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South-east of Anduze, park on the side of the D907 and the Gardon river, just before the hamlet of La Madeleine. If there is space, it is best to park on the railway side to avoid crossing the D907 (very busy road) twice. There is an information board about local walks in this car park. Yellow markings throughout this route.
(S/E) The "La Madeleine" sign is located in the car park. Follow the signs for Château de Tornac, passing under the railway line. Ignore the Chemin du Grand Bosc, which branches off to the right, and from this crossroads, follow the yellow markings and the red and white markings ofthe GR®®6 until further notice. You will arrive at the "Château de Tornac" signpost. Turn right and follow the signs for Pied du Bosc (you can visit the château on your left on the way back). At the crossroads, continue straight ahead to the "Pied du Bosc" signpost.
(1) Continue straight ahead towards Mas du Pont. Cross a stream when you reach this beautiful farmhouse. Shortly afterwards, you will see the "Mas du Pont" signpost. Follow the small road on the left towards Soulier. At the junction with a road coming from the left, continue right (Chemin de la Flavarderie Haute) to cross the hamlets of La Figuière and La Réginerie, then continue straight ahead. At the junction, continue straight ahead on Chemin du Soulier. In the hamlet of Le Soulier, follow Chemin de la Giraudie until you reach the signpost marked "Le Soulier".
(2) Turn right onto Chemin du Soulier, note the beautiful pollarded tree on the left, then, at the crossroads, continue straight on towards the Church of Saint-Baudile and, at the church, follow the signs for Gardio. You will arrive in front of a house called "le Monastère".
(3) Turn left, cross the Ourne river on a submersible bridge, then continue to the left. At the hamlet of Mas Blanc, turn right twice. At the intersection, follow the road called Chemin de la Montade to the right.
(4) About a hundred metres further on, watch out for the path that branches off to the left. At the end, climb over the boulders marked with signs, or go around them on the right, and cross the wasteland towards the road. Cross the road and follow the wide path opposite (barrier and no motor vehicles). Find the "le Gardio" marker and follow the direction of Fontvalière.
(5) At the T-junction, turn left (no signpost). Shortly afterwards, you will find a signpost and turn right to begin the descent. Cross a road and continue straight ahead (smallGR®®6sign) to quickly reach the "Fontvalière" signpost. Continue straight ahead along Chemin de la Fargèse. At the intersection, continue straight ahead, slightly to the left.
(6) At the "Chemin de la Fargèse" signpost, turn right towards La Blaquière, leaving theGR®® signposting. At the "La Blaquière" signpost, follow the direction of Les Regordes and take a path on the left to find an orientation table. You will come to a road at the "Rebordes" signpost and continue to the right towards the drovers' road. At the T-junction, turn left onto Chemin de Bellevue for a short section without yellow markings, ignore a street on the left, then arrive at the "Bel Air" signpost and rejoin the yellow markings.
(7) Follow the path on the left towards La Pinède. Find the "La Pinède" sign at the entrance to the village of Massillargues and cross the village on the right, going almost straight ahead. At the Massillargues marker, follow the signs for Château de Massillargues. At the T-junction, you will see an information panel about the wells in the meadows (small, tall, round wells covered with a pointed roof; there are two examples in the field behind the panel), and turn left.
(8) At the "Château de Massillargues" signpost, turn left towards the temple, then immediately right onto the path. Pass an information panel about the vineyard. At the "le Temple" signpost, turn left towards Attuech Coop Viticole, cross the road, pass to the right of the temple and arrive at the wine cooperative and the signpost of the same name.
(9) Follow the signs for Attuech Village to the roundabout, then take the first street on the left after crossing the D907 (sign 30). A hundred metres further on, at the Attuech Village signpost, follow the signs for the lake and, on the right, note the beautiful ceramic tree on a wall. Turn right at the first street, continue straight ahead and then straight ahead again on Chemin des Ristes.
(10) Be careful, at the corner of a property on the left, take the path on the left without any obvious markings. You will find the markings again further on. At the "Bois des Ristes" signpost (information panel), turn left towards the banks of the Gardon. At the end of the lake, you will find an information panel about Provence reeds, poplars and ash trees, as well as the "Berges du Gardon" signpost.
(11) Follow the signs for Chemin de la Gare. Cross a wide path and continue on the path opposite, which is not clearly marked. You will find the markings again further on, but follow them more or less closely, staying more or less close to the Gardon. Finally, turn left towards the pumping stations.
(12) Continue to the right on the wide path that passes by a farmhouse (archery) and then joins the D907 at the "Chemin de la Gare" sign.
(13) Cross (carefully!) and continue straight ahead towards Trial. At the next crossroads, cross (carefully!) and continue straight ahead, slightly to the left, then, about 50 metres further on, turn right onto Chemin du Trial. Follow the signposts to cross the hamlet of Mas Neuf. After leaving the hamlet, continue along the path at the edge of the vineyards (it is easier to walk on the higher ground than on the rutted path) until you reach the "Pied du Bosc" sign.
(1) Turn right onto the path you took on the way there, or go through the olive grove on the left of the path to find the "Château de Tornac" sign. Go straight up for a return trip to the château, then follow the path you took on the way there towards Sous le château to return to the car park (S/E).
but it was still too deep, and unfortunately we were soaked by the time we reached the other side!
The rest was fine.
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