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Head to the village of Lafare, then take the road on the left towards the Dentelles de Montmirail.
Pass the few parking spaces near the waterfall and continue climbing for about 700m. Park at the Saint-Christophe signpost, in the few spaces at the side of the road on the left.
Yellow markings
(S/E) From the Saint-Christophe marker, with your back to Mont Ventoux, take the tarmac road opposite (north-west) towards Col du Cayron. Head downhill, pass through Cassan and continue to the junction where the tarmac ends.
Ignore the paths on the right and continue left onto the path that begins to climb. During the ascent, ignore all the paths to the right and left; many are simply access routes to vineyard plots. Reach the Col du Cayron at the large car parks.
Ignore the path leading down to the right towards Gigondas and continue a few metres along the pass car park.
Blue Markings
(1) Take a path on the left, just after the marker post. Despite a Blue Cross, a sign indicates the route to the Dentelles with blue markings. The path climbs quite steeply through the forest and reaches a junction just before the foot of the cliffs.
Turn left to get closer to the cliff face. Follow it for a few metres, then ignore a steep section marked with a Blue Cross to find a passage through the rocks a few metres further on.
Turn right, cross this fairly easy rocky section, then reach a sort of small pass amidst the rocks of the Dentelles.
(2) Turn right to follow the markings which run along the cliffs on the southern slope. At times you will need to use your hands or hold onto a tree branch to get past small obstacles. Ignore all the paths leading down to the left and continue along the trail. After about 600m, the path descends steeply and joins a track at the Col d’Alsau.
(3) Turn left onto the track and turn left again 50m further on. Continue straight ahead, taking the steps made of logs; the path then curves to the left and continues along the hillside.
At a fork in the road in the forest, follow the path on the right, which continues on level ground. When you reach a clearing, with the Dentelles in line with Mont Ventoux, take the path that descends slightly to the left and leads to another junction about 50m further on.
(4) Turn left onto the path which climbs and skirts the rocky outcrop as closely as possible; ignore the blue markings which descend to the right. The path continues to the left of the rock face, gradually moving away from it until it reaches a junction.
No markings, just a few cairns
(5) Ignore the path on the left which descends at a right angle and take the less marked track on the right which continues on level ground. The vegetation is very dense in places and the track disappears at times. When the track turns right on the ascent, it becomes more visible, but becomes very steep to the point where you will need to use the tree branches to help you haul yourself up the path.
Once at the foot of the cliff, cross the rocky outcrop using your hands and reach the pass.
Descend the southern slope over a rocky slab, where everyone will find their own technique for climbing down.
Continue down a few metres to find a path.
Blue dot markings
(6) Turn left onto the track that runs along the rock face on the southern slope; at times you’ll need to use your hands to get over a small obstacle. The path then drops steeply down stony ground where you’ll need to be careful not to slip.
Once you reach the top of a small vineyard, head left to find a path that descends through the boxwood and joins the road at the waterfall car park.
Turn left onto the road for a few metres and head towards the bend (a few parking spaces available). Continue along the path on the left, which joins a Fork in the road a few metres further on.
(7) At the fork in the road, take a short detour to the left, still following the Blue route, to walk up the left bank of the stream and see the waterfall up close (it is possible to cross the stream and continue a little further by climbing over a few rocks).
Return to the Fork in the road just before the road.
(7) Head left to climb back up. After a short steep section where you’ll need to use your hands again, the path approaches the road and turns left.
One last little effort and the path comes out onto the road. Cross it and take the wider path opposite which climbs up to the chapel. Ignore all the tracks branching off to the left to reach the Chapel of Saint-Christophe.
(8) Head back down to the road via the same route and turn right to return to the car park (S/E).
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