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Departure from the town hall car park.
(S/E) In front of the town hall, head towards the village, Rue du 19 Mars 1962, and cross the D6 (Grande Rue).
Go up Rue du Bourg, then turn right onto Rue des Remparts. Take the cobbled Montée Portal on the left; then turn right onto Montée des Genêts for 20 metres and immediately left onto Chemin du Belvédère. Pass the well (on your right), then go up the path on the right. Turn left, then right and you will reach the cemetery wall.
(1) Turn right onto Chemin du Belvédère (orientation table), which offers a beautiful 180° view of the Valdaine plain. Continue along the road and walk along the right-hand side of the cemetery. Leave Montée des Genêts on your right; at the next crossroads, turn left down Montée du Téron. At the bottom, turn left onto Chemin des Ours.
(2) At the fork, turn right and then right again onto Rue de la Grange. Continue straight ahead on Chemin de Chevrière.
(3) At the corner, after passing behind a farm, turn left into the woods. The path winds its way up to the "Chevrière circular panoramic loop" (ZNIEFF sign).
(4) Turn left to follow this circular, which will reward you with magnificent views.
(4) Back at the start of the circular, turn left and follow the ridge.
(5) Leave the marked trail (Roynac routes) on your left; at the next intersection, turn left and stay on the ridge as you descend. After skirting a field (on your right), the trail climbs again; continue straight up until you reach the intersection with a wide path (former caravan site, known as Berthouin, on your left). A little further on, above a small field (on the left), leave the wide path and enter the woods, climbing up the ridge.
(6) Ignore a path on the left and continue slightly uphill until you reach the junction with the "Charivari" route. Continue straight ahead until you reach the edge of a large field.
(7) Turn right and continue straight ahead until you reach Route d'Auriples; turn right and follow this road for a good kilometre until you reach the D6 (Tranchée picnic area).
(8) Cross the D6 and continue opposite, on the left, along a path that climbs steeply and winds its way up. At the top, follow the Pigne ridge. Cross two stone paths and continue along the ridge to the D136 (Route de Saou). Turn right, leaving Chemin Bovet on your left, and turn left onto the next path, which is not shown on the IGN map (before the main road to Crest).
(9) Go around the woods on the left and take the path at the edge of the field that enters the woods and descends to a tarmac road leading to a private property. Turn left and descend to Impasse du Vieux Chêne. Turn left onto Chemin des Moulins.
(10) At the intersection, take the path between the two fields towards Puy-Saint-Martin. Turn left at the diversion to join the D107 (Route de Manas), then continue to the right, cross the diversion and head for the town hall (S/E).
We really enjoyed it, but the afternoon heat was hard to bear despite the shaded areas! Should we do it in the morning?
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