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Park in the large area south of the village: tennis courts and caravans.
(S/E) Join the tarmac road and turn left (north). At the fork, take the wide path on the right. Ignore the next path on the right and continue to a T-junction.
(1) Follow the road on the left (D134), which supports the GRP® Haute Vallée de la Cèze, marked in yellow and red.
(2) Just before the hairpin bend, follow the path on the left through the woods, cutting across the hairpin bends: this is a steep, often stony descent. Eventually, rejoin the road on the right to reach a bridge over the Cèze. Cross the bridge and follow the road as it turns left for about 50 metres.
(3) At the end of the low wall, take a path on the left that descends towards the river, then turns left to follow it. Pass under the road and, 100 m further on, you will reach a fork that does not appear on the IGN map.
(4) Take the hairpin bend to the left and start climbing up a very wild path that eventually joins a wider track.
(5) Follow this path to the left. After a relatively gentle climb, you will reach a T-junction where you will join the GRP®.
(6) Follow the GRP® on the right (house on the left). After 250 m, you will reach a fork.
(7) Leave the GRP® and take a path on the right, marked in yellow. Continue downhill (roughly north) on a good path. Pass a hut and reach a hairpin bend.
(8) Take the hairpin bend on the right and walk for about 100 m. Look for a path that branches off to the left: it is signposted, but the path is a little hidden.
(9) Take this path, which further on turns sharply to the right. Continue, ignoring a path on the right. Further on, the path slopes to the right and reaches a junction.
(10) Turn right (east) onto the marked trail. This is the end of the descent that leads to the Cèze. This section is quite difficult due to fallen trees, but the yellow markings are clearly visible. In early June 2024, there was also a small stream that was dry last year. Descend carefully, weaving between the fallen trees, always following the markings: if the stream is dry, the easiest way is to walk in its bed. Reach the Gué d'Hiverne.
(11) Take your time to choose where to cross. This year, barefoot and with a nice current, it took me a while (it's slippery!). Cross, turn right onto a wide path and reach the D51.
(12) Follow it to the right, pass the hamlet of Hiverne, then a road on the left and, after crossing a bridge over the Hivernette, reach a second road, in a loop of the D51.
(13) Leave the departmental road and follow this small road on the left. After 50 m, you will reach a fork and take the path on the right. Now begin a long, fairly easy climb (probably a mule track) through the woods. Still following the yellow markings and continuing uphill, you will reach the hamlet of Salveplane via a small road and join the D155a.
(14) Follow it for about 50 metres to the right, then take the path on the left. Continue climbing until you reach the highest point of the hike, at the hamlet of Les Bouchets, which you will reach via a small road. Follow it to the right for about 50 metres.
(15) Take the path on the right, marked with yellow PR® and yellow-red GRP® signs. This beautiful path descends through the woods and reaches the D155a. Follow it to the left to join the D51. Follow this road to the left for about 100 metres until you reach a right-hand bend.
(16) Leave the road and take the path opposite (GRP®). You will arrive within sight of the Habitarelle.
(17) Take the hairpin bend to the right onto a beautiful path and arrive near the D51.
(18) Just before the departmental road, leave the GRP® and take the path on the left. Cross the D51 with caution and take the street opposite that leads to the village. At the T-junction, turn right. Pass between the church (with its bell tower) and the small restaurant and continue straight ahead to return to the starting point (S/E).
Visorando member
Easy 
Local authority
Moderate 
Very difficult 
