Tour of the village from Saint-Maurice-d'Ibie

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This hike starts at the church and takes you past the foot of Petit Montagu before turning towards Les Condamines. Then there is a short stretch on the D558. The hike passes through Pié Gautier and Courmarède before descending to Saint-Maurice-d'Ibie.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 6.05 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,027 ft
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    Descent: - 1,004 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,266 ft
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    Lowest point: 686 ft
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Description of the walk

Departure from the church car park.

(S/E) Leave the car park, take the road on the right and cross the Ibie. Continue straight on along Route de Valos until you reach the hairpin bend.

(1) Continue to the left, then, in the left-hand bend, take the path opposite and continue straight ahead.

(2) At the ford, turn right and cross the Ibie to reach the D558 opposite.

(3) Turn left onto the departmental road and follow it for 500 metres, then first turn right then left after the bend and continue straight ahead.

(4) At the Y junction, keep left and continue straight ahead until you reach the hairpin bend.

(5) Turn right, keep right at the Y junction and continue straight ahead until you reach a crossroads.

(6) Keep to the right, then turn left and continue straight ahead until you reach another Y-junction.

(7) Turn right and continue straight ahead until you reach a junction.

(8) Turn right, keep right at the Y junction and join the D558.

(9) Follow it to the right and then to the left to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 692 ft - Church square - Ibie (rivière) - Affluent de L'Ardèche
  2. 1 : mi 0.84 - alt. 925 ft - Right turn
  3. 2 : mi 1.47 - alt. 722 ft - Ford - Ibie (rivière) - Affluent de L'Ardèche
  4. 3 : mi 1.98 - alt. 755 ft - D558
  5. 4 : mi 2.79 - alt. 1,060 ft - Y-junction
  6. 5 : mi 3.44 - alt. 791 ft - Hairpin
  7. 6 : mi 4.17 - alt. 1,161 ft - Crossroads
  8. 7 : mi 4.5 - alt. 1,266 ft - Y-junction
  9. 8 : mi 4.87 - alt. 1,220 ft - Junction
  10. 9 : mi 5.82 - alt. 712 ft - D558
  11. S/E : mi 6.05 - alt. 692 ft - Church square - Ibie (rivière) - Affluent de L'Ardèche

Notes

No water source

Worth a visit

Visit to the village

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