La Forêt de Thivolet

Randonnée qui permet de découvrir la Forêt de Thivolet au départ du village en passant par la Combe de l'Enfer et la Combe de Fontfroide.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.50 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 277 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 277 m

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    Highest point: 560 m
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    Lowest point: 351 m

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Description of the walk

(S/E) Starting from the car park at the bottom of the village, walk up towards the village and turn left onto Rue Hector Garaud, then turn right to climb Goulet du Chapeau Rouge. At the top of the hill, you will arrive at Place de la Mairie. Take Grande Rue on the left to exit via Porte de Lyon, which you follow northwards. At the fork, turn onto the Bayet road and continue for about 100 metres.
(1) Turn left to enter Combe de l'Enfer and continue along Chemin Abraham to pass this locality.

(2) At the fork, turn left onto Chemin des Combes until you reach the intersection with another path.

(3) Turn right onto the path that climbs steeply along the edge of the field, cross the D 20B and continue along the path opposite. Take another road to reach the hamlet of La Jayère and take the time to visit the 14th-century Notre-Dame de la Jayère Church, 100 metres away.

(4) Retrace your steps, turn right at the entrance to the hamlet and join the Route de Notre-Dame de la Jayère.
(5) At the fork, take the left-hand path to enter the forest, then continue straight ahead, passing in front of the hunting lodge. Head south, following the path along the ridge, and don't miss the view of the abbey between the trees!

(6) At the orientation table, continue straight ahead and turn left after 100 metres. Turn left again immediately afterwards, then start the descent towards Combe de Fontfroide to come out at the hamlet of Montmartel.

(7) Turn left at the exit of the hamlet until you reach a path on the right.

(8) Before a bench, there is a small path that descends along the cliff. Take care on this section! You can avoid it by taking the road. You will come out at the stonemason's. Turn right onto Rue des Terreaux and continue to the car park at the bottom of the village (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 351 m - Car park at the bottom of the village
  2. 1 : km 0.99 - alt. 384 m - Combe de l'Enfer
  3. 2 : km 2.57 - alt. 445 m - Fourche
  4. 3 : km 2.77 - alt. 444 m - Ascent to La Jayère
  5. 4 : km 3.41 - alt. 515 m - Église Notre-Dame (La Jayère)
  6. 5 : km 3.88 - alt. 524 m - Entrance to Thivolet Forest
  7. 6 : km 6.91 - alt. 481 m - Orientation table
  8. 7 : km 8.88 - alt. 389 m - Hamlet of Montmartel
  9. 8 : km 8.97 - alt. 392 m - Final trail
  10. S/E : km 9.5 - alt. 351 m - Car park at the bottom of the village

Notes

Good walking shoes required.
Crossing a stream and a fairly steep climb.

Route No. 3 created by the association "Les Sentiers Antonins".
For more information, please contact: sentiers.stantoine@outlook.fr

Worth a visit

Saint-Antoine Abbey.
Medieval village.
Notre-Dame de la Jayère Church.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 9 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
AnH
AnH

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike, without any significant difficulties, but best avoided in hot weather.

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Jimin
Jimin

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

Very pleasant with beautiful views of the Vercors and the Abbey.
Paths can be muddy at times, so wear waterproof footwear

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PhG53
PhG53

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk that is suitable for families. At the beginning, the grass is very tall and particularly wet because it had rained in the previous days. Well marked.

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charnecles-loisirs.fr
charnecles-loisirs.fr

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 23, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

at the start, the path is not well maintained, with lots of tall grass

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Emeval
Emeval
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Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 25, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Not enough signposts and a lack of precise information in the description. We often had to search for the route at various intersections, crossroads, paths, in the woods or hamlets. Otherwise, the view is superb, especially over the Vercors and the hillsides around St Antoine, and the places we passed through were very pleasant. A very beautiful walk, shaded and not very busy.

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Chaumat
Chaumat

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful and relatively easy hike

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Olgabalade
Olgabalade

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk, the start from St Antoine is very wild, to our surprise, in a deep valley.
Halfway along, when you turn off towards the edge of the Thivolet forest, at a place called Les Reynauds, there is a superb shelter with tables, a wood stove and dry wood, which allowed us to eat in comfort (it was -2° outside). It is provided by the hunters and the St Antoine town hall. Well done and thank you!

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leodis
leodis

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 29, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk, mostly through forest, which is very welcome when temperatures rise! Some sections are on tarmac roads outside the forest, but it is very quiet with some beautiful views.
We had difficulty following the description in point 6 to find the Combe de Fontfroide and the hamlet of Montmartel; fortunately, we had the GPS track to guide us and tell us where to turn...
There were people in the village and around the abbey, but we didn't meet anyone in the forest or on the hills on that Sunday afternoon of the bank holiday weekend
I recommend it!

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monique maussire
monique maussire

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

a very beautiful walk; the climb up Combe de l'Enfer is damp but very nice! The descent through the forest is very pleasant when it's 26 degrees outside... Between 6 and 8, pay close attention to the layout of the houses and the orientation of each section... The hike is a little damp and sometimes very muddy, butit's worth it!

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