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Park in the car park by the Lignon river, Rue Pierre Dubois Maurin.
(S/E) Head south-east and walk along the Lignon on your right. Cross the Lignon via the Pont du Chastelas bridge. Take the road on the right for a good hundred metres.
(1) Turn right again onto the path that runs alongside the river. Cross the stream and reach the road, then cross it. Follow the path opposite and reach the hamlet of Le Monteil. Once in the hamlet, ignore the road and continue straight ahead.
(2) At the fork, turn right towards Courcoussat. Reach a small road at Mas Reynaud and follow it to the left for 200 metres.
(3) Take a path on the left towards Courcoussat and Ladenne. Leave the forest and reach the pass at 823m.
(4) Continue along the path opposite, which descends slightly to the left, crosses a ridge and climbs again (altitude 877m).
(5) Follow the ridge line that passes at the foot of the Rocher de Courcoussat and offers a panoramic view of magnificent landscapes. Continue west. Arrive at the Col de Courcoussat signpost.
(6) Turn back to the previous crossroads.
(5) Take the path that climbs to the right, which is not very visible for a few metres due to the abundance of broom. You will arrive at the foot of Pic de Ladenne.
(7) Continue along the path through the broom to reach the pass at an altitude of 823 metres, which you passed on the way up. This path is sometimes difficult to see in the broom (which became overgrown in 2018); however, there are no particular difficulties as the pass is visible throughout the descent.
(4) Turn right to rejoin the path you took on the way up until you reach the road.
(3) Leave the road you took on the way up and continue along the path opposite. This path crosses the road twice and then joins it a third time. Follow it to the left for a few metres.
(8) You will then find the path on the right. This winds downhill to the Echelette bridge over the Lignon river. Cross the bridge and climb the stairs to the viewpoint, where you can see the basalt flows of the Jaujac volcano.
(9) Take the road on the right back to the starting point (S/E).
. Everything is relative.) I plan to share this experience with friends on our next trip to the Ardèche.
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