Country:
District:
The hike starts in front of the town hall in La Chapelle des Pots. Parking is easy in the town hall car park (two levels).
(S/E) From the car park in front of the town hall, climb the stairs to access the town hall. Go around the town hall on the right. Go down three or four steps and take the Chemin de la Fontaine on the right.
Pass in front of the wash house. Cross the road and continue opposite on a tarmac section, Rue des Chaumes, which very quickly becomes a path that climbs slightly. Look for theGR® 360 markings. At the first fork, turn left.
(1) When you reach a crossroads, take a path that climbs steeply, slightly to the left. Ignore the path furthest to the left (which is not on the map).
Continue along a path bordered by a wire fence on the right.
(2) When you reach the D233E1, turn right and walk past the reception centre. Walk along a thick hedge for 150 m. Turn right onto a path that descends into the woods, just after the end of the hedge.
Cross the old railway line and continue straight ahead. Pass under a high-voltage power line crossing just before you reach a tarmac road. Take this road on the right for about 100 m (watch out for traffic) until you see a wooded area on your left.
(3) Turn left onto the path that climbs into the woods. Continue climbing through the vineyards. When you reach a dirt track, turn left to reach the tarmac road.
(4) Leave theGR® trail markers. Cross the road and continue along the wide path opposite. Walk alongside another vineyard and, before the end of the vineyard, follow a well-marked path and re-enter the woods. At a fork, take the left-hand path, which is very rutted with stony ground and descends steeply in places. Be careful, as the path can be slippery in wet weather. You will arrive at the D134.
(5) Cross it carefully and continue straight ahead on the tarmac road. You will arrive at a cliff face where you can see the entrances to quarries.
(6) Turn left and follow theGR® signs. You will arrive at the Roche Pierrot archaeological site (information panels). At the fork immediately after, take the left path. Pass in front of a wash house. Take the path on the right that passes in front of the small basin of the Fontaine du Paradis. Pass in front of the church.
(7) Cross the D134 with caution and take the road (Chemin de Groies) that climbs towards the cemetery. Pass in front of it and continue climbing.
(8) When you reach the end of the road, turn right. Ignore the first path on the left and take the second path on the left, 100 metres further on (white path). You will arrive at the D131.
(9) Cross it carefully and continue straight ahead on the white path. When you reach the tarmac, turn right and then immediately left. Pass between two large farm buildings (cowsheds for silage-fed cows).
After these buildings, continue straight ahead. The road enters the woods and descends.
(10) Just before a bend in the road, take the wide gravel path that branches off to the left. Follow this path for only about 200 metres. Turn right onto a grassy path that descends. When you reach a wire fence, turn left and follow this path straight ahead for about 2 kilometres to return to the starting point (S/E).
Visorando member
Easy 
Tourism professional
