Château Gaillard in Saint-Mamans

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This walk will take you around the area of Saint-Mamans and Rochefort Samson, with lovely views of Mount Mussan. You’ll see plenty of farm animals: sheep, pigs, goats, cows and donkeys. Please note that part of the route is on small tarmac roads, though they are quiet.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.23 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 159 m
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    Descent: - 166 m
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    Highest point: 408 m
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    Lowest point: 279 m
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landscape
The tower
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Description of the walk

Park at the junction of Route du Pinet and Chemin des Étangs on the outskirts of Saint-Mamans.

(S/E) Take Chemin des Étangs heading south-west. Continue to a junction.

(1) Turn left onto Chemin de Biquendot.

(2) Keep to the right, staying on the same path. You will arrive at the water tower.

(3) Turn left just after the ACCA sign, go down the path through the undergrowth to a meadow, and continue to the tarmac road below.

(4) Turn right onto this road and follow it for 500 m.

(5) At the fork, keep right onto Route des Samsonnes to reach Route des Sources, which you follow for about 2 km until you reach a crossroads.

(6) Turn right onto the Route de la Tour du Chanoine Chevalier. Return to the original junction.

(1) Then turn left onto Chemin de Biquendot until you reach another junction.

(7) Turn right onto Route des Pinets and you will find the (DA).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 289 m - Route Pinet x Chemin des Étangs
  2. 1 : km 0.9 - alt. 331 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 1.29 - alt. 353 m - Fork
  4. 3 : km 2.62 - alt. 403 m - Junction after the ACCA sign
  5. 4 : km 3.03 - alt. 353 m - Route
  6. 5 : km 3.08 - alt. 357 m - Fork
  7. 6 : km 4.93 - alt. 290 m - Crossroads
  8. 7 : km 7.01 - alt. 306 m - Junction
  9. S/E : km 8.23 - alt. 288 m - Route Pinet x Chemin des Étangs

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 7 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
3.7 / 5
DidierRando26
DidierRando26

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 03, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely half-day hike with views of the Vercors.
No signposts, but no difficulty either. The description is accurate.
A stone’s throw from Valence, amongst cows, goats and sheep.
One-third of the route is on a track, the rest is tarmac.

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christineba
christineba

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 23, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Some very beautiful views but many small roads that were a bit too busy. There were even cars on the dirt roads...

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Christiane L
Christiane L
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike through woodland and along quiet country lanes.

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krisV
krisV

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A very easy walk with plenty of road sections, but beautiful autumn colours at this time of year

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Dominique ROUHIER
Dominique ROUHIER

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant, easy walk – not particularly challenging – but there’s far too much tarmac (>3/4 of the route), albeit on roads that are admittedly quiet. Best done after the rain to avoid the muddy paths; mud is quite common in this clay-rich region.

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samsonnet26
samsonnet26

No, sorry. But a large part of the woodland is private property. A gate and a fence block the way, so we have no choice but to take the tarmac road, which is a real shame, I must admit. Thank you for your comment.

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1337
1337

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

No complaints, it was good

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