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Park in the Jouvet car park (free), located at the south-western end of the park of the same name, along Avenue de Provence.
(S/E) From the car park, take Avenue de la Comète and follow it to the right. In the bend, leave the avenue and continue straight ahead, climbing the steps that lead to Avenue Maurice Faure.
Turn right onto the avenue and look a little further ahead on the left at No. 13 for the former École Normale, which has been converted into an auxiliary hospital. Continue along Parc des Trinitaires, pass the car park and continue to the traffic lights.
(1) Turn left, cross at the pedestrian crossing and continue along Rue de l'Espérance. Cross Rue Buffon and Rue Charles Péguy, then Avenue Victor Hugo to continue along Rue de la Cécile. Look for the Armenian Apostolic Church of Saint-Sahag at No. 12 and continue to the roundabout with Rue Denis Papin. Go straight ahead and cross the railway bridge. Immediately after the bridge, turn left onto Rue Paul Bert and continue to No. 59.
(2) Turn right immediately after, following the path that runs alongside Résidence la Source at No. 57, and follow the small alleyway along the canal. Cross Rue Génissieu and continue straight ahead along Canal des Malcontents Nord (spelled Mécontents on the map). Further on, cross Rue de Serbie and continue straight ahead along the canal. At the turnstile, a footbridge allows you to cross to the right. Ignore it and continue straight ahead. Continue along the buildings until you reach Rue Châteauvert (the post office is on the left). Turn right onto Rue Châteauvert, cross Rue Édouard Branly and continue until you reach no. 187.
(3) Turn left to cross the street and pass between numbers 187 and 195 on a path along the Canal de la Grande Marquise. Walk along a boules court and then the Châteauvert sports ground. Leave the footbridge on your right and continue straight ahead into a more wooded area along the canal to reach Chemin de Robinson.
Turn left and follow it for about 250 metres. Turn left onto Chemin du Thon, then right onto Rue des Moulins. At the end of the street, turn left onto Rue des Frères Montgolfier until you reach Résidence le Clemenceau at No. 44bis.
(4) Turn right just after the bench to return to the banks of the Canal des Moulins. Cross Rue Jean-Henri Fabre and continue along a more rugged path. When you reach Rue Derodon, turn right and then left to follow the canal on your right along Chemin du Ruisseau. Once on Rue des Moulins, follow it straight ahead and cross Rue Châteauvert to continue opposite along the canal. Cross Cours Voltaire very quickly and continue straight ahead along the canal path.
When you reach a car park, cross it diagonally to the left towards the entrance to Square Sébastien Nicolas. Cross it via the central path, then turn right in front of the wall to rejoin the canal. Turn left for the last section and you will arrive at Rue du Refuge.
(5) Turn right into this street, cross Rue du Pont du Gât and continue to the traffic lights. Turn left into Rue des Alpes, cross Rue Sévigné and Rue Denis Papin in succession. Turn right, crossing the pedestrian crossings to reach the large esplanade and the Fontaine Monumentale des Lavoirs. Turn right at the fountain onto the promenade and walk along the shops, ignoring two streets on the left.
At the pharmacy, turn left onto Rue Madier de Montiau (pedestrian street). At the cluster of trees, go around to the left and continue straight ahead to Place de la Liberté to arrive in front of the Town Hall and its belfry. At the end of the building, continue straight ahead onto Rue de l'Hôtel de Ville. Pass a small square on your right and Rue de la Juiverie to reach Grande Rue. Follow it to the right until you reach Place Saint-Jean. Go to the end of the square to find the Church of Saint-Jean Baptiste.
(6) Walk around the market halls and continue straight ahead on Grande Rue for a few metres. Turn right onto Rue Gaston Rey (a beautiful building on the right) and continue until you reach the Portail Saint-Ruf. Go through the gate and enter the park to admire the view of the Rhône and the Château de Crussol opposite. Turn back to the gate and turn right onto Rue Sabatière. Pass in front of the Temple Saint-Ruf to arrive at a square with no name (former Bourse du Travail on the right). Turn left onto this square, then right onto Rue Pérollerie. Cross the Place du Présidial and continue towards the Place du Pendentif. Go around this funeral chapel and turn right along the Saint-Apollinaire Cathedral, then go around it on the left until you reach the Place des Ormeaux.
(7) Continue left around the building to reach Place des Clercs. Turn right along the square, then right onto Rue Saunière. At the end of the street, turn right/left to cross Boulevard Général de Gaulle and reach Esplanade du Champs de Mars. Follow the central path towards the kiosk.
(8) Turn right in front of the kiosk and continue until you reach a viewpoint overlooking Parc Jouvet. Take the steps down to the right onto a small esplanade, then take another flight of steps to enter the park. Turn left onto the gravel path overlooking a pond. At the first intersection (statue of Louis Gallet on the left), take the small path opposite, slightly to the right, which descends. Turn right to cross two successive footbridges, then turn left after the second one onto the dirt path. You will arrive at the park exit gate. Turn right onto Avenue de la Comète to reach the car park (S/E).
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