La Combe des Amoureux then return via the Rasteau massif

This is a fairly easy walk to the Combe des Amoureux and then on to the plateau of the Rasteau massif before descending to the village of Saint-Roman-de-Malegarde.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.46 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 265 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 258 m

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    Highest point: 395 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 163 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the town hall square.

(S/E) With your back to the town hall, turn left. Turn left at the village hall, then right onto Chemin des Grandes Montades.

(1) At the top of the hill, continue left towards Combe des Amoureux.

(2) Keep left on theGR® de Pays du Massif de Rasteau to arrive opposite Combe des Amoureux.

(3) Turn left towards Buisson and Jardijon, then take the small path on the right that follows the bottom of Combe des Amoureux. At the top of the valley, turn right twice and join a cross-country track. Follow this track to the right and ignore the paths branching off on either side.

(4) Cross a vineyard and follow the edge of the woods as the path turns left. Enjoy the view of Mont Ventoux, Mont Saint-Amand and the Dentelles de Montmirail on your left, then turn right into the woods.

(5) After about 100 metres, don't forget to take a look at the view of the village of Saint-Roman-de-Malegarde and the Rhône valley. Then continue on the route.

(6) At the fork, keep right and continue downhill. Continue right on the tarmac road.

(7) Before the cemetery, leave the tarmac road and take the path on the right. Then turn left towards the village below. Follow the path between the valley and the vineyards until you reach the village via Rue de Constance. Continue straight on along Grand Rue, then turn right to return to the town hall square (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 164 m - Town hall square
  2. 1 : km 1.09 - alt. 289 m - Top of the climb
  3. 2 : km 1.83 - alt. 323 m - GR trail in the Rasteau massif
  4. 3 : km 2.8 - alt. 291 m - Combe des Amoureux
  5. 4 : km 7.56 - alt. 349 m - Descent towards the village
  6. 5 : km 7.98 - alt. 306 m - Fork in the road - Col de Viarès
  7. 6 : km 8.7 - alt. 228 m - Leave the road - Path on the right
  8. S/E : km 9.45 - alt. 163 m - Town hall square

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 14 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
lougir
lougir

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice hike, but for my personal taste, it lacks open views; in fact, the viewpoint is mainly at the beginning.
Less than 3 hours walking at a very leisurely pace.

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rando843063
rando843063

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike with stunning views. At the beginning, you take a small tarmac road, but on that day it was completely deserted. A pleasant and easy hike. Best done with the app. The little village of St Roman de Malegarde is full of charm. I recommend this hike.

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vissenty
vissenty

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 31, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike with lovely views, except that at point 5 we took the mountain bike trail on the left to reach the road and then took the road on the right to get to point 6 (an extra 500 metres but a gentle slope instead of a steep one).

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lolorandos
lolorandos

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 20, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk with lots of colourful vineyards in October. The little village of St Roman de Malegarde is full of charm.

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Ucname
Ucname

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Easy route overall.
Some difficulties for people who are out of practice, with a steep incline at the start and a rocky, sloping section.
The duration is much shorter than advertised, as it took us 2 hours and 15 minutes to complete the circular!
The view at the start is lovely, but after that it's mostly undergrowth.
A lovely discovery of the surrounding countryside for those of us who live in the area.
PS: the combe is not actually a combe...

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Ravindirane
Ravindirane

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Point 5 was a bit difficult to find the wooden track, but with GPS tracking it was fine. The route from the start to point 4 on my Ventoux was very good, but the return journey, almost half of which was on stones, was tedious.

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fcarton
fcarton

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

hike as described
Lots of tarmac at the start and end.
A few viewpoints.

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visosousou
visosousou

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

pleasant route, without any major difficulties

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randonnée79270
randonnée79270

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in fine weather.

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josifer
josifer

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 07, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike with magnificent views that we highly recommend.
Please note that the first few kilometres are on a tarmac road.

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Poloiste01000
Poloiste01000

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 19, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
I went hiking this morning. The distance is just right and the route is very easy to find.
It is very pleasant with pretty woodland and the walk through the vineyards is superb.
However, we completed the hike in 1 hour 53 minutes, whereas it is listed as taking 3 hours 25 minutes.
It is classified as medium difficulty. We found it rather easy.
A lovely hike to do.

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verorizo
verorizo
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Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 07, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice walk, but I agree that point 4/5 needs to be clarified. Personally, I couldn't find the path in the woods and ended up in the village of Rasteau (that said, I didn't regret it because I visited it and it's charming), which added a few kilometres to my walk before I reached point 6.Thanks to the author for this refreshing and exotic hike... (there was a crazy wind that day).

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Norindr
Norindr

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 25, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Under the same Visorando number, there were two different walks. This made it difficult to understand, even though the starting point was the same.
This is a walk to do in spring or autumn. Very pretty in the undergrowth. A bit too much road towards the end.
The village is really charming.

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gcanoël
gcanoël

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

It would be useful to clarify points 4 and 5. Risk of confusion.

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phil_Heck
phil_Heck

Hello,
For your information, the hike has been downloaded but not yet completed. It is planned, so please be patient!
Kind regards
Philippe
PS: "Don't know" option is missing from your form.

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