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Car park in the hamlet of L'Escoulin next to the picturesque fountain, opposite the town hall.
(S/E) Cross the bridge to the right of the car park and take Chemin du Granjon. Continue along the road, following the yellow and red markings. Ignore the roads to the left and then to the right until you reach the chain blocking Chemin des Condamines.
(1) Go through the chain and about 500m further on, the path comes to another chain (private property no. 767). Do not go through it, but take the path on the left that runs alongside the property (yellow and red markings) and join a track. Continue to the left, heading south.
(2) Continue to follow the trail markers as the path turns east to skirt around the Taillefer mountain. Keep to the right on the path, which is still marked yellow/red.
Further on, at the signpost, leave the marked path on the right that leads to the summit of Taillefer and continue straight on towards Col de Vachères (north).
(3) Cross the Col de Vachères Nord (which is more like a plateau) until you reach a second signpost. Turn left onto the ridge towards the Col de Saint-Andéol.
Continue along the ridge, pass Col Léger and reach Col de Saint-Andéol or Col du Cheylard (signpost).
(4) Descend to the right to the village of Saint-Andéol.
(5) Take the main street on the right, between the chapel and the wash house. At the end of the street, go under the arched passageway and follow a path down to the hairpin bend on a track below the village. Continue straight ahead towards the south. The track climbs, goes around a beautiful field and then joins the road. Turn right until you reach the crossroads at Vachères-en-Quint.
(6) Continue straight ahead towards Col de Vachères Sud. Leave the road leading to the hamlet of Vachères-en-Quint on your left. At the next fork, stay on the road on the left and head towards Sainte-Croix. After Mouret, the road becomes a track, marked yellow/green, and reaches the Ruisseau de Vachères in a wide hairpin bend.
(7) Cross the stream and walk between the Aye to the east and the Taillefer to the west. Head for the "Laye" signpost.
(8) Leave the track and take the path on the right towards Col des Blaches and Col de Vachères. This section is marked as a mountain bike circuit 2. Head for Col de Vachères Sud.
(9) Turn right and leave the MTB 2 trail here. The path runs along the entire southern flank of the Taillefer to the Col des Blaches (signpost).
(10) Continue to the signpost for "Combe Sourde".
(11) Continue straight on towards Col de Fonteuse. The trail passes directly below Taillefer and joins a track.
Take it on the right and you will find yellow/red markings here. Continue to Col de Fonteuse.
(12) At the pass, take the path on the right, marked in yellow, heading north. The path reaches the shoulder, then the western flank of Bayard, and then descends towards L'Escoulin. Enjoy the views of the castle and the cemetery chapel. Cross La Sépie (footbridge) and reach the D172 (Route des Deux Eaux).
(13) Take the D172 on the right and return to the car park at the start in L'Escoulin (S/E).
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