In the forest of Saint-Lambert, on the trail of the Indochinese

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Starting from the Col de la Ligne, discover traces of Vaucluse history in all its forms, from the Wall of the Plague erected in 1721 to the forced arrival of Indochinese people before the Second World War, who gave their name to a forest road and a track.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.12 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 00 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 475 m
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    Descent: - 472 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 888 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 549 m
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Description of the walk

Park in the Col de la Ligne car park.

(S/E) Cross the D15 and take (north-west) an unmarked track that descends into the Puits Vieux valley. Descend this valley to the D5 road, turn left and follow the road to the Sainte-Foi sign and reach the chapel.

(1) Continue along the path in front of the chapel and, after a first left turn and a second right turn, you will reach theGR®91A.

(2) Follow the red and white markedGR® trail, which climbs back up and crosses the D5, passing close to the Alleman farm. Be careful of flocks of sheep in the area and sheepdogs roaming free outside the park. Continue climbing to Pas du Viguier.

(3) Head east towards Saint-Hubert, then continue following theGR® to the Coulet de Charreau sign.

(4) Leave theGR® and head south-east on a path signposted Lausemolan. Arrive at the Lausemolan farm: a remarkable vestige of a 17th-century farm, then head towards the rain water reservoir carved into rock of the Jaille and reach it.

(5) Take a wide track (be careful, there are many turnings to the left and right) heading south-south-west towards the Fillol farm, leave the farm on your right and join the Route Forestière des Indochinois.

(6) Take this road heading north-west and follow it for about 2.3 km, passing six fairly sharp bends, go past the Les Indochinois sign and arrive at a crossroads with the road (elevation 729).

(7) Take the track on the left through the forest and join theGRP® Sentier Historique du Mur de la Peste. Take it to the left to quickly reach the Col de la Ligne car park. Follow this track south, enjoying the scenery, and arrive at the starting car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 756 m - Col de la Ligne (755m)
  2. 1 : km 2.32 - alt. 564 m - Chapelle de Sainte-Foi (Méthamis)
  3. 2 : km 3.4 - alt. 578 m - GR 91 junction A
  4. 3 : km 6.7 - alt. 863 m - Pas du Viguier (863m)
  5. 4 : km 8.16 - alt. 868 m - Coulet de Charreau
  6. 5 : km 9.61 - alt. 812 m - Aiguier de la Jaille
  7. 6 : km 12.23 - alt. 721 m - Indochinese forest road
  8. 7 : km 14.68 - alt. 731 m - Forest track
  9. S/E : km 16.12 - alt. 756 m - Col de la Ligne

Worth a visit

(S/E) At the Col de la Ligne car park, information panels explain the origin of the name, the great plague of 1720 in Provence and the construction of the Plague Wall.
(3) At Pas du Viguier: crossing the Plague Wall and the remains of a guardhouse for the soldiers guarding the wall.
Lausemolan is a remarkable example of 17th-century semi-fortified rural architecture, halfway between a lowland farmhouse and an Alpine mountain farm, designed to withstand the harsh climatic conditions of the plateau and isolation (source: Florence Dominique APARE).

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 8 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
cornettes84
cornettes84

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 27, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk. We met a hiker.
In a few days, the asphodels will be in bloom, and the path will be magnificent!
G/M

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Tartarin
Tartarin

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Not very busy at this time of year, we met a family and a hiker.

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Peniche16
Peniche16

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

rare COVID period

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PIERRE MONNIER
PIERRE MONNIER
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 15, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A beautiful hike with no particular difficulties. Very beautiful view (almost permanent) of Mont Ventoux.
Between points 2 and 3, we heard and smelled the flock of sheep, but we didn't encounter any sheepdogs, which was a relief.
The flora is beginning to wake up, promising a superb spectacle in a few weeks' time.
PP and MM

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momo4284
momo4284
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I see that this comment is useful. Personally, my dog, who was on a leash, was followed by three sheepdogs, which I chased away. One of them came back a little later and jumped on her. I had to separate them with my walking sticks and take my dog to the vet the next day for a check-up.
The problem is that the sheep are in a pen, and usually the Patous are locked up with the flock inside: that's not the case here.

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simon84190
simon84190

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 15, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Excellent hike. Everything is perfect: the route, the description and its execution. I had seen in the comments to be wary of sheepdogs around point 3... I can confirm this. Fortunately, I got away with just a big scare.
Other than that, I highly recommend it.

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ANNIEMORENO
ANNIEMORENO
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 11, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

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lafourmi
lafourmi

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful hike, very beautiful views of Ventoux and the Vaucluse mountains.
Small correction. From point 2, it says "follow the red and white GR markings"; in fact, the markings are currently red and yellow. The markings are red and white from the S Hubert farm onwards.
Regarding the rain water reservoir carved into rock of the Jaille: when you reach point 5, heading south-west, this means that you should turn left onto the track (rather than following the yellow trail to the right) and further on you will pass the rain water reservoir carved into rock of the Jaille, which is located at the side of the path.

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you both, Ermite84 and philippe13630
philippe13630, next time, please write in lowercase letters, as using capital letters makes you seem very angry.
Ermite84, use the appropriate form for ratings; that way, you won't have to write everything out.
Let's hope the author reads your comments and adds the missing details to their description.

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Ermite84
Ermite84

Date of hike: Wednesday, 5 September 2018
Reliability of the description: fairly good
Reliability of the route: good
Interest of the route: good

Be sure to wear good hiking boots as the trail is difficult (pebbles, rocks).
Indeed, there are no signs indicating the rain water reservoir carved into rock of the Jaille, but I was lucky enough to take the right trail to reach point 6
(Fillol). For point 7, at the "Forêt des Indochinois" sign, turn left immediately
as indicated by the yellow sign "Col de la Ligne, 1.1 km" at elevation 750, and not further on at elevation 729 as indicated in the description.

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philippe13630
philippe13630

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 03, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

AT POINT 5, THERE IS NO SIGN INDICATING THE AIGUIER DE LA JAILLE. AS A RESULT, THE LOGICAL CONTINUATION OF THE PATH AND THE SIGNS WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO GRAND ADRECH (PRACTICALLY AT POINT 3), WHERE A SIGN WILL ENABLE YOU TO REACH FILLOL (POINT 6).

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Ermite84
Ermite84

I haven't done the hike yet (bad weather).
I will share my impressions with you as soon as I have done it.
See you soon.

Ermite84.

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