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You can park in the small car park near the hilltop church in Artas. If, unfortunately, there are no spaces available, there is a very large car park below, to the west of the village, along the road leading to Saint-Jean de Bournay (D126).
(S/E) With your back to the church gable, turn right opposite and take a path that descends steeply towards the south-west ("Montée du Rocher" with railings). You will come out onto a small street, which you take on the right. Very quickly, you turn right again onto Rue du Centre. You will arrive at a triangular square. Opposite, on the left, take Rue des Coquetiers. When you reach a T-junction, turn left onto Rue du Metras (you will see yellow markings).
(1) At a crossroads, continue straight ahead (still on Rue du Metras). Then turn onto the first dirt track on the right. This will take you to the sign for "Thiviat - 476m".
(2) Turn right and, immediately after passing a house, turn left onto a path.
Then turn onto the first path on the left. This will take you to a group of houses and a road (Chemin de la Plaine), which you cross.
(3) Continue straight ahead. Pass a grassy path on your left and, after passing under a power line, take another grassy path that climbs up to the left. It turns twice before entering a beautiful wood.
(4) At the first fork, take the right-hand branch and at the next fork, take the left-hand branch. At the exit of the woods, at the crossroads, turn left.
(5) Pass under the power line again and continue along the path, which turns right. Very soon, at a T-junction, turn left and you will come out onto a small tarmac road.
(6) Turn right. Cross a larger road (D126) and continue straight ahead (sign: Chemin du Barroz).
(7) When you reach the place called "Barroz" (sign and 50 km/h speed limit), turn left and then left again onto the Chemin de Pierre Grand (yellow markings).
(8) You will arrive at the sign for "Pierre du Diable - 430m" (or Pierre Grand). Turn left and walk back and forth (twice, 200m each way). This is a private road, but a sign allows access for pedestrians. After the house, turn left into the forest and follow the yellow markings. Once you have walked around the stone, return to the sign on the road. Continue on your way by turning left.
(9) You will come to a T-junction with a pretty, simple chapel opposite (unfortunately, access is not permitted). Turn left. When you reach a stop sign, turn right to enter the hamlet of Le Revolet. Be careful, as there is traffic until you leave the built-up area.
(10) Go through the traffic lights. At the end of the hamlet (sign indicating the end of the built-up area), take the small road on the left that goes uphill towards "La Farfatière". At a fork, take the right-hand branch (signposted "Sentier de la Combe Bigot" with yellow markings). Continue uphill, ignoring a vague path on the right further on.
(11) When you reach the edge of the woods, turn left. Quite quickly, at a complex crossroads (hunting platform), take the second path on the right to cross the plain. You will come to a small road. Turn left and almost immediately head towards a bus shelter on the other side of the road.
(12) Follow the small road that branches off to the right (Chemin de Mollié et Tout Vent). It descends steeply, turning twice at 90°.
(13) You will arrive at the sign for "Clos de la Barre - 455m". Turn left towards Artas (1.5km).
(14) When you reach the sign for "Châtelard - 450m", turn left downhill. Follow this small road until you enter the town of Artas. When you reach a crossroads, turn right into Rue de l'Église, which will take you back to the church and your starting point (S/E).
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