The valley of gardens

Description

Hike around Vienne - Main route and alternative route (10.5 km)

Points of interest: Montléans tower, cup-marked stone.
Caution: crossing busy roads, particularly the RD502 between stages 4 and 7.

MAIN ROUTE:

1 - START - CAR PARK
- Follow the path along the stadium.
- Cross the Combaudon woods (follow the signs carefully).
- When you reach the buildings, take the stairs on the right, then turn left to cross a park and reach a roundabout.
- Go to the castle car park and the ‘le Château’ signpost.

2 - TOWARDS PIN ROND
- At the end of the car park, go down the path towards ‘Pin Rond’.
- Cross the D41b and wade across the Suze stream.
- Climb up the other side, then take a farm track to the hamlet of Chez Meunier, crossing it and ignoring the side roads.
- After an intersection and a right-hand bend, take the track on the left.

3 - TRACKS AND FIELDS
- Leave the road and follow the track across the fields.
- Cross a small road and continue straight ahead.
- Reach the ‘Pin Rond’ junction.

4 - DESCENT TOWARDS LA SUZE
- Go down the road and cross the D538.
- Follow the road that leads to La Suze.
- After the bridge, turn right onto Chemin de la Suze (approx. 1.6 km) and climb up to the ‘Le Coin’ fork.


ALTERNATIVE ROUTE - 10.5 KM LOOP (yellow markings)

5 - CHEMIN DES FRÊNES
- Turn left, cross the D167 and pass a farm.
- Continue on the path on the right until you reach the hamlet of Le Coin.
- Follow the road that turns left until you reach the signpost marked ‘La Cure’.

6 - CHEMIN DU FERRAT
- Take the road on the right to the end, then continue on the track that climbs towards Le Télégraphe.

7 - HAMLETS AND LOCAL ROADS
- In the hamlet, turn right onto Chemin du Château d'Eau.
- Cross the D46, then turn right onto the Vossère road which leads to the hamlet.
- Continue along the road running alongside the orchards.

8 - RETURN TO THE STADIUM
- At the start of a left-hand bend, leave the road and take a path on the right leading down to a housing estate.
- Continue straight on to the D538, cross it, then take a lane on the left along a boundary wall.
- At an electricity substation, turn right onto a road leading to a path near an old farm.
- You will come to a road that descends in a wide bend. Before a bridge, take the cul-de-sac on the right, which leads to a track that joins the stadium.

Map & Points of interest

Itinerary

• Marked route BALISE
• Route type BOUCLE
• Nature of the land Ground

Environments

• In the country
• Village centre

Documents

• The valley of gardens

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