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(S/E) Departure from the car park at Place des Loisirs to the east of the village behind the silo.
Head north-west along Rue de Tournon to arrive on the left side of the church.
(1) Walk 20 metres past the church to reach the Route de Lamastre. Cross the road and turn right for 20 metres, then turn left onto Route des Ubacs. Follow the road, ignoring a road on the left towards La Combe. 200 metres after this junction, continue along the road, ignoring a path on the right. Continue for 400 metres to arrive near the Barrideau buildings on the right.
(2) Leave the road and turn left onto an uphill path. The path is almost straight. After 600 metres, you will reach a larger path. Follow it to the right. Continue for another 600 metres until you reach a crossroads. Take the slightly uphill path opposite and you will reach a road.
(3) Cross the road and continue straight ahead. The path enters the forest for 900 metres. You will arrive at a flat section at a crossroads.
(4) Turn right at a right angle. After 50 metres, ignore a path leading off to the left. Continue along the path which passes above the hamlet of La Poule located below on the right. The path becomes a wider track. Ignore a path on the right. The track curves to the left. Follow the track uphill to the left instead of continuing straight ahead. You will reach a place called Les Chanaux.
(5) Walk along the left side of the buildings and continue into the forest. Beautiful gaps in the vegetation offer stunning views of the Annonay Basin to the north. Arrive at the ridge.
(6) Follow the main path downhill to the left. After 600 metres, the path takes a sharp right turn onto a very stony section. Continue along the path for 500 metres, climbing very slightly. Here, on the descent, there are beautiful views of Saint-Victor. Another hairpin bend, this time to the left. Continue for 1 kilometre, ignoring all the paths branching off to the right. You will reach another hairpin bend to the right.
(7) Do not follow the path to the right, but take the path opposite through the vegetation. The path reaches a road with houses. Take the road to the left, ignoring the road to the right. After 100 metres, you will reach another road. Do not follow the road; cross it and then take a path through the vegetation at a right angle to the left towards the hamlet of Navas. Cross the hamlet, passing by the 10th-century chapel. A visit will reveal a beautiful chapel with a statue of the Virgin Mary and a rather remarkable hanging rosary.
(8) Continue and turn left at the next crossroads to leave the village to the north. After about 150 metres, you will reach a road. Follow it to the right. Ignore the road going up to the left towards Le Rey. You will arrive opposite the buildings of La Rivoire. Leave the tarmac road and take the path going up to the left.
(9) The wide path then becomes a narrower trail. Ignore a trail on the left. Continue through the forest on a good path. The path becomes wider. Ignore a path on the left towards Grand-Bayle. From here, there are beautiful views to the east (Le Montbard, the villages of Eclassan and Cheminas). Continue towards the hamlet of Royol. Cross this hamlet on the left. As you leave the hamlet, take the road at a right angle to the right.
(10) Follow this road until you reach a road coming from the right. Turn left towards Cots De Simondon.
(11) In the hamlet, pass between the houses on the first path on the right. Almost in a straight line, the path becomes a trail, ignoring a trail starting on the right. After a slightly downhill section, you will reach a road.
(12) Cross the road and continue along the path opposite, passing the houses on your right. You will reach the paved part of the village with Rue Des Jardins and then Rue de La Simonde. You will reach Route Des Ubacs, where we started. Turn right towards the church.
(1) Walk past the church on the right and continue almost straight ahead to return to the car park at Place Des Loisirs (S/E).
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