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Park on the grassy area in front of the Mission Cross of Saint-Jérôme. To reach this cross, take the D964 between Gaillac and Castelnau-de-Montmiral. At the large Bompart garage, turn off onto the D4a, then onto the D5. The Saint-Jérôme cross will soon come into view.
You can also reach it after Saint-Cécile-d'Avès, via the D32, heading north (more difficult without a sat-nav).
Yellow signposting: "Chemin de Gradille"
(S/E) From the car park, head south-east, keeping the farm buildings on your left on the Route de Saint-Jérôme.
(1) Turn left at the first junction onto the Chemin Causse de Derrau. Pass two paths on your right, then shortly afterwards take a small path down into the woods which runs alongside a field before joining the Chemin de Labot.
(2) Turn right onto the road and walk past a few houses. After the last house, the road becomes a grassy track that descends gently through fields. At the corner of the Mas de Journès, turn left onto Chemin du Mas de Journès and walk for about 200 m.
(3) Leave the road to the right, taking a wide grassy path which narrows further on.
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(4) At the 229m mark, continue straight on along the path through the undergrowth, which climbs more steeply further on. You’ll come to a road just at the entrance to Vors. Turn right and walk for about a hundred metres.
(5) At the bend, turn left onto a path that opens out onto a stone building. Follow it to rejoin, further down, the Sentier des Hauts de Gaillac.
Yellow markings: “Sentier des Hauts de Gaillac”
Head left onto this path lined with hedges. Further on, the countryside opens up onto a vineyard before you catch sight of Les Cassanis Bas. Join the Chemin de Cassanis, which you follow to the right for about 100 metres.
(6) Turn right onto a grassy path. Pass a pretty little pond on your left. Go round Les Cassanis Hauts to reach Cravol to the east.
(7) At the Cravol sign, turn right onto a path through the woods. Cross the Bois d'Arnaud to reach, further on to your right, a descending path running alongside a vineyard. This path joins the Route de Vors at Matens. Take it to the left for 300 to 400 m.
(8) Turn right onto a wooded path which opens out onto vineyards further on. The path descends gently through vineyards and fields and joins the Chemin de Milhavet.
(9) Take a very sharp left-right turn and follow the narrow path through the scrub. Pass the junction at the 207m mark and continue south-south-west to the junction near a house.
(10) Leave the Sentier des Hauts de Gaillac and turn right onto a grassy path surrounded by fields.
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You begin a long, open climb across fields. Leave Mas de Graves on your left and pass beneath the Puech de Magne. After this hill, you take a path through the undergrowth that joins the Chemin Jacques Savy. Cross it and continue straight ahead until you reach the Chemin de Cabanette.
(11) Cross it and continue north-west along the Route de Saint-Jérôme. You will rejoin the Chemin de Gradille.
Yellow signposting “Chemin de Gradille”
(12) At the Palis crossroads, turn left onto Chemin du Pommier Long. After the Pommier Long house, this road becomes a path and enters the Bois de Gradille. Continue westwards, ignoring the various paths to the right and left.
(13) At the junction at elevation 272, follow the path on your left towards the Chapelle de Gradille, which stands alone and is surrounded by a cemetery.
(14) Turn back to the junction.
(13) Head north again along the Chemin du Bois de Gradille.
(15) Cross the Route de la Crouzère and take the Chemin de Marrevaysse opposite. Follow it for a few hundred metres.
(16) Leave it on your right, just before Milhac, and take a grassy path leading uphill, bordered by a hedge. Further up, you’ll come to an orchard before skirting Marevaysse to the left.
(17) Cross the Chemin de Marevaysse to the north. After a clear plateau, head towards the farm buildings.
You will come to the grassy area of the Croix de Saint-Jérôme (S/E).
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