Pradons - Les Bouchets - Serre Juillet.

A hilly walk through green oaks between Pradons and Lagorce. Beautiful views of the Ardèche cliffs on the final descent.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.58 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 341 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 335 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 366 m
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    Lowest point: 138 m

Description of the walk

Park at the crossroads of the Chemin des Blanches and Chemin des Granges.

(S/E) Take the Chemin des Granges and then turn right at the intersection in the direction of Ruoms (Trappe-Loup).

::1: At the Les Blanches intersection, continue on the asphalt road in the direction of Ruoms (Trappe-Loup).

::2: After 300m, the road turns to the left, continue straight on and ignore two paths on the right.

::3: Ignore a path on the right that crosses a stream and then, 20 m further on, cross the small stream of Chautron and climb the hill.

::4: Arrive at a small pass (signposted Trappe Loup), turn left in the direction of Lagorce (Les Bouchets). The path continues along the ridge and then descends towards the Petit Chaussy.

::5: At the intersection, continue to left, take go in the direction of Lagorce (Les Bouchets). Take care, 200m further down you need to leave the road, taking a path on the left. The markers are not very visible (no indication of a change in direction and no cross).

::6: After having crossed the road, continue to the Les Bouchets sign. Continue in the direction of Lagorce. Cross the stream and then turn left to join the D559, which you cross. Continue on a small road which becomes a path and cross another stream before reaching a small pass near an olive tree plantation (signposted Les Mourades).

::7: Follow the path that climbs up to the left, in the direction of Pradons. The path rises towards the ridge with beautiful views of the Lagorce side. After passing a path to the left and then another on the right, you'll arrive at the Serre de Juillet intersection.

(8: Take the path that descends to the left (in the direction of Pradons) and leads back without difficulty to the start point)D/A::.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 138 m - Parking in Pradons
  2. 1 : km 0.63 - alt. 162 m - Les Blaches junction
  3. 2 : km 0.97 - alt. 178 m - Straight on to Ruoms
  4. 3 : km 1.34 - alt. 162 m - Leave a path to the right
  5. 4 : km 2.3 - alt. 240 m - Turn left towards Les Bouchets
  6. 5 : km 3.81 - alt. 215 m - Turn left towards Les Bouchets
  7. 6 : km 4.61 - alt. 203 m - Straight on, towards Lagorce
  8. 7 : km 6.2 - alt. 261 m - Left-hand path
  9. 8 : km 8.02 - alt. 330 m - Right towards Pradons
  10. S/E : km 10.58 - alt. 138 m - Parking at Pradons

Notes

Circuit with white and yellow route markers throughout.

Worth a visit

All along the route you can enjoy beautiful views of the cliffs bordering the Ardèche, from Balazuc up to the Cirque de Gens.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 13 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
3.9 / 5
visorando10092017
visorando10092017

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A hike with ridge sections offering great views

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Shalva
Shalva

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The scenery is beautiful but the path is rocky all the way. Much of it is in the sun, so not advisable in summer.

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kren
kren

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello

I followed the GPX track without any problems.
Beautiful scenery, especially the final descent with the cliffs.

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MINOMICHEL
MINOMICHEL

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very nice walk but I think that July and August should be avoided because of the high temperatures.
nothing to say about the descriptions

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thierrylern
thierrylern

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 04, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice hike, I have no comment to make on the description as I only use the GPS track on my phone (iPhone 7). It's true that the application uses a lot of energy but caching the maps does the trick for a hike lasting more than 4 hours. What's more, the world hiking map seems to use less energy.
In any case, thank you for all these great walks!
Thierry

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charlotteauxfraises
charlotteauxfraises

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 24, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Beautiful views of the cirque des gens, beautiful scenery.we did the extended circuit.

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savate38
savate38

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 02, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Just one comment: no problem with (5): yellow and white markings on both sides: you can't go wrong;
This route can be extended:
from the Trappe Loup pass (4) turn right towards Ruoms. Nice ridge path. Don't panic! from the moment you turn left at right angles to the D559 there are no signs!
After taking the D559 for about 500m and after the small bridge, take the path on the right towards Lagorce and you will arrive without difficulty by following the yellow and white markings, passing by Petit Chaussy at point (5) of the description of this hike. You will continue by taking the same route as the one described.
This takes you to +435m and 13.75km.

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dougere
dougere

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Beautiful walk
Beautiful scenery

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you jocelyne.sp
You don't have to follow the signs. The description and the route on an ign map are preferable, as the signposting is not always maintained and does not depend on Visorando.

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jocelyne.sp
jocelyne.sp

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 26, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Thank you for this route.
We looked for the car park at the start and then followed the yellow and white signs through the vineyards. We didn't go through the July greenhouse and the walk was cut by 3 km.
We'll do this walk again, but we'll have to be more careful.

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groupo segundo
groupo segundo

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 01, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

salut a tous; j'ai effectuer le parcours en fin juillet; il est intéressant a faire; seul bémol au retour un petit problème se dessine:
the signposting is deficient over 1kms at the place called Champie it seems to me; you go down a stony track then you come across a crossroads the vines in front of the roubine on the right and ..1 passage in front of no signpost; you have to take this one and everything will be fine; there you go thank you for the description, cordially;

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joorange
joorange

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 17, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

We'd chosen a day when the mistral was having a field day, but it was still very hot!
Otherwise, it's a relatively easy route and the direction of rotation is well chosen so you can enjoy the panorama on the final descent.
Thank you

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aorand@sfr.fr
aorand@sfr.fr

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 23, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

this hike is parish specific to Brittany but without much interest to do again maybe in spring!!!!

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VISORANDO3063
VISORANDO3063

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 28, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Very good signposting on the ground, corresponding to the map, but the description of the walk lacks precision.

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