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Head to the village of Malleval and park in the car park below the post office and school. The hike starts from this point.
(S/E) When you leave the car park, turn right to cross the bridge over the river, then cross the village via the main street (Route du Bourg). Pass the small square where the town hall and a restaurant (Le péché du Pilat) are located. A little further on, take the first street on the left downhill (Rue des Fabriques). Then, after about 60 metres, take a very narrow alley on the left, almost going in the opposite direction downhill. Follow the path downhill to reach the bottom of the valley and a bridge over the river.
(1) Here you will find the bridge over the river and a signpost for the hike. Follow the signs for Saut de Lorette. Follow the path to the bottom of the waterfall. Be careful, as this path is steep. Once you have admired the waterfall, retrace your steps to return to the small bridge.
(1) When you reach the bridge, cross it and turn right. Follow the path uphill between the houses to leave the village. At the fork after the last house, take the path on the left and continue uphill. At the next intersection, keep left and continue uphill. Continue straight ahead until you reach the houses of the hamlet of Natuel and continue straight ahead. You will come to a road where you should turn right (there is a cross here). Continue along the road for about 20 metres.
(2) At the signpost, leave the road and take thesecond path on the left. Go straight through the hamlet of Martel and then across a small road.
(3) Turn right and drive back to see the Sainte-Claude Chapel.
(3) Continue along the main road. When you reach a road, turn left. This road quickly ends and becomes a dirt track. Continue straight ahead, ignoring a track on your left, until you reach a crossroads.
(4) Continue straight ahead (north-west). You will reach a junction (signpost).
(5) Go straight ahead and ignore a path that branches off to the left.
(6) Cross a road and continue straight ahead (Routes des Serves). Keep going straight ahead at the various paths on the right until you reach the crossroads
(7) At the crossroads, turn left. At the next crossroads (cross), turn left again (Route de la Tronchia). Cross the hamlet of La Tronchia on the tarmac road. At the next intersection, turn right, ignoring the road that branches off to the left (Route du Montalivet). You will come to another intersection; turn right. Continue for 20 m.
(8) Take thefirst road on the left, Chemin du Lac. Go uphill until you reach a road. Cross it (carefully as there is traffic) and continue straight ahead to cross a small park. Join a road and follow it to the left towards the hamlet of Le Pont Jacquet. Cross the hamlet , turning right (Rue du Molina) to join a dirt track opposite, alongside a stream (Ruisseau du Moulina). Follow the stream on your right. Cross the stream via a bridge and continue straight ahead uphill. You will reach the hamlet of Le Briat, where you should turn left.
User comment on 31 July 2025.
In the hamlet of Pont Jacquet, the path along the Ruisseau du Moulina is closed to pedestrians and bicycles by municipal order due to landslides following a major flood.
=> Continue straight ahead on Route du Pont Jacquet and join Rue du Briat. Follow it to the right. Then turn left onto Place du Tissage and continue on the original route.
(9) Turn left, cross the hamlet and cross the stream. Then turn right onto Place du Tissage. Continue straight ahead to reach a dirt track (Impasse de la Gacogne). Reach a paved road and, at the end of it, turn right. Continue for about 50 metres on this road, then turn left (Impasse Près Vernet). Continue straight ahead on a dirt road until you reach a paved section, then turn left at the intersection to arrive at the church in Roisey.
(10) Cross Roisey, continuing straight ahead. Pass in front of the village church. Continue straight ahead along Rue du Pilat, which curves to the left. Continue along this road (towards Véranne), ignoring the roads on the right and left. In a wide hairpin bend, you can take a short detour to the right to the Rambeau Chapel if you wish.
(11) After seeing the chapel, return by the same route. To continue in the middle of the hairpin bend, on the left-hand side, take a road downhill (Route de Couroulle). After about 150 m, leave the road and take a dirt track downhill on the left. The path joins another path where you should turn left. Continue along this path, keeping to the left at the fork and continuing straight ahead.
Ignore a path on the right and at the next fork, turn right to join a paved section. On this paved section, turn left at the fork. Continue until you reach another road where you should turn right (route de l'Aucize). When you reach a roundabout, cross it and continue straight ahead. Twenty metres after the roundabout, take the first road on the right (route de la Pomme).
Continue along this road for about 250 m, then turn left onto a dirt track. Follow this track until you reach the hamlet of Touchebœuf.
(12) Go straight through the hamlet, taking a very narrow lane between two houses, which is barely wide enough for one person. After this narrow passage, take the dirt track downhill on the left. Continue along this track until you reach an intersection with theGR®® 65, where you should turn left. Continue along theGR®® to the village of Bessey. The dirt track ends and you need to continue right on the tarmac road towards the centre of the village
(13) Cross the village of Bessey, following theGR®® markings. Go through Rue de l'Alambic. Continue straight ahead on a dirt track. Ignore a path on the left. When you reach a road, turn left. Pass a signpost for hikers. After about 100 metres, leave this road and also theGR®® for a dirt track on the right. Continue along this track, keeping to the left at the intersection. Continue down this path to the bottom of the valley. You will come to a small wooden bridge over the Ruisseau l'Épervier, which you must cross to continue on the other side. Follow this winding path, keeping to the right along the stream at the intersection.
(14) You will come to another small wooden bridge, which you must cross to continue on the other bank. Follow the path that gradually overlooks the stream. Ignore a path that branches off almost in the opposite direction and continue straight ahead. You will come to a paved section and the first houses of Malleval.
You will reach an intersection with another road in a wide hairpin bend. Turn left at this bend towards the village. After about 60 metres on this road, leave it at the signpost for a dirt track on the left.
Continue down the dirt track until you reach the bottom of the valley and a small bridge over the stream. Cross the bridge and continue straight ahead between the houses. Keep to the right on this track to rejoin the tarmac road. Take this road on the right. After about 20 metres on this road, turn right to reach the car park and the starting point of the hike (S/E).
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