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Parking at La Mure on the edge of the blue route, in the commune of Cornas.
(S/E) Go up the small access road to the D86, follow it to the left for 500 m, cross at the pedestrian crossing and take Rue de Pied la Vigne opposite for about 100 metres.
(1) Turn right onto Chemin des Eygas, then a little further on, turn right onto Chemin des Pins, which is steeply sloping at first and paved, but from the last house it becomes a path and leads to the Arlettes plateau. You will come to a small paved road.
(2) Follow it north and continue on the tarmac until the end of the climb.
(3) Turn left onto a descending path (for the alternative route, see practical information). Pass some caravans, then go under a ruined house that is part of the old Coulet farm. At the next crossroads, take the path on the left heading south. The path descends at first, then gradually turns west, then north, where the slope becomes steeper. You will come to a flatter section, then a slight descent to a tarmac road. Turn left onto this road.
(4) Before reaching the Eygas house, take the dirt track on the right, which descends slightly. At the first crossroads, follow the path on the right below, which continues downhill towards the Ruisseau de Largentière. Cross it (be careful, the stones are slippery) and take the path opposite, which climbs quite steeply and joins another much wider path.
(5) Turn left and walk a little further through the woods before coming out into the open before the La Grange farm. Follow the small road uphill to the left towards the houses of La Borne, then continue downhill to the Michelas crossroads.
(6) Take the steep road on the left for about 800 m, pass a large green chicken coop, and at the end of the tarmac road, take the path opposite which leads to the hamlet of Bressieux. Keep left and cross the hamlet.
(7) Just before a steep climb, turn left onto a small road heading south between the houses, which quickly becomes a path and winds through woods and meadows.
(8) At a sharp left-hand bend, do not go straight ahead, but turn left until you reach a large metal gate. Follow the fence on your right and turn left at the end of the fence. Go around the hamlet of Chanteperdrix just above and rejoin theGR®42(white and red markings). Follow it to the right. Pass through the hamlet of Les Plaines, and 200 to 250 m after the hamlet, take a path on the left, still on the GR®. Join a small road that passes in front of the Barreau house; the road climbs again. Be careful and look for a path on the left.
(9) Leave theGR®42and take this small path on the left, which descends to the hamlet of Prècharnier. Cross the hamlet and, just before the last house, take the path on the left descending north-east to join a road.
(10) Follow it to the left for about 200 m (or take the dirt track parallel to the road). Leave the road and take the path going uphill opposite. Leave the first path on the left and continue straight ahead. At the next crossroads, keep left and join a path leading to a house. Take it on the right and join the road.
(11) Take it to the left until the first crossroads.
(12) Turn right towards the hamlet of Les Peupliers. Pass the first houses, then take the path opposite in the right-hand bend. Follow it and descend gently. On a flat section, take a small path in the woods that leads to the access road to the house in Chanas. Turn left until you reach the tarmac road and descend to the right.
(13) Turn right towards the huge cedars of the Tézier ruins (the view of the Cornas vineyards, Crussol Castle and the Rhône valley is remarkable). Go down the vineyard path either by following the signs for the Grenat winegrower's path (the descent is quite steep, so be careful not to slip) or by taking the path on the right, which is a gentler descent. When you reach the stream path, follow it to the left towards the village of Cornas and you will come to a small tarmac road (Rue du Ruisseau). Follow it to the left towards the centre of the village.
(14) 100 m before the church, take the steps on the left, cross the stream and go back up under the houses. Continue straight ahead (Chemin des Églantiers) until you reach the Ruisseau de Chaillot. Turn right. The stream becomes a path until you reach Rue de Pied la Vigne.
(15) Turn left heading north.
(1) Continue straight ahead and follow the same route as on the way there to return to the starting point (S/E).
very beautiful hike, I recommend it.
, as the path becomes difficult, but only for a short while.
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Moderate 
Easy 
