The Vineyards of Concéze

Park at Place de l’Église, in Concèze.

(S/E) With your back to the church, turn right, cross the road and head down towards Le Champ, taking Rue de la Forêt (towards the cemetery).

(1) At the cemetery, turn right and head downhill. Go straight on and cross the village of Le Champ, then Bas Champ.

(2) Before the hamlet of La Côte au Bout, take the path on the right. At the next junction, head downhill to the left (south-southeast). As you emerge from the woodland (view of the valley), note the vineyards (the oldest of which dates back to 1900). Continue downhill, passing a small waterfall, then start climbing again by turning right after about a hundred metres.

(3) On reaching the plateau, turn left. Continue through meadows and woods, following the dirt track. Take a hairpin bend to the right, then ignore a path on the left. Go round a pond on the left-hand side and you will come to a road.

(4) Follow the road to the left. Walk down through the village of Bas Semblat, following the road to the end. Continue along a path lined with dry stone walls.

(5) Turn right and follow the road up the valley.

(6) Take a narrow, steeply sloping path to the right and continue climbing through the woodland. Reach the village of Semblat.

(7) Leave the village via the main road on the left. Head straight on, northwards, ignoring all side paths.

(8) At Las Tieras, turn right and continue along a track through the fields, heading north-east then north. You will reach the village of Le Champ.

(9) At the junction, turn left. Ignore a road coming from the left and pass through the hamlet of La Renaudias. At the next junction, take the second left. At the end, turn right towards the church (S/E).

Blue markings.

Don’t miss the Concèze Raspberry Festival (first weekend in July) and the Concèze “Découvrir” Festival (song, poetry, readings – mid-August – free).