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DESCRIPTION MODIFIED IN SEPTEMBER 2019 AT POINT 5. The paved driveway opposite the end of the track on the road is actually a public road and not private (even though there is a letterbox at the entrance). The owner herself informed us of this fact.
When entering Thueyts from Aubenas, park in the car park on the right-hand side of the road after the Apic bridge over the Merdaric, which flows into the Ardèche.
(S/E) From the car park, take the Pont du Diable footpath that passes under the road and go down the paved slanting street that leads to the Pont du Diable. Reach the fork at the "la Roche" signpost.
(1) Take the path on the left towards Fargebelle.
(2) Cross the bridge and take the path on the left. After about 20 metres, take the path that climbs to the right. Pass the orientation table and reach the ruined hamlet of Fargebelle, at an altitude of 595 metres.
(3) Turn left onto the path towards La Souche and join the track.
(4) Follow it to the right.
(5) When the track ends at a road, take the paved lane opposite (which appears to be private but is actually a public thoroughfare) leading to a few steps. The path then passes behind the house; turn right immediately and join a small road.
(6) Turn left and, 20 metres further on, take a path on the right that enters a wood and runs alongside a stream. Cross the hamlet of Luzet and reach a small road.
(7) Follow it to the left and, a few metres further on, leave it to take a path on the right (paved slanting street stream) which leads to a double footbridge crossing the Ardèche.
(8) On the other bank, continue to the right. The path runs alongside the Ardèche to the hamlet of La Léoune. Go back up to the N102 and follow it to the right to the village.
(9) Take a short detour by turning right onto a street signposted "Échelle de la Reine". Take the magnificent staircase down to the Vernède bridge. Turn around and, once on the plateau at Haute Vernède, turn right onto a path that continues along Rue du Tramontel. Join the road and walk about 50 metres to the right.
(10) Then turn right onto the street signposted "Échelle du Roi" to reach the viewpoint and admire the Pont du Diable bridge below. Turn around to rejoin the N102, then turn right to return to the car park where you started (S/E).
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