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Departure from Alba-la-Romaine Town Hall, parking available nearby.
(S/E) In front of the town hall, head down towards the post office and follow the signs for the ancient theatre. Cross the bridge over the Escoutay and you will arrive at the wine cellar.
(1) Turn right towards the community hall. Pass quickly in front of the campsite and continue along this road until you reach the D107.
(2) Follow the D107 for 150 metres to the right and leave it at a building, just before a small bridge with stone parapets. Take the carriageway on the left and follow it to a fork.
(3) Turn right. At the end of the vineyard, climb the hillside and, at the top, take the ridge path on the left. Pass under a high-voltage power line and, 500 m further on, you will come to a fork. Take the dirt track on the right and continue to the Fontbonne intersection.
(4) Climb left on the main path, staying on the ridge for 2 km and ignoring the paths on either side. You will arrive at a fork.
(5) Turn left (conifer plantation on the left). At an intersection overlooking ruins on the right, climb opposite to the summit of Montagut (panoramic view of the Coiron plateau, Serre de Juliau and the Rhône plain).
(6) From the summit, continue along the main path, descend on the other side and join a wide track.
(7) Follow it to the right and at the crossroads, continue to the right. After about 450 m, turn left onto the main track and continue to a fork.
(8) Turn right at an acute angle, pass close to a fenced property and gradually descend, ignoring the turnings on either side for 1 km until you reach the houses of Vacheyres.
(9) Continue straight ahead on the main track that follows the ridge, then at La Senouillette, continue along the road. You will come out onto the D107. First turn right then left and cross the bridge over the Escoutay.
(10) At the crossroads of four roads, turn right and go downhill. At the end of the street, pass under the Porte de la Trappe. Continue along the lane and reach the banks of the Esccoutay.
(11) Take the path on the right and you will come to a rest area. Go up the road on the left and then head towards the archaeological documentation centre. You will reach the Town Hall of Alba-la-Romaine (S/E).
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