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From the roundabout on the Nyons road, enter the village and park on the right opposite the school.
(S/E) From the car park, walk past the town hall and cross the Rieumau river via the bridge (there is a very pretty covered wash house on the left below). Turn right onto Route du Fournil and continue until you reach a fork in the road.
(1) Go down Route des Julianes on the right. The houses become more sparse, giving way to orchards, farms, lavender fields and vineyards. Continue along Chemin des Julianes and you will reach Route de La Baume at a T-junction.
(2) Turn right onto this road at the foot of a hill of safres. The road curves sharply to the right and arrives at the D541 or Route de Nyons. You can clearly see the Rousset chapel to the north.
(3) Cross it carefully and continue straight ahead. Keep to the right to cross the hamlet of Font de Barral and go along the Camping des Cyprès campsite.
After a left-hand bend, continue straight ahead on an unpaved road. Stay on this main road, which winds upwards, enters the woods and arrives at a fork.
(4) Continue climbing, keeping to the right on the main path. Remember to turn around to admire the view of La Lance and Les Baronnies.
When you reach the top of a vineyard, leave this path and go around the vineyard on the right, taking the path that descends to the right just after a cedar tree. Beautiful view of the Valréas plain.
(5) At the bottom of the vineyard, enter the undergrowth via a ford on the left (yellow markings not very visible). Follow the main path to the edge of the woods.
(6) Turn right to go around the first vineyard on the left. Going up along it, keep to the right to pass in front of a stone shed.
Then turn right onto a wide track until you reach a second path on the left.
(7) Turn onto this path and go around a field on the left, on a path lined with broom. Descend to the right towards a muddy area. Make the necessary detours to avoid the muddy patches but stay on the main path.
At the edge of the woods, turn right, walk along a vineyard, then turn right onto the first path that enters the woods and leads to Notre-Dame de Santé.
(8) Turn onto the path on the left, behind the chapel, walk alongside vineyards again before reaching a wide path. This path runs alongside lavender fields.
(9) At the end, turn left then descend to the right until you reach the bridge. Continue along Chemin de la Chapelle, which turns left at a right angle and joins a crossroads.
(10) Cross the Route des Grandes Terres and continue on the tarmac road, then turn left after the Château d'Urdy to go around it (the path between the château, which is private property, and the Seigneuriales, which is also private property, is open to the public).
(11) Then turn right onto the large avenue of plane trees that leads to the estate and arrive at the Route de Nyons.
(12) Turn right and follow the footpath to the roundabout, cross it and return to the car park on the left (S/E).
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