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Starting point and car park at the northern entrance to the village.
(S/E) Enter the village of Saint-Benoît-en-Diois, pass by the church and walk along the houses (fountain). Follow the path down towards the Roanne and cross the bridge.
(1) Turn left and walk along the riverbank for about 50 metres. Take the shortcut, then climb up the track on the right in wide hairpin bends.
(2) At the Selle du Moulin signpost, turn right towards Rimon (south-east). Walk along the vineyard, then continue along the steep path that climbs up the hillside. It passes a small rocky pass, then two wild valleys. Continue climbing under the black pines of the Aup national forest. Climb the narrow, steep track, then take the wide track on the right. This crosses a ravined valley.
(3) At a bend to the left of the track, climb up the path on the left through the Spanish broom. Continue under the black pines, climbing steadily, until you reach the D581.
(4) Cross the departmental road and follow the track opposite, which leads to Rimon. At the chapel, follow the road to the left.
(5) At the Rimon signpost, continue along the D581 opposite.
(6) At the Les Combeaux hairpin bend, continue straight ahead along the path on the hillside for 800 metres. This path runs along the rocks before crossing the heath and reaching the crops.
(7) Descend the ridge via tight, steep hairpin bends from Pas de la Pousterle through a forest of beech and Scots pine trees. At the crossroads, follow the signs for Saint-Benoît-en-Diois and climb a few rocks on the left using the steps. The path climbs gently through the oak grove, then descends the steep slope of the combe, changes sides and joins the Selle du Moulin crossroads in the vineyards.
(2) Continue to the right, taking the same path you used on the way up to descend to the village (S/E).
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