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Park in front of the church in Saint-Alban-de-Varèze.
(S/E) With your back to the porch, turn left towards Vernioz. There is only a pavement on one side of the road. Take the first road on the left, before the school, heading south.
(1) You will pass a first ford. You can either get your shoes wet or take a footbridge. Very quickly, you will reach a crossroads. Turn right onto Rue de La Charinas, the name of the hamlet you are passing through, ignoring the narrow streets that lead to the housing estates.
(2) Take the first road on the left. It climbs steeply, straight up the slope. It's a bit long, but enjoy it... it's the only real hill on the walk. You will pass two groups of houses. When the road turns sharply to the right, ignore the path coming from the left.
(3) Quite quickly, you will see the sign for "Bois de Limone - alt.368m" on your right. Continue on. When your road turns to the right, take the gravel path opposite. You will come to a large clearing with some beautiful trees.
(4) Take a fairly inconspicuous path on the left (grey sign for "Chemins de Compostelle"). Further on, when your path turns to the right, take the path opposite. Very soon, at a fork, take the right-hand path. Descend until you reach a cross (La Fon de l'Écouelle). Cross a stream. Your path climbs up a flight of steps and turns right. You will arrive near some buildings. Just before them, there is a majestic tree.
(5) Just before it, if you look closely, you will see the start of a wide grassy path that climbs up into the fields. Take this path. After a while, it leads to a fence. Turn left, and immediately it turns right. Do not go against it. When you reach a T-junction, turn right. You will soon come to a small gravel road.
(6) Turn left. You will arrive at a complex crossroads (signposted "Chemin du Grand Plan"). Ignore the first path on the left and take the second one, just after the hedge. At a T-junction, turn right. Your dirt track crosses a tarmac road. Continue straight ahead. You will come to a small road, which you take on the left.
(7) You will pass a relatively buried water tower. Continue on and pass some buildings. A little further on, your road turns to the left (there is also an antenna on the left). Follow your road, which descends steeply in places.
(8) You will pass Château Le Richoux. It is difficult to see, but that seems to be just as well... Continue downhill. At a crossroads, continue straight ahead at the stop sign. The road has a speed limit of 30 km/h.
(9) You will pass a second ford (on a bridge... is it really a ford?). Shortly after the ford, on the outskirts of the village, take a gravel track on the left. After a while, it turns right on its own, taking you behind the church, which you will go around to return to your starting point (S/E).
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