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Park in Piolenc near the town hall, which is the starting point for the hike.
(S/E) Take Rue Jean Moulin for a few metres, turn left then right to follow Rue des Chartreux. Turn left onto Rue des Marronniers, cross the small footbridge over the Riou and turn left. At the roundabout, follow Avenue de la Gare to the right, passing under the railway bridge.
(1) Take the first street on the left, called Chemin du Murail. Walk up about 30 metres, then keep right on Montée des Béziers. Follow it to the metal barrier that marks the end of the paved road and continue climbing along the main path. Pass the ruins of a house and continue.
(2) Approach the entrance to the old quarries: do not enter as there is a risk of rockfalls. Continue along the path; another quarry is visible. Then begin the descent and reach a junction of wider tracks.
(3) Turn right; the descent becomes steeper. Go through the metal barrier and you will come to a junction with tarmac roads at a hiking signpost.
(4) Cross the road and head towards "Les Aveaux" opposite.
(5) At the next crossroads, turn left and then immediately right onto a wide path which, further on, joins anotherGR® de Pays markedtrail.
(6) Turn left to climb this wide path to the summit, leaving another path on the right.
(7) Turn right onto the wide, magnificent ridge path. Ignore all the paths that descend to the right until you reach a crossroads with a cairn, a large pile of stones on the left.
(8) Take the track on the right that descends and continue straight ahead until you reach a T-junction.
(9) Turn right, pass a car park, leave theGRP® and walk along a large vineyard on your left. You will rejoin the path you took on the way up.
(5) Turn left in the opposite direction to the outward route.
(4) Continue straight ahead on the ditch-like path that descends. Follow this main path until you reach the houses of Piolenc.
(10) Descend via Chemin de Bouqueyran, along the Pierrelatte Canal. When you reach Avenue Saint-Louis, turn right.
(1) Continue straight ahead along the avenue, cross the footbridge over the Riou and head for the town hall car park (S/E).
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