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Park on Chemin des Aires, a one-way street opposite the doctor's surgery.
(S/E) Walk up Chemin des Aires and, when you reach the end of the street, turn left and then right onto Rue du Chasselas. At the top of this very short street (about 20 metres), turn left onto Rue Haute and then immediately right onto Rue de la Paved Slanting Street, which climbs steeply with a slight left turn at the start.
(1) At the top of Rue de la Paved Slanting Street, take a path that climbs slightly to the right. This leads to a small cul-de-sac near some houses. Turn right before the road onto a well-marked path to reach the Jean Cavalier windmill, which offers a lovely view of the village.
(2) Take a path along the cliff edge below the mill, which runs alongside the meadow at the edge of the pine forest. Continue until you reach a marker next to a beautiful drystone shelter (dry stone hut). Descend via a steep path on the right to reach the small road of Coin du Loup.
(3) Walk down the street for about 30 metres and turn left at the speed bump onto a forest track.
Go through the barrier and a little further on, in a right-hand bend, take the path that goes straight up to the left of the track.
Climb a few metres and continue along this path on the ledge above the track through the oak and pine trees. After a few minutes, you will arrive at the football stadium.
(4) When you reach the stadium, go around the right side of the field. Descend towards a large space behind the antennas, which is the village's old landfill, and climb up a track that leads to a barrier at an intersection.
Go through the gate and cross the track to take a path through the undergrowth that leads into the heath.
Ignore the two paths that branch off to the left and cross through this thick forest of holm oaks to emerge on the other side onto a track overlooking the Vaunage, at the foot of a water reservoir.
Descend to the left and, at a technical building (where there is also an antenna), descend via a path on the right. Pass an intersection and continue in the same direction to descend to a pass marked 146 m on the IGN map (there is a marker).
(5) At the pass, take a path that enters the forest on the left. This path climbs slightly at the start and then, after a left turn, descends rapidly over smooth stones into the Combe de Saint-Dionisy. When you reach the bottom, continue downhill, overlooking a dry stream on the right bank, then cross over to climb up the left bank and reach the Source du Ranquet.
(6) Join the road and take the stony path that climbs up to the right towards the oppidum of Nages. After a steep climb, you will arrive at the rear of the oppidum. Head for the central square at the signpost.
(7) Continue straight ahead towards Saint-Dionisy. Then follow the ledge and climb slightly up to the Roque de Vif (or de Viou) at the corner of the hill, where you will have a beautiful view of Calvisson and its mills with the Pic-Saint-Loup in the background.
(8) Continue along the track, climbing slightly, then take a path on the left that follows the ridge above Saint-Dionisy. Then enter the pine forest and descend to the pass encountered in the first part of the hike.
(5) Descend the track on the left towards Saint-Dionisy, then at the first bend, go straight on along the path that climbs slightly into the heath. Follow this path along the ridge, ignoring the various paths branching off to the right or left, and after a straight descent, climb up to the right to reach Le Castelas (the peak above Langlade) where you will find a marker.
(9) Take the track that descends straight ahead, then at the first bend, turn left between two large pine trees onto a path through the undergrowth. Follow this path down to a wide intersection and turn left again to return to a ravine. Follow the path down the other side to join another larger track.
About ten metres further on, turn right into the undergrowth onto a path that climbs slightly and arrives at the foot of a steep-sided valley. Continue on the other side of the valley on the right bank and walk along the top (a good ten metres above, be careful not to slip). Then join a path coming from the left below and turn right, following the main trail.
This will take you above the cemetery and, at the end of the path, descend on the left to reach Rue des Lavandières. Turn right, pass the wash house and join Chemin des Aires. Descend on the left to return to the starting point (S/E).
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