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Park in the car park on Quai Farconnet, near the marina in Tournon-sur-Rhône.
(S/E) Head south-east towards the Marc Seguin footbridge.
(1) Cross the bridge to reach Tain-l'Hermitage on the left bank. Continue straight ahead to Place du Taurobole. Cross to the middle, then turn left onto Rue des Jardins, then take the first right onto Rue des Bessards. Continue under the railway line, leaving Rue des Sarments on your right, then turn right onto Chemin des Bessards. You will reach the right-angled crossroads of Rue and Chemin de l'Hermitage, marked by a hiking totem.
(2) Turn left onto the path. Follow the yellow markings through the vineyard until you reach a track suitable for vehicles.
(3) Turn left, heading west on Chemin de la Chapelle. You will reach the Hermitage Chapel.
(4) Follow the paved slanting street that climbs east of the chapel and then goes around it to the north. The paved slanting street continues along a track (relay antenna), then along a tarmac road that joins the Chemin du Belvédère.
(5) Turn left, go through the gate and continue along the track. Turn left onto the path that climbs up to the ridge. Follow it to the Pierre Aiguille viewpoint (orientation table, beautiful panorama of the Rhône and Dou valleys, the Gervans dam and the Pilat massif).
(6) Continue to the right, heading due east, until you reach a second orientation table with views of the Vercors massif and the Isère valley. Return to the previous fork via the track that descends due south.
(5) Follow the tarmac road opposite (250 m). Turn right onto the yellow-marked path. Follow it for 400 metres until you reach a tarmac road. Turn left, then right at the next junction.
(7) Turn right onto the path (marked in yellow) which descends through the woods and joins a paved slanting street. Continue between the vineyards until you reach the D241 tarmac road or Route de Larnage. Turn right onto it and continue along Chemin de l'Hermitage.
At the corner of the cemetery, turn right and walk past the Tain-l'Hermitage wine cellar. Continue straight ahead to reach the hiking totem pole you passed on the way there.
(2) Turn left to reach Place du Taurobole, cross it and take the footbridge to the right bank of the Rhône.
(1) Continue straight ahead and turn right onto Rue Gabriel Faure, then take the stairs up Montée Sainte-Marthe. At the top of the stairs, turn right onto the scenic road, then take the first road on the right. At the second hairpin bend, continue straight ahead along a path (yellow markings) that climbs through the Saint-Joseph vineyards. You will arrive at a pass.
(8) Turn right twice onto the path overlooking a vineyard. Continue to Chapon (hiking signpost).
(9) Take the tarmac road on the right towards Tournon (yellow signposts). Continue for 250 m to reach the Chapelle viewpoint. Then continue north-west along the marked path. You will reach the Chemin des Tours crossroads (the hospital tower is 30 m away on the right).
(10) Turn left onto this road to reach the Pierregourde Tower. Go down the stairs leading to Rue du Doux.
(11) Turn right onto this street. Then turn left to cross Avenue Maréchal Foch or Quai Farconnet and return to the car park (S/E).
. The view is breathtaking and the wind blows strongly on the Tain lookout points 
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