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Start from the town hall car park.
(S/E) Turn right as you leave the car park and you will soon reach a crossroads at the foot of the church.
(1) Turn right onto Rue du Repos, then takethe first left towards the cemetery. After about 75 metres, turn right onto a path that leads through the vineyards. Pass under a high-voltage power line and take thefirst path on the right (not shown on the map). Join a road and follow it to the left.
(2) Turn right at an acute angle into Impasse du Vernay. After about 150 m, turn left onto a descending path (not shown on the map). Go around the Vernay farm on the left (it is not possible to cross it). After the farm, continue north-east on a path that joins a road.
(3) Follow the road to the right and cross the hamlet of Grandes Terres. Ignore a road on the left and cross the hamlet of Ribérolles.
(4) At the three-way junction, turn left onto Chemin de la Carrière, which further on becomes a track. Go around the quarry on the right and cross a river.
(5) Just after the river, turn right onto a path that climbs up the hillside. Ignore the path that branches off to the right and continue to an intersection facing vineyards. Turn left between the vineyards. At the next crossroads, go straight ahead. Cross the hamlet of Le Gonnu and, at the exit, turn left onto a path. Ignore a path on the left and join the Route de la Croix du Ban.
(6) Follow the road to the left and ignore another road on the left. Immediately take thefirst right, Route du Crêt de Charnat, towards the orientation table.
(7) After a left turn and just before a telephone line, take a path on the left (not shown on the map) that follows this line. At the end, turn right, ignore a path on the left, join the road and follow it to the left. At the end, first turn right then left to take a path towards the orientation table.
(8) Turn left onto a path that starts with steps and go straight up to the orientation table. Descend via the same path.
(8) Follow the previous path to the left. The path goes around the hill to the north and west and, just before it crosses the southern slope, turn right onto a well-marked path. Ignore a path on the right, pass between the vineyards and join a road. Follow this road to the right and, at the triangular crossroads that immediately appears, turn left onto the road that leads to the Croix du Ban.
(9) Continue straight ahead and, after about 50 metres, turn left onto Route de Montmelas. After about 100 metres, turn right onto an uphill path. At the fork not shown on the map (elevation 472), turn right to join the D 20. Follow the road to the left for about 200 metres.
(10) Turn right and climb up a path not shown on the map. Join a path, follow it to the left and climb up the hillside. Stay on this main path and ignore a path branching off to the left. Leave Crêt Néron on your right and continue to a crossroads.
(11) Continue straight ahead (due west) until you reach a five-way crossroads. Take thefirst path on the left. This path climbs steeply at the start to reach the 730 m hill. Descend on the other side. At the crossroads, go straight ahead (south-south-east), climb the hill at an altitude of 731 m and descend straight down to the Col de Saint-Bonnet.
(12) Cross the road and take the leftmost path (Chemin du Nord). Continue straight ahead on this good path until you come to a blocked path on the right.
(13) Turn right, go through the gate and climb up the hillside. At the T-junction, turn left. At the next junction, continue straight ahead and climb up to the Chapelle Saint-Bonnet (magnificent viewpoint).
(14) Leave the chapel on your left and take the path that descends opposite (south). You will come to a road; follow it to the left. Further on, when you reach a large house, turn right onto Chemin du Prieuré, which descends the hillside.
(15) At the bottom (cemetery and chapel on the left), turn right into a street. You will immediately come to another street; follow it to the left to return to the starting point (S/E).
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