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Park at 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, exit onto Avenue de la Comète and follow it to the right. At the bend, leave the avenue and continue straight on up the steps leading to Avenue Maurice Faure.
Turn right onto the avenue and, a little further on, look out for the former École Normale at No. 13 on the left, which has been converted into an auxiliary hospital. Continue along the Parc des Trinitaires, pass its car park and carry on to the traffic lights.
(1) Turn left, cross at the pedestrian crossing and continue along Rue de l’Espérance. Cut across Rue Buffon and Rue Charles Péguy, then Avenue Victor Hugo, to continue along Rue de la Cécile. Look out for the Armenian Apostolic Church of Saint-Sahag at No. 12 and proceed to the roundabout with Rue Denis Papin. Cross over to the opposite side and go over the railway bridge. Immediately after the bridge, turn left onto Rue Paul Bert and continue to No. 59.
(2) Turn right immediately afterwards, following the path that runs alongside the Résidence la Source at No. 57, and follow the narrow lane along the canal. Cross Rue Génissieu and continue straight ahead along the Canal des Malcontents Nord (spelled Mécontents on the map). Further on, cross Rue de Serbie and continue straight ahead along the canal. At a turnstile, a footbridge allows you to cross to the right; ignore it and continue straight ahead. Carry on alongside the buildings and arrive at Rue Châteauvert (post office on the left). Turn right onto Rue Châteauvert, cross Rue Édouard Branly and arrive at No. 187.
(3) Turn left to cross the street and pass between nos. 187 and 195 along a path beside the Canal de la Grande Marquise. Walk past a boules court and then the Châteauvert sports ground. Leave the footbridge on your right and continue straight ahead through a more wooded area along the canal to reach Chemin de Robinson.
Turn left and follow it for about 250m. 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 rejoin the banks of the Canal des Moulins. Cross Rue Jean-Henri Fabre and continue along a more overgrown path. When you reach Rue Derodon, first turn right then left to follow the canal on your right via Chemin du Ruisseau. Once on Rue des Moulins, follow it straight ahead and cross Rue Châteauvert to continue straight ahead along the canal. Cross Cours Voltaire quickly to keep following the canal path straight ahead.
When you come to 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 final stretch and arrive at Rue du Refuge.
(5) Turn right onto this street, cross Rue du Pont du Gât and continue to the traffic lights. Turn left into Rue des Alpes, crossing Rue Sévigné and Rue Denis Papin in turn. Turn right, crossing at the pedestrian crossings to reach the large esplanade and the Fontaine Monumentale des Lavoirs. Head right from the fountain along the promenade, passing the shops and ignoring two streets on the left.
At the pharmacy, turn left into Rue Madier de Montiau (pedestrianised). At the cluster of trees, go round to the left and continue straight on to Place de la Liberté to arrive in front of the Town Hall and its belfry. At the end of the building, continue straight on along 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 Saint-Jean Baptiste Church.
(6) Walk around the market halls on the square and continue straight ahead along Grande Rue for a few metres. Turn right onto Rue Gaston Rey (a very beautiful building on the right) and continue to the Saint-Ruf Gate. Go through the gate and enter the park to admire the view of the Rhône and Crussol Castle opposite. Turn back towards the gate and turn right onto Rue Sabatière. Walk past the Temple Saint-Ruf to reach an unnamed square (the former Bourse du Travail is on the right). Turn left onto this square, then right onto Rue Pérollerie. Cross the Place du Présidial and head towards the Place du Pendentif. Walk around this funerary oratory and turn right along the side of Saint-Apollinaire Cathedral, then walk around it by turning left until you reach the Place des Ormeaux.
(7) Continue round the left side of the building to reach Place des Clercs. Turn right along the square, then turn right into Rue Saunière. At the end of the street, first turn right then left to cross Boulevard Général de Gaulle and reach the Esplanade du Champs de Mars. Follow the central path towards the bandstand.
(8) Turn right in front of the bandstand to reach a viewpoint overlooking Parc Jouvet. Take the steps leading down to the right onto a small esplanade, then a second flight of steps to enter the park. Turn left onto the paved path overlooking a pond. At the first junction (statue of Louis Gallet on the left), take the small path leading down slightly to the right opposite. Turn right to cross two successive footbridges, then turn left after the second one onto the dirt path. You will arrive at the park’s exit gate; turn right onto Avenue de la Comète to reach the car park (S/E).
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