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To reach the starting point from Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, head towards Causse-de-la-Selle. Pass through the village, staying on the D4 road. Continue for approximately 2 km. Follow the River Hérault on the left. After the dam, you will reach an open area on the right which serves as a car park.
(S/E) From the car park, turn left. Walk alongside the road and, after the bend, turn right onto the ascending path. Continue for about thirty metres and, at the hairpin bend, leave the path to the left to follow the ascending, gully-cut track. This leads to the top of the Combe Bugatière and joins a path junction with a cross on the right.
(1) Carry on straight ahead, leaving the cross on your right. Ignore the path 20 metres to the left, then cross to the right through the hamlet of l’Estagnol between the houses. Continue up the gentle slope until you reach the next path junction (elevation 340).
(2) Keep to the left. The path climbs, becoming steeper, crosses the upper part of the Combe de Valbonne and heads eastwards (towards Montagrès). Pass over the Roc Trinquat before sweeping round in a wide left-hand bend onto the other side of the slope. Reach a path junction at the Combe des Arboussets (elevation 535).
(3) Take the path on the right at the tree, which leads slightly downhill. Cross through the undergrowth and turn right, then head uphill again. Continue straight ahead, ignoring the paths to the left and right. After a difficult climb, you’ll reach a junction at the hamlet of Mas d’Agre (ruins).
(4) Head towards the cairn (pile of stones); the path to the right of the corner of the Mas is not accessible. Continue through the undergrowth along a barely visible path. Reach the junction of paths further up, turn right and arrive at the ridge.
(5) Continue to the left and follow the barely visible path along the summit. Walk along the left-hand side of a copse of trees, then cross a grassy area for 50 m before reaching the path known as the “hunters’ path” (elevation 548) further up. Continue left along the grassy path, always keeping to the right at junctions. Join a wider track (elevation 569) and continue to the right for approximately 700 metres.
(6) At the three-way junction with a cistern, turn left and continue for less than 400 m to the next crossroads (elevation 595).
(7) Turn left, cross the wooded area to leave the track and go over a chicane at the Pont d’Agre. Follow the path and carry on until you come to a path on the right.
(8) Carry on straight ahead for a round trip to the Roc de la Vigne. At the next junction, marked by a cairn, turn right and follow the path as it winds its way uphill through the woods. Keep a close eye on the path and stay to the left at all times. Cross through the undergrowth, then head right to reach the Roc de la Vigne.
(9) From the Roc de la Vigne, once you’ve enjoyed the view, turn back. Pass the junction with the cairn and head for the next one.
(8) Leave the path you took on the way up and head left. Cross the ridge to reach the path and descend along the track. A little further down, ignore the path on the right (marker 587), continue left through the undergrowth and pass under a rock carved directly out of the bedrock. Stay on the track; do not veer left or right. Watch out for karstic caves, natural holes and caving entry points. Follow the Combe de la Blande on your left and pass the Mas de l’Arboussier (ruins) on your right. Ignore a path branching off to the left and, after a few hairpin bends, reach the bottom of the Combe de Malafosse.
(10) Continue downhill and pass a hairpin bend. Reach the Mas de Combe (elevation 88) at the junction of the Combe du Sergent and the Combe Malafosse.
(11) Carry on along the path until you reach the road.
(12) Turn left and you’ll soon reach the car park (S/E).
Visorando Member
Moderate 
Association / Club / Walk leader
Easy 
