Vallon de Prébayon and Notre-Dame d'Aubusson

A tour of the countryside around Séguret to discover the Vallon de Prébayon and the ruins of its monastery, then the Notre-Dame d'Aubusson chapel.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 13.81 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 35 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 576 m
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    Descent: - 575 m

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    Highest point: 502 m
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    Lowest point: 218 m

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Description of the walk

Park in car park no. 2 (Place Jean Moulin), at the entrance to the village of Séguret, 200 metres after the post office.

(S/E) From the car park, take the road that climbs to the right and heads towards the village.

(1) Go under the archway (Portail Reynier, known as the Portail de la Bise) and take the street that crosses the village. After the fountain, turn right onto Rue des Poternes, which takes you out of the village centre via an archway to Place des Arceaux with its magnificent plane trees forming a trellis.
Take the road that descends to the left along the square, then turn right at the crossroads to arrive at the La Grand Font sign

(2). Turn left towards Sablet on a paved road that descends (GRP® marked in yellow and red).
At the next crossroads, take the road that climbs to the left and ignore all the small paths to stay on theGRP® to reach the La Jacquette crossroads.

(3) At this point, turn left onto the path marked with a red and yellow cross, which climbs steeply into the forest. As you go around an olive grove, the trail branches off to the left (a blue sign appears; follow it to the road). When the trail joins a wider path, turn left and then immediately onto the path furthest to the right.
When it comes out onto a track, leave the cistern on your left, turn right and descend along the track for almost 1.5 km, ignoring the small paths.

(4) When you reach a road, turn left onto the track to rejoin the GRP® signposting. 300 m further on, at the fork, continue straight ahead following the signposting. Pass the Dindoulette crossroads and continue opposite towards Côte Chaude until you reach an intersection.

(5) Leave theGR® markings and take the path on the right towards Prébayon, marked in yellow.
The trail winds pleasantly through the Prébayon valley and arrives at a stone bridge. Do not cross the bridge, but turn left towards La Grande Montagne until you reach the ruins.

(6) Cross the monastery ruins on the left, pass in front of a chapel and continue along the path that climbs steeply through tree roots. The path levels out and arrives at a track.

(7) Turn left to rejoin theGR®4trail markers and the La Grande Montagne sign.
Continue along the track towards Les Planes, ignoring the paths on either side, until you reach the Les Planes crossroads.

(8) Continue straight ahead on the track towards Royère Sourde, which is marked in yellow. 700m further on, you will reach a crossroads (hunting lodge present in 2017).

(9) Leave the signposts and take the track on the left towards Séguret.
A path coming from the right will bring you back to the yellow signs. Continue along the track and at the next fork, leave the track on the left and continue towards Séguret for about 1.5 km.

(10) At a vineyard on your right, look for a path marked with a cairn on the left and take it; it will join a paved road.
Go up this road on the right and follow the sign for Le Besson. Turn left onto the path that climbs up to Notre-Dame d'Aubusson, marked with a yellow sign. This will take you to the chapel perched on top of the hill. Ignore the first crossroads 100 metres further on and continue straight ahead.

(11) From the chapel, head back down north on a path that is steep in places and look for the sign for Aubusson in the forest. Turn left towards Saint-Just and, at the next fork, keep left.
After 700m, the signposts leave the beautiful path and turn left onto a small path that leads closer to the houses.
Continue between the houses, turn left onto the road, leave the cemetery on your left, and join the D23, which you should follow up to the left, then right to return to the car park (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 227 m - Car park no. 2
  2. 1 : km 0.12 - alt. 241 m - Reynier Gate
  3. 2 : km 0.46 - alt. 229 m - La Grand Font crossroads
  4. 3 : km 1.76 - alt. 231 m - La Jacquette crossroads
  5. 4 : km 4.15 - alt. 285 m - Turn left at the road
  6. 5 : km 5.11 - alt. 326 m - Côte Chaude crossroads
  7. 6 : km 6.64 - alt. 405 m - Ruins of the monastery of Prébayon - Ruines du monastère de Prébayon
  8. 7 : km 7.18 - alt. 501 m - Arrival on the track
  9. 8 : km 7.95 - alt. 462 m - Les Planes
  10. 9 : km 8.73 - alt. 422 m - Crossroads of the hunters' hut
  11. 10 : km 10.61 - alt. 364 m - Path marked by a cairn.
  12. 11 : km 11.89 - alt. 421 m - Chapelle Notre-Dame d'Aubusson.
  13. S/E : km 13.81 - alt. 227 m - Car park no. 2

Notes

A few short sections of paved road.
The climb, but especially the descent, to the Notre-Dame d'Aubusson chapel has a few steep rocky sections, but none of them are exposed.

Worth a visit

- The ruins of the monastery of Prébayon.
- The Notre-Dame d'Aubusson Chapel.
- Visit to Séguret, one of the "most beautiful villages in France".

  • Chapel of Sainte-Thècle.
  • The Reynier Gate (12th century).
  • 14th-century belfry.
  • Saint-Denis Church, dating from the 10th, 11th and 12th centuries.
  • The Rue des Poternes.
  • The Huguenots Gate.
  • The Mascarons Fountain (17th century)...

 Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 59 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
Tang421
Tang421

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Don't forget your walking sticks for the descent! Otherwise, nothing more to report other than the previous comments.

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Grappa26
Grappa26

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Difficult section at the end of the route, both uphill and especially downhill, at the Aubusson chapel. Varied landscapes between fields, vineyards and heathland.

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eaglefoot
eaglefoot

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Made with the Locus Map GPS app, so I don't have much to say about the description
We started from Royère with ND d'Aubusson as a starter! Steep climb AND descent. Beautiful view from the top, but I was expecting something more spectacular. The chapel is nothing special. Overall, a pleasant route, with the crossing of Séguret being a bonus. Quite a lot of walking through woodland

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rando843063
rando843063

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike with stunning scenery. There is a steep climb to reach Notre Dame d'Aubusson, which offers panoramic views. The descent is very steep. I did the hike using the Visorando app. There is just one tricky section in the olive grove, but you can find your way back thanks to GPS positioning. I highly recommend this hike, it's very enjoyable. I can't comment on the description as I didn't use it.

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Maphiphes
Maphiphes

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike with stunning scenery and heritage sites to discover.
Difficulties following the GPS track after the olive grove

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Arnaud C.
Arnaud C.

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice hike.
A few hesitations that required some back and forth to find our bearings on Visorando.
Steep climb after point 6 and to get to Notre Dame d'Aubusson, where there is a panoramic view. The descent is steep.

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MlPla
MlPla

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A hike starting from Séguret, not very technical but enjoyable. Ancient sites to discover and, at times, views of the Dentelles de Montmirail in the distance.
And we were blessed with exceptional weather

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randonnée79270
randonnée79270

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike, but the climb up and down to Notre Dame d'Aubusson is quite steep.
Be careful not to take the wrong path at the start of the climb to Notre Dame d'Aubusson.

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maellili
maellili

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 15, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Beautiful route with varied scenery.

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buschwills
buschwills

Overall rating : 2.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

difficulty in the olive grove

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Evemi
Evemi

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 30, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, easy walk, well signposted, with superb scenery. We highly recommend it

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travadon
travadon

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A magnificent route on this beautiful day of 28 March 2021.
just a few signs missing at intersections, especially in the olive grove area.

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eric76
eric76

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

hello

a superb hike with beautiful views, really enjoyable. Thank you

please note that there have been some changes in the olive grove area. I think it has been extended and access to the small path that goes up has been blocked a little, so you need to be careful not to miss it.
the existing path does not follow the trail but rejoins it a little further on.
the cistern has disappeared when you reach the track.
at point 10, the cairn has been replaced by a large square block measuring approximately 40 x 40 cm. You really need to be careful at this point. If you arrive at a car park, you've missed it... like we did... don't mess around here :-)
also be careful on the climb up to the chapel. We rebuilt the cairn a little. If you arrive at a flat spot, like a small square surrounded by vegetation, you need to retrace your steps a little. The climb is really nice and the view is magnificent!

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bernardSalon
bernardSalon

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello
A beautiful hike, best done in autumn to enjoy the beautiful colours. No particular difficulty, don't hesitate to cross the bridge to discover Notre Dame de Prebayon

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to give your opinion.

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