Le Cuou de Peyrou and the Mont Trésor sheepfold

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

A very pleasant walk, with beautiful views of the valley and varied trails. We did not return from point 3 via the aerial section because the barriers are in very poor condition and the suspended path is clearly no longer maintained. We consider it dangerous. But that's okay, you just have to retrace your steps to continue the walk.

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Date of your route : Aug 06, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

There is an error; part of the route is technical. The level should be moderate. Not suitable for young children.

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Hello,
Thank you for your prompt reply and the additional information.
Of course, rating a route is no easy task when it comes to meeting the expectations of users aged 7 to... 84 – and hopefully older, in my case, with quite a few kilometres under my belt and no desire to hang up my walking sticks.
However, and I'm probably not the only one, I look for a balance between physical ability and the characteristics of the route (both for myself and for any companions or participants).
Would a rating system such as "Easy/Easy with caution" or "Moderate/Moderate with caution" be useful?
Best regards and thank you again for these paths we have travelled together.

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Date of your route : Jul 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I agree with a previous comment expressing surprise that this route is classified as "easy".
Obviously, this contributes to the decision of hikers with very average physical condition, or even – and this is absolutely not pejorative in my mind – "Sunday walkers" with children or elderly people, or those who are not very familiar with Provençal conditions (unstable rocky terrain, steep slopes, intense heat, etc.).
For my part, I would fear that between points 1 and 3, certain passages, particularly descents, could lead to dangerous situations for which they could legitimately complain that they had not been informed.
In this case, could a more accessible alternative route (A/R: D/6/5... to 3) be proposed so as not to miss out on this beautiful destination?

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

We were supposed to go to Lubéron, but the weather forecast predicted rain. So we changed our plans to something shorter and chose this hike because it allowed us to get back sooner, just in time for a nice shower. It was a close call. Anyway... The hike is nice. Be careful if you follow the route strictly, just before point 2, there is a steep climb. It's not long, but it's steep. Some people can manage it, but not everyone! It would be better to follow the DFCI to the hairpin bend and reach point 2 from the right. There is less of a slope and therefore less difficulty. After that, it's easy going, although there is one slightly exposed section, but nothing too serious. After point 2, it's as described. A short but enjoyable hike... Thanks to whoever created it, or rather mapped it on Viso.

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Date of your route : Jul 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This hike is classified as "easy", probably because of its relatively short length, but in my opinion, it would be better to classify it as "moderate", if only because of a really steep, rocky and slippery section between points 1 and 2. However, you will never encounter similar conditions on the descent (and so it is really a hike that should be done in the direction described).

From point 1, you can see a hole in the rock with metal structures on the cliff face far to the right. The round trip described in the itinerary between points 2 and 3 will take you there, and it is truly impressive. You can descend, with the utmost caution (the guardrails are very old and unreliable), a short staircase that allows you to see the passage that runs along a narrow ledge above the void, Hollywood style. It is partially collapsed and it would undoubtedly be suicidal to venture there, but it is really worth the trip.

Apart from the steep slope mentioned above, the path is easy to follow (at least if you use GPS...). The landscape is superb.

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Date of your route : Jan 22, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Do not go back up the hill, but turn right after the bushes to follow the valley. When you reach a grassy crossroads, turn left to join a larger path.

this explanation is not very clear
We must have taken a wrong turn because the hike ended up taking 3½ hours! But it was sublime, with encounters with four ibexes.

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Date of your route : Jan 16, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Thank you for this route, which we completed without difficulty using VisioRando.
The colours at the start of the year are magnificent.
The ground was frosty and white, which added a touch of magnificence.

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Date of your route : Aug 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Not much signposting at the start, but a lovely walk.

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Date of your route : Mar 13, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very overgrown path leading down to the first valley. Impossible to find the stone benches. Best avoided during hunting season...
Very well-restored sheepfold. Ideal for a short break or picnic.

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Hello and thank you for your comments.

The difficulty with mapping is choosing the right format: IGN, open or aerial view. These three formats do not coincide, so the mapping cannot be perfectly accurate, sorry! And GPS accuracy is not much better...

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Date of your route : Mar 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Easy hike combining a little difficulty with easier paths
Difficulty in matching the map to the terrain

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Date of your route : Feb 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Route attempted with no other help than the map and explanations provided on Visorando.
It's a shame that the map doesn't indicate the direction of each section, as it has multiple circular loops and I wasn't able to perfectly match the map to the description.
At point 1, we didn't make the round trip to Les Taillades but continued straight on. The red markings led us to some very pretty spots on the ridge.
Unfortunately, when we descended into the valley, we saw the disadvantage of a route that is not often used: the vegetation had completely overgrown the path, and finding the red markings was like playing hide and seek, with many dead ends. When we reached point 2 at the bottom, where there were no longer any red markings to follow, we were clearly unable to find our way with the explanations provided.
So we turned left (or right if we were coming from the other direction) and headed east to join the main track. This section was a bit difficult, as we didn't have the right clothing to clear a path through the thorny vegetation that had completely overgrown the trail.
Someone would need to go through with a good pair of secateurs to make it a little more passable.
We reached the main track (a rather uninteresting walk) and headed back without continuing on the route, as we were constrained by the curfew, but the rest of the route looks much easier.
Nevertheless, we were very happy with this walk, which took us to some beautiful places where our daughter thought she was a little goat.

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Hello,

The application that allows us to locate ourselves in real time on the map is not always very accurate.

Could you please be more specific?

Kind regards

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Date of your route : Feb 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Half of the route is interesting (points 1 to 3), except for the return trip suggested at point 1 to see the old passage more closely.
The app that allows us to locate ourselves in real time on the map is not always very accurate, so I hesitated quite a bit.

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