jourdans. Follow the white/red markings of^{the GR®9}and the pale green markings. At the second junction, turn right, pass under a power line, then cross the bridge over a stream. Continue along this track.

(3) At a bend, turn left then immediately right onto the ascending track. Continue straight on, passing a water source. At a Y-junction, turn left and continue along the track, then follow the vineyards.

(4) At the junction with a small road, carry on straight ahead, crossing the road, walk alongside the first vineyard on the edge of the forest, then a second one, and at the end, carry on straight ahead to enter the forest. Join a track, turn left and follow the track to reach the D42 (ignore the signposting, which is a bit unclear at this point).

(5) At the road, turn left and follow the^GR®9white and red markings again, pass the access road to the secondary school and carry on straight ahead.

(6) Before the road junction, take the path on the right at the “Pié de Gâche” signpost and carry on straight ahead. At the T-junction, carry on straight ahead along the Beaumont country lane, join a small road and carry on straight ahead. Enter La Bastide-des-Jourdans by veering to the left.

(7) After the chapel, leave the signposted route and turn right onto Rue du Stade. Walk past the sports facilities and join the D27 (Route de Manosque).

(8) Turn right onto the D27, then take the first right, Rue de la Loubatière, opposite the chapel. Carry on straight ahead.

(9) At the end of the street, opposite the silos, turn left onto a small road. Pass the sign for “Chemin de Deven Sud” and continue straight on along the small road.

(10) At the Y-junction where the road meets a track, turn right onto the track, pass a semi-circular metal building and carry on straight ahead. At the next T-junction where two tracks meet, at the corner where the forest meets the fields, turn left, head towards the Deven cottage and continue along the track. You will reach the D42.

(11) Turn right, continue along the road, then take the first small road on the left towards the VC9 at Beylin.

(12) Before the Beylin building, take a track on the right and then, after 40m, take another track on the right. Pass the barrier closed by a cable and carry on straight ahead. Join a small road and carry on straight ahead.

(13) At the T-junction where two roads meet, turn left, pass in front of the Arnaude building, and immediately afterwards, turn right onto a track to go round it. Then head left, pass between the vineyards and continue along the track. At the end of the vineyards, go straight on, go round a copse on the left, pass between the field and the vineyards and arrive in front of a small ruined building.

(14) Continue along this track, ignoring all turn-offs to the right or left. You’ll come out onto a road; turn left onto it and you’ll reach the junction with the D198.

(15) Just before this junction, take the second track on the right and pass between the vineyards to reach a small road serving them. Take this road, keeping to the right at the next junction. Directly beneath the high-voltage power line, you’ll rejoin the D122.

(16) Turn right onto it for a few metres, then take a track leading downhill to the left which crosses the vineyards. Then take another road on the left which rejoins the D122.

(17) Cross it and head straight on towards Plan de Beaumont. Take the first track on the right (opposite a small road), follow a low wall and continue straight on along the descending track. Cross over a stream and pass the Fontaine Basse wash house. Join a small road and carry on straight ahead. When you reach the “Saint-Gervais” signpost, turn right to return to the original crossroads.

(1) Follow the same route as on the way there, turning left to return to the starting car park (S/E).

The starting point is the Notre-Dame de Beauvoir Chapel.
Walking through the forest and the vineyards.
On arrival at La Bastide-des-Jourdans, the Notre-Dame de la Consolation Chapel.

(7) For the more adventurous, head straight down and turn left to visit the village of La Bastide-des-Jourdans: castle, fountain, church and square tower, then return to the chapel.
On the way back – again, for the more adventurous – at the town hall, carry on straight ahead and turn right to head up to the church. Return to the town hall.