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(S/E) Leave the cemetery car park and continue uphill towards the church. Take the time to see if it is open. If so, go inside. The interior contains some amazing modern frescoes.
Leaving the church, continue along the road of the same name, ignoring the road that climbs to the left. Two signs limit your speed to 20 km/h and the weight limit to 3.5 tonnes. This should not be a problem. Very quickly, you will reach the sign for "Champ Carreau - alt. 385 m".
(1) Continue along the small road. You will come to another tarmac road. Turn left and you will reach a T-junction. Turn right (Chemin du Fouilleux). The small road curves to the right. Shortly afterwards, turn left opposite a concrete cross and you will come to a T-junction with a sign for "Le Fouilleux - alt. 440 m".
(2) Turn left towards Royas. Very soon, you will come to a fork with a sign for "Pounatière - alt. 440 m". Turn right onto Chemin des Grimaudes. Follow the yellow markings until you reach the departmental road at Charantonnay.
When you pass Chez Escoffier (an isolated house on your left), take the path that descends to the left towards the forest, which leads to a track further on.
(3) You will see a sign for "Les Grimaudes - alt. 385 m". Turn right. Very quickly, you will come to a small road in the middle of a circular route. Go up to the left. After a hairpin bend, you will come to a rough stone wall. Take the path that goes up to the right and quickly leave a path that comes from your right.
Pass a sign for "Bois de Molèze - alt. 450 m" and continue towards Charantonnay. At a T-junction, turn left (still following the yellow markings). You will see a bright field and come out at the edge of it, with the sign for "Bois des Crottes - alt. 460 m" on your left.
(4) Turn left. Until you reach Charantonnay, the yellow markings are missing in places. However, there are orange circles that you can follow in addition to the description. First, descend steeply, then climb slightly and descend again to the Charantonnay valley. Ignore the faint paths on either side. Once you reach the valley, you will come to a small road which you take on the left. Cross a small bridge and you will arrive at the main road.
(5) Turn left. Be careful! Traffic moves fast here. After 100 metres, turn left into Impasse du Héron. You will see the hill in front of you and you will have a good idea of what lies ahead... you will indeed be climbing back up to the top.
(6) You pass a small pond. Ignore the two paths that branch off to the right and take the more discreet path opposite you. (e) It climbs up the hill and you can see a field on the left through the trees.
Shortly after the slope levels out, you will see a light grey metal sign on your left with the words "ACCA limite" written on it. Take the discreet path on your right. Further on, you will come to a cultivated area, which you will cross. You will come to a small poplar plantation and turn left. Ignore the path that branches off to the right after the poplars and you will arrive directly beneath a high-voltage power line.
(7) Turn right. After a while, your path becomes paved. You will come to a small road, which you will follow downhill to the left. A little further on, ignore the yellow markings that direct you to a path on the left and continue down the small road. You will arrive at a T-junction in the hamlet of Le Colombier.
(8) Turn left, crossing a small bridge (Chemin de la Saunière). When the small road curves to the right, you will see a fountain. When you reach a fork, turn left. You will come out higher up in the fields. Your path curves to the right, heading towards the hamlet of La Champillonnière.
At the end of the hamlet, your road turns left and you take the dirt track on the right. It very quickly turns left. At the end of the field, you can see the statue of the Madonna opposite you, slightly to the right. Your path descends and turns right before reaching a sign for "La Madone - alt. 450 m".
(9) Go up to the right to reach the Madonna site.
(10) In addition to the statue, there are two orientation tables and two picnic tables. It is a shame that the view is partly hidden by vegetation. Turn around.
(9) When you return to the sign for "La Madone - alt. 450 m", descend to the right. When you reach a flat area, look to your left to see a rather interesting statue of Christ on the cross. At this point, be sure to take the very discreet path that branches off to the right. You will come out onto a small road, which you take on the left. You will soon arrive at the church. Turn right to descend to the cemetery car park (S/E).
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