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Park in Venasque, in the stadium car park.
(S/E) Leave the car park and turn left towards Venasque.
(1) In Venasque, at the crossroads, continue straight ahead on Rue de l'Hôpital to visit the village (circular route to the north).
(1) Continue straight on Chemin de la Peyriere, which heads south-east along the crest of the hill.
(2) After about 2 km (elevation 376), descend to the right along a track that gradually circles Colline de Payan, which joins another track to follow on the left. You will reach the D4.
(3) Turn right (south-east) and continue for about 100 metres. Then descend towards Camp Long, keeping to the left, and continue to the foot of the hill at a place called "l'Agas".
(4). There, turn right onto a path that will take you to Combe de Capellan. It's a long, gentle climb but with a bit of a drop on the right-hand side, so don't take hikers who are afraid of heights. It's not difficult if the rock is dry.
After crossing the stream (usually dry), you will reach a track suitable for vehicles.
(5) Turn left and continue for about 100 metres. Then turn right onto a beautiful track heading south-south-west. Climb a little further, then descend towards the bottom of the valley.
(6) Turn right into the Combe de la Fontaine du Rupt. The path descends then levels out on the left bank and leaves the bottom of the valley. After the Fontaine du Rupt, you arrive at a slightly elevated viewpoint offering an exceptional view of the whole of the Comtat. You are now directly below an observation tower used for forest fire defence.
(7) Continue along the path which descends and joins a track (elevation 481) which you follow to the right for about 600m.
(8) Don't miss the path that branches off to the right to reach the Combe de la Fontaine du Rupt. From there, there is a steep, poorly maintained descent to the bottom of the Vallon du Rieu.
(9) From there, without crossing the stream, turn left and follow the valley via Quinsan (west).
(10) At a small bridge where the road passes on the right bank, take a path on the right, which is not very visible at first, which climbs up to Venasque with beautiful views of the cliffs on the left bank of the Rieu. At the intersection with the Chemin des Aires, turn right to reach the stadium and its car park. (S/E)
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