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Depart from the Sarras gymnasium car park, after the school, Rue des Écoles.
(S/E) Head towards the D86 and, after the school, turn left onto the path and then take the footbridge over the Ay. Immediately afterwards, turn left and, at the cross street, turn left again onto Route de Revirand.
(1) Follow this road uphill until you find the start of a path on the right (sign) after about 200 m. Follow this path as it climbs up the rocks and joins the hamlet of Revirand.
(2) Ignore thefirst pathdown to Silon and follow thesecond path up to the right. Climb up the hillside to reach the plateau. Continue along a path that crosses vineyards, then descends slightly and joins a road. Follow it to the right and, at the left-hand bend after the house, continue straight ahead on a track. Reach the start of a path on the right at the corner of the vineyards.
(3) Follow this path downhill to the right.
(4) When the path turns sharply left, walk to the top of the rocky outcrop on the right and back to enjoy the view (round stone shelter).
Then continue along the path on the hillside, which then climbs up the ridge of the next hill. After leaving the woods and walking alongside the vineyards, you will reach Route Saint-Joseph. Follow this road to the right for a few metres until you reach the start of a path that climbs up to the left.
(5) Follow this path. Join a track and descend, following it as it winds down to the bottom of the valley. Ignore the road on your left and continue to a place called Le Marliet. Ignore it and continue along the path, which makes a sharp right turn.
(6) At the hairpin bend to the left that follows, continue straight ahead and then follow the canal of an old mill that joins the bed of the Ay.
(7) Walk along the river, taking care (slippery rocks, ramp and rope), then take the path
on the right that climbs steeply, following the steps (built by Sarras Randonnée). You will come to a field planted with vines. Follow it for about 50 metres.
(8) Leave the edge of the vineyard and continue into the woods on the left. Continue to the next intersection.
(9) Turn left for a round trip to the cross with its viewpoint.
(9) On your return, continue left, reach the plateau and turn left onto the cross-country path. Walk alongside the vineyards on your right and the meadows on your left, then continue straight ahead until you reach a road. Follow it to the left and you will reach a four-way crossroads.
(10) Turn right onto Route des Combes and follow it until you reach a sharp left-hand bend. Continue straight ahead on the descending path (no motor vehicles allowed) and follow the top of the ridge to reach La Cance. Cross the bridge and you will reach the road above the hamlet of Assuis.
(11) Turn right and follow it for about 500 metres until you find the start of a path on the left a few metres before the left-hand bend.
(12) Follow this path, which quickly turns left and climbs along the top of the shoulder. Continue to the next fork about 100 metres higher up.
(13) Take the path on the right, which runs flat until it reaches a hairpin bend in the road. Follow the road downhill, then climb over the safety barrier and find a faint path before the radio relay station.
(14) Descend this small path between the rocks and join the Route de Cantieux along the edge of the Cance. Turn left and reach the D86.
(15) Cross the bridge over the Cance with caution, then take thefirst path on the left. Pass under the railway line and continue straight on until you reach the first houses in Silon. Continue straight ahead on the path that follows the edge of the Rhône, pass under the railway bridge, cross the D86 diagonally with caution and follow the street in the wrong direction. Join the route taken at the start.
(1) Take the same route back to the car park at the Sarras gymnasium (S/E).
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