Park in the Chemin du Clos car park in Rougiers.
(S/E) Please note: extensive roadworks currently in progress mean there are diversions through the town. Head south along Chemin du Clos and you will soon reach the junction with Avenue Jean Moulin.
(1) Continue straight ahead along Chemin du Clos, turn right, walk past the football pitch, then turn left onto Chemin de l'Argile to follow the path. Walk to the end of this path.
(2) Continue straight ahead onto the Sentier de l'Argile, which follows on from it. Reach the edge of the woods, veer right, then continue through the tall trees before skirting the vineyards. Reach a crossroads just before the hamlet known as Chemin de Nans.
(3) Start an easy climb through the forest. Follow a wide circular loop to the left to reach a crossroads marked by a cairn.
(4) Turn left onto the path to begin a steep climb, finishing at the summit of Piégu and its oppidum.
(5) Walk around it, then begin the gentle descent until you reach a PR® marked in yellow.
(6) Take this to the left, following an almost flat path that then climbs slightly to reach the junction with the GRP® de la Boucle de la Sainte-Baume.
(7) Take it to the left and continue to a Y-junction.
(8) Leave the GRP® here by turning onto the path on the right and you will soon reach a crossroads
(9) Take the left-hand track to climb up to the Rothgerium Plateau. Reach the Castrum and the Chapel of Saint John. Explore the ruins with care (cliffs). Note the beautiful 19th-century chapel.
(10) Head down towards the orientation table on the east side of the chapel. Turn left, take a left-hand bend, then reach an oratory.
(11) Continue down the slope opposite, keep left at the next junction. Join the Piste des Glaciers, follow it to the left for a few metres and arrive at the junction with Rue Sainte-Anne.
(12) Turn right onto it and continue for about 200 m.
(13) Turn left onto Rue Jean Moulin and then reach the initial junction taken on the way there.
(1) Turn right and, via Chemin du Clos, you will quickly reach the car park (S/E).