Tour of the Rocher de Saint-Supière via Serre du Bois, Sagnol and Boussière

A beautiful hike that will take you through pretty woodland and the Rocher de Saint-Supière massif. Some fairly steep climbs and descents. Beautiful views of the Crêtes de Suze, Rochecolombe and Les Trois Becs.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.64 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 668 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 662 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 872 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 431 m

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Description of the walk

Park near the church.

(S/E) Walk back up the dirt track to the road (D731) and turn right.

(1) Head up the D731 to cross the village. At the last houses, at the crossroads, turn right onto the D732 and head downhill for about 600 m.

(2) At the junction, turn left onto another small road, pass Les Combes and continue towards Peyraud.

(3) At the house, follow the path opposite for about 1.8 km and join the path coming from Lozeron.

(4) Head left and follow the green and yellow markings (Vautour signpost). Continue along this path until you reach a clearing and a fork.

(5) At the clearing, continue straight ahead along the path then turn right onto the small track. This continues through the boxwood and the forest until you reach a forest track. Go through the gate and continue left until you reach the D732.

(6) Walk down the D732 to just below the Sagnol Golf Course on the left.

(7) Leave the road and take the fairly steep signposted path on the right towards “Bourbous, Boussière” and continue along a wide circular path that leads above the Rocher de Saint-Supière.

(8) At the signpost for “Bourbous, Boussière”, head down the steep and difficult path to the right for about 1 km (flat rocks and large boulders) to reach a junction.

(9) Turn left and follow the narrow path through the woodland, marked in green and yellow, towards Gigors and the Ruins of l’Esperi. Follow the markings carefully along the path which climbs up to a wooden gate. Pass through it and continue towards Gigors and the Ruins of l’Esperi along a path that descends and winds its way down to the hamlet of Les Arthauds.

(10) Turn left onto the path that takes you back to the D731. Walk up the road to the left for about 400 m until you reach a bus shelter.

(11) Take the small, signposted and fairly steep road on the left up to the Charousse sign. Continue uphill towards a water reservoir.

(12) Follow the path for 1.5 km, keep left at Les Bérangers and the houses, then follow Rue Fournat to the D731.

(1) Turn right and head down to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 533 m - Church car park
  2. 1 : km 0.4 - alt. 585 m - Gigors, junction of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 1.04 - alt. 553 m - Crossroads, on the left
  4. 3 : km 1.67 - alt. 546 m - Peyraud, opposite
  5. 4 : km 2.9 - alt. 593 m - Vautour signpost
  6. 5 : km 4.71 - alt. 731 m - Clearing
  7. 6 : km 6.57 - alt. 832 m - D732
  8. 7 : km 7.71 - alt. 764 m - Marked path on the right
  9. 8 : km 8.69 - alt. 872 m - Saint-Supière Rock
  10. 9 : km 9.36 - alt. 727 m - Gigors signpost, ruins of L’Esperi
  11. 10 : km 12.59 - alt. 446 m - Les Arthauds
  12. 11 : km 13.42 - alt. 461 m - Charousse sign – bus shelter
  13. 12 : km 14 - alt. 536 m - Water supply
  14. S/E : km 15.64 - alt. 534 m - Church car park

Notes

No water points along the route.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
User 2417320

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

Beautiful hike. Climb up to the Saint Supiere rock for a nice picnic (not mentioned in the route description). Very beautiful views. May be slippery in rainy weather as some of the descents are rocky.

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bruno.peyrichou@freesbee.fr
bruno.peyrichou@freesbee.fr

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb hike with beautiful views. Only the descent to Bousierre is a little steep and slippery; all the climbs are relatively easy.
Please note that the signposting along the trail has recently been updated, so do not follow the GPS track exactly, but rather the signposts, which are very clear.
At 8, there is a no entry sign with private property - the markings go around it.
From the Boussiere farm, follow the markings towards Gigors, as there is fencing work in progress. You will follow a magnificent path.
The same applies between Les Arthauds and Charousse: if you follow the markings, you can avoid a section of road.
There are still a few sections of road, but only the part between 6 and 7 is annoying.
Don't miss the Highland cows at the Boussiere farm.

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Rodger0è
Rodger0è

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 05, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello
A very beautiful hike done with a group of nine people.
At point 5 towards Boussière, we took a marked path that ran parallel to the one indicated. This rather pleasant path runs alongside a stream with several fords. To rejoin our route after Boussière, we had to cross 100 metres of fields and admire some beautiful long-haired cows with magnificent horns, the famous Highland cattle.
There was a little drizzle on the plateau at the Saint Supière rock. Once we had descended, we took a red and yellow path (regional hike) which leads straight to Gigors. This well-marked path is not shown on the IGN map, but it is very pleasant and passes through a beautiful forest of pine and chestnut trees.
Visit to the beautiful village of Cobone on the way back.
Thank you for this very beautiful hike, which can be extended a little from point 7.
Roger

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Joel Auray
Joel Auray

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : May 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

After the Vautour post, the path disappears into the pastures. I did not continue and turned back.

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crapahuter
crapahuter

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A leisurely hike yesterday between 10:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (30-minute break)
The entire route is well marked. The landscapes are diverse and varied.
However, there are a few too many sections on the road at 1), 6) and 10).
The Rocher de Saint-Supière is majestic and the entire route is dotted with wild lavender.
Be sure to bring enough water as there are no water sources along the way.

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Ankha
Ankha

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Great hike, with the only downside, in my opinion, being a bit too much road, but this is compensated for by the magnificent scenery. For your information, I did the walk on my own in 3 hours and 25 minutes.

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gerard mounier
gerard mounier

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

lovely walk, thank you

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arsenaux
arsenaux
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 27, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful hike, very well marked (yellow and green for most of the route), partly in the snow.
After (8), there are indeed a few difficult sections on the descent.
The circular loop took just under 5 hours to complete.

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