Les Caves Cathédrales - Drôme Sud Provence

Mountain bike route no. 8.

(S/E) From the village square, at the wash house, follow signpost no. 8.

(1) At the junction with the Promenade du Four à Chaux, take the road to Suze-la-Rousse almost directly opposite. Keep left at the Fork in the road.

(2) Carry straight on. At the four-way junction, do the same. Further down, turn right onto a track then follow a single track downhill to the left.

(3) Caution: at the road, take a path through the woods on the left. You’ll come out onto the D218; head straight on.

(4) Turn left and tackle a long, fairly difficult climb (rocks and natural steps). You’ll rejoin the road to Suze-la-Rousse.

(2) Turn right, then left onto the Chemin des Buisses, and right again to take a technical path. At the top, turn left.

(5) Caution: turn right onto a path running between the houses. Follow signpost no. 8 and cross a pine forest.

(6) Caution: at the crossroads, turn left and do the same at the next crossroads. Follow signpost no. 8 and veer left onto an uphill, stony path.

(7) At a junction, turn right. Climb a path that is sometimes technical. Follow the markings through the undergrowth. The path winds with a series of bends to the right and left.

(8) Cut^across the^{GR®® trail.} Continue over the stone slabs and up a steep climb near the ruins of Barry Castle.

(9) At Les Caves Cathédrales, continue along the road. Further on, turn right onto a path through the holm oaks.

(10) Further down, at a junction, take the path on the left which leads further on to a small road.

(11) Caution: turn left. Head back up the D218 then, at the junction, follow a technical descent to the right. Return to the starting point (S/E).

We strongly recommend taking IGN map no. 3039ET with you. Mountain bikers must be self-sufficient;
though professional guides are available if required. Emergency numbers: 18 or 112.

Information from the Drôme Sud Provence Tourist Office: 04 75 96 59 60
Drôme Sud Provence Tourist Office

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