Upstream from the rivers starting from Montrigaud

Park in the car park in the centre of the village of Montrigaud.

(S/E) In the centre of the village, at the small junction with signposts for walking routes, head down between two houses along a grassy path to the D 67. Turn right onto it and follow it for about a hundred metres, until you reach a path junction at the edge of a wood

(1) Turn left here and you’ll soon reach the River Herbasse. Ford the river twice. Head up the hill along a grassy path, skirting the fences and following the valley. You’ll come out onto a road at the La Plume junction.

(2) Cross the road and continue uphill through the woodland towards Font Froide. You’ll come to a tarmac road at a farm; follow it to the left and leave it at the next bend to take the path straight ahead through the woodland. Follow the signposts carefully. At the end of a field, don’t miss the path on the left and head for the Font-Froide crossroads.

(3) Turn left towards Gravelière and head for the Les Rousses crossroads.

(4) Turn left, then quickly turn right and head down towards the River La Verne. Make your way to the D 228, where there is a campsite on the left. Cross the road and take the road opposite. You’ll reach the pretty hamlet of La Gravelière.

(5) Continue along the path on the left. Take the road that follows it. Leave this road at^{the first} bend, continue right along the path to emerge onto a plateau. After skirting the edge of a wood, you’ll reach the Ruisseau du Chénard.

(7) Ford the stream, head up through the meadow and reach Combe Petosan. Turn left here at almost 180°, head down along the edge of a wood and reach a barn at the junction with the Route de Many.

(8) Turn right onto this road, follow the River Herbasse at a distance, cross it via a bridge and you will come immediately afterwards to the
D 67.

(9) Cross it and head up the Chemin du Charvat on the opposite side. At the highest point, you’ll reach a crossroads at a place called La Croix de Lérié.

(10) Turn left and continue in this direction until you rejoin the D 137. Turn left onto it and pass through the hamlet of Le Bourg. Turn right onto the Chemin des Jeux de Boules. In Montrigaud, rejoin the D 228; turn left onto it to return to the car park in the centre of the village of Montrigaud (S/E).

Car park: in the village
In wet weather, wear high, waterproof shoes to wade across the Herbasse.