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Park at Place Henri Morel next to the church in Deyras, a village in the commune of Saint-Victor.
(S/E) Take the Chemin du Regard. Follow the arrows with a drawing (here, a message in a bottle - see photos) and the white and yellow markings. Follow a small tarmac road that descends gently.
(1) In Méjon, do not take the Chemin de Courbine but the marked path on the right just after it.
(2) Pass to the left of a private property. The path winds down through the woods.
(3) Stop at the sign for "Un souffle de Méditerranée" for your first view of the Daronne. Then pass the signs for "Un refuge de vie" and immediately after, at the crossroads, look for a footbridge on the left, which crosses the Daronne. You are free to walk back and forth a few metres along this bank to see the beach at the sign for "L'empreinte des hommes" (marked on the map). Return to the previous crossroads.
(4) Turn right, cross the footbridge and head towards Saint-Sorny. You can enjoy the hospitality of the association (ASSY) that occupies the premises, by asking their permission.
(5) Head towards Colombier-le-Vieux on the far right, taking the path that climbs up to another marked path, which you take to the right. After the first left turn, take the path that climbs furthest to the left (marked in white and yellow). Walk through the woods until you reach La Grange.
(6) At La Grange, find a wide path that you take to the right, still following the white and yellow markings. Join a small road that you follow to the right towards Colombier-le-Vieux.
(7) As you approach Palisse, turn left towards the village. In the village, take the signposted path on the left. At the next fork, turn right between two orchards towards Chardon.
(8) In this village, head towards Colombier-le-Vieux, continuing straight ahead for 1.4 km.
(9) At La Croisette, signs for Deyras begin to appear. Continue straight ahead towards the bell tower of Colombier-le-Vieux. In this village, continue straight ahead along Rue de la Forge until you reach the market square.
(10) There, turn right towards Deyras, via Bonnefond (signs behind the hangar on the square).
The small road descends to a farm and then turns into a path that plunges right towards the valley. Leave the plateau and head back into the shade of the undergrowth until you reach the banks of the Daronne.
(11) Cross the river via a ford. You are now at the Moulin de Victouron. Continue uphill until you reach the D578, which you cross. Pass to the left of the hamlet of Les Taillards and continue straight ahead on a small road. You will see the Vierge de Deyras on your right and, beyond it, the Alps.
(12) At the next intersection, turn right, then go straight ahead at the first bend, to the left of Claudettes. At the small road, turn left, then immediately, in the bend, take the path straight ahead.
(13) Pass a sculpture entitled "La chair du tambour" (The flesh of the drummer). A few smaller works are erected a little further on. Return to the tarmac 100 metres further on. Continue straight ahead, then take the path straight ahead in the bend.
(14) At the next intersection, turn right towards "Deyras, 2.4 km". Join the D578, follow it to the right for a few dozen metres, then turn left towards Victouron and Payat (Route du Payat). At the end of the road, turn left.
(15) After Payat, take a path on the edge of a meadow on the left. At the bottom of the valley, join a path on the left which, after a hairpin bend on the right, climbs up the slope. Higher up, turn right at the edge of the meadow towards the east. This path takes you back to a small road which you follow to the left. At the end, turn right towards Deyras. Leave the Virgin Mary on your right (there is an exhibition of animal-drawn agricultural machinery in the meadow on the right of the road). You will easily reach the church, whose bell tower is visible (S/E).
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