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When entering Maison Neuve via the D104 from the north, turn right towards the church and park a little further on behind the cemetery.
(S/E) Continue north on Chemin de Chamviel. After the junction with Chemin de Bel Air, a yellow-marked trail goes straight ahead while the road to Chaulet goes to the right.
(1) Reach the cliffs overlooking the Chassezac via this path, which then descends to the plain near the river. Reach Chaulet via a wide path. Cross the hamlet and climb up to a wide bend with a sweeping view of the gorges.
(2) Just after coming out of this bend, the cliff path veers slightly to the left and descends, then crosses a small valley and climbs back up to the top of the cliffs. Continue to a flat area.
(3) Keep to the left and descend to gradually approach the rocky chaos, which becomes increasingly impressive and wooded as the slope becomes steeper. Finally, tackle a more gradual climb to skirt and cross the Ceyrèdes ravine and join the D542, the Casteljau road.
(4) Follow the road north for a few hundred metres. When it turns sharply to the left, a wide path continues straight ahead.
(5) Take this path, which crosses the Ceyrèdes stream again, then passes to the right of a beautiful dry stone barn (La Gleyzette). Continue for about 800 metres until you see the first drystone shelter on the right.
(6) After a quick detour to the drystone shelter, continue straight ahead towards the north, ignoring the signpost on the right and the yellow and white cross. Continue to a wide crossroads with several paths.
(7) Take the path furthest to the right, heading south-east at the start. Pass the buildings on your right. A little further on, on the right, there is a pretty round drystone shelter, which has unfortunately recently been damaged (the lintel has collapsed and had to be bricked up). Further on, on the left, in a depression, is the Saint-Arnaud cave, a karstic cave whose size and depth can be guessed at amid the lush vegetation. You will come to a T-junction.
(8) Take the path on the left, heading north at first, then east. South of the quarry, keep to the right heading south-east and follow the Combe Gravière. After heading due south, gradually turn east and join the D104.
(9) Turn right to follow the D104 southwards, cross it with great care(the road is very busy, especially in season) and, a hundred metres further on, take the old road slightly to the left, which passes through the hamlet of Mouroulet. Just after the hamlet, take the path on the left towards Les Martins. In the hamlet, take the first road on the right to the three-way junction.
(10) Continue left and go straight on to Chandolas via Combe de Bouse. Ignore the turnings on either side.
(11) Follow the main street to the right for 100 metres. After the church and town hall, take the street on the right. Follow the signs that lead back to the heath on the west side of the village. Then keep to the left towards the south in a more open area. The path widens and passes between buildings.
(12) Just as you reach the farmland of the Chassezac plain, the small path on the right that joins the D104 via the Ruisseau des Eygardies, the old route of this hike, now seems impassable. Continue straight ahead. Cross the Ruisseau des Eygardies and take the next street on the right.
Reach the D104 via Chemin de la Vignasse.
(13) Cross the D104 again with caution. Turn right towards the north, then further on, left into Chemin de Chamviel to reach the car park (D:A).
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