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Access to the village of Ardoix:
Via the Rhône valley from Sarras, then west on the D221 road
Or from Annonay to the north via the D578 road to Quintenas, then left onto the D221 at the Brénieux crossroads.
Car park near the Ardoix cemetery to the east of the village.
(S/E) Depart from the car park near the cemetery. Head south towards the church.
(1) Pass the corner of the church on your right. Walk along the left side of the small square on Rue de La Libération. In the dense village centre, ignore Rue de l'Ancien Abattoir and Rue des Jardins on your left and continue along Rue de La Libération. After 100 metres, turn left downhill onto Chemin d'Eclassan. After 50 metres, ignore Chemin de Guéritoux on the left. 100 metres further on, the street curves left towards Impasse Lelong.
(2) Leave the street and take the path on the right that indicates the "L'oasis" campsite. Follow the path downhill and then level, reaching and crossing the bridge over the River L'Ay.
(3) After the bridge, turn left across the grassy area and continue to the bottom of a tarmac road. Go up this road, crossing the campsite and turning left then right to reach the houses of "Petit Chaléat".
(4) Leave the road and head downhill to the right, crossing the hamlet. Follow this well-marked path for 700 metres. Reach a road and follow it uphill to the left, ignoring the path leading to the house on the right. The road makes a hairpin bend to the right and then to the left.
(5) At the hairpin bend to the left, leave the road and turn right downhill onto the path towards the house, which you will not reach. After 50 metres, take the main path on the left. After 200 metres, ignore a path branching off to the right. Then, 800 metres further on, ignore the path going uphill to the left and continue straight ahead to reach a road.
(6) Follow the road to the left towards the farm buildings on the left. At the crossroads after the last building, turn right onto Chemin de Combe Grand. Ignore the path branching off to the right towards the Combe Grand farm and then, after 100 metres, ignore the road coming from the left. Continue downhill into the valley until the road makes a hairpin bend to the left.
(7) Leave the road and turn left onto the path. You will reach Pont Saint Pierre, which is currently being renovated, spanning the River D'Ay. Continue along the path and, near the house on the right, go up the road. After 400 metres, ignore the road that branches off to the left and follow the path that leads towards the forest. Cross a stream in the Ravin De Bille and continue uphill towards the hamlet of Bille. Cross the hamlet, turning right then left to reach a main road.
(8) Watch out for traffic. Cross the D221 road and take the Chemin de Pique Châtaignes opposite, walking alongside the house on your left. Immediately after the house, turn left, ignoring the path branching off to the right. You will soon reach a road near Centuron.
Take the road to the right. After 500 metres, at a crossroads, take the path on the left towards a shed. Just after the shed, you will see a path coming from the left.
(9) Take this path on the left for 300 metres. Walk along a stone wall, and at an opening in the wall, leave the path and walk 50 metres into the forest to see La Cabane Des Fans.
(10) Admire the stone hut, which has been restored by an experienced team of volunteers from the village of Quintenas, who also maintain our hiking trails. Turn around.
(9) Take the path to the left. You will reach the hamlet of L'Hotoire and then, nearby, the Rome farm on the left. After the first farm building, take the hairpin bend to the right until you reach a road.
(11) Take the road on the right for 300 metres. Leave the road and continue along the path on the left. Ignore the paths coming from the right and reach a residential area.
(12) Head left, ignoring the paths leading to the houses. After 400 metres, you will reach a crossroads at La Croisette. Turn right onto Rue de La Croisette towards the village, using the bell tower as a landmark. Go around the church on the left, reach Rue du Bicentenaire and follow it to the left to return to the car park where you started (S/E).
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