Park at the Chassagnes church square.
Head down due south through the village and reach a very broad stony track (1) by a short climb which joins another horizontal track.
Take it and reach the hermitage of Saint Eugene (2), then continue for about 200 m to reach a broad platform overlooking Chassagnes. Retrace your steps to then make a left along a blue marked trail that leads to a point of interest: La Gleysasse, views and cave (3).
Stay on the path that runs around the cliff and majestically overlooks the meandering Chassezac.
Then head on to a crossroads, turn right along the marked path (in Yellow) where a sign reads (4) “Les Trois Seigneurs” (at this point do not pay attention to the yellow cross on the right). “Les Trois Seigneurs” (The Three Lords) (5) is the crossroads with the GR®4. Turn left, cross the road to reach the Les Clairières car park. Follow the Green markings along Le Sentier de la Vierge (6). This trail loops back to the car park.
Head back across the road to return to the Trois Seigneurs crossroads (5). Turn left on the GR®4 Keep on this route for about 1 km until a Yellow-marked trail starts on the right (7) leading to the easily visible Chapel of Sainte Philomène.
At the chapel below the trail joins the car park.
Some more walks in Ardèche are available close to this walk.
Païolive woods
Explore a particularly interesting woods above the town of Vans.
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 9.16 km -
Calculated time: 3h 05 -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Return to departure point: Yes -
Vertical gain: + 163 m -
Vertical drop: - 156 m -
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Highest point: 250 m -
Lowest point: 152 m
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Area: Massif central -
District: Les Vans (07140) -
Start/End: N 44.407686° / E 4.165826° -
IGN map(s): Ref. 2839OT -
Description
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 191 m
- 1 : km 0.43 - alt. 160 m - Chassagnes crossroads
- 2 : km 1.57 - alt. 227 m - Ermitage Saint Eugène
- 3 : km 3.03 - alt. 229 m - La Gleysasse
- 4 : km 3.78 - alt. 200 m - Crossroads
- 5 : km 4.73 - alt. 212 m - Trois Seigneurs crossroads
- 6 : km 5.7 - alt. 223 m - La Vierge
- 7 : km 8.08 - alt. 245 m - Crossroads for Sainte Philomène
- S/E : km 9.16 - alt. 191 m
Useful Information
No drinking water refill point.
Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.
During the walk or to do/see around
The hermitage of Saint Eugène and the Chapel of Sainte Philomène on the route.
Païolive woods and its many rocks.
Further north, Thines and its hiking trails.
Other walks in the area
From garrigue to Cévennes shale landscapes, departing from Les Vans
Walker 
9.93 km
+415 m
-407 m
4h 00
Moderate
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Contrasting landscapes between the southern scrubland and the deep gullies in the clay-limestone marl.
Fossil footprints, botanical path, abrupt change of vegetation between limestone strata and Cevennes shale, and return by a path overlooking the Chassezac river.
Very pretty and picturesque village of Naves.
That's what's on the menu of this spectacular hike which takes you around the west of Les Vans.
The Cirque de Gens from Ruoms
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6.95 km
+215 m
-222 m
2h 35
Moderate
Departure from Ruoms (07 - Ardèche)
A pleasant hike along the banks of the Ardèche river, sometimes with overhanging cliffs on a magnificent path, and sometimes skirting the riverbed. There's also a cave within easy reach.
From Ruoms to Labeaume
Walker 
10.35 km
+140 m
-147 m
3h 20
Moderate
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From Ruoms to Labeaume, the hike alternates between ancient villages and nature.
This itinerary passes the Ardèche river, the heights of the Baume river gorge, the pretty village of Labeaume and the old town of Ruoms.
Alternating between shady and sunny stretches. Several possibilities for swimming along the way.
Pradons - Les Bouchets - Serre Juillet.
Walker 10.58 km
+306 m
-304 m
3h 55
Moderate
Departure from Pradons (07 - Ardèche)
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Rieussec
Walker 7.26 km
+237 m
-237 m
3 hrs
Extremely difficult
Departure from Salavas (07 - Ardèche)
From the banks of Ardèche, to the balconies of Salavas, but fairly challenging in the bed of Rieussec. There are stringing points.
ATTENTION: Some sections can quickly become very dangerous for hikers who are ill-equipped or not trained for this kind of more technical hike. Therefore, please take care.
The Ibie Balconies
Walker 10.83 km
+362 m
-358 m
4h 10
Moderate
Departure from Vallon-Pont-d'Arc (07 - Ardèche)
A walk amid holm oaks along the capricious Ibie river, whose water doesn’t always flow overground.
The Plateau des Gras - Balazuc
Walker 9.49 km
+134 m
-145 m
3h 05
Moderate
Departure from Balazuc (07 - Ardèche)
The Plateau des Gras is a limestone plateau crossed by rivers, situated between the Bois de Païolive woods in the southwest and the slopes of the Coiron in the northeast. The northwestern edge of the plateau overlooks a depression extending from Aubenas to Les Vans. The footpaths along this edge of the plateau offer unspoilt views of the Monts d'Ardèche hills at the eastern edge of the Massif Central. The walk also takes you along beautiful paths amid oak trees and to a viewpoint overlooking the village of Balazuc.
The Sentier des Granges trail
Walker 
13.93 km
+744 m
-741 m
6h 05
Difficult
Departure from Laboule (07 - Ardèche)
At the heart of the Monts D’Ardèche Regional Natural Park, Laboule is the ideal starting point for a walk with a variety of contrasting atmospheres. At the summit of the Sentier des Granges trail there is an unparalleled panoramic view (Mont Blanc, Mont Ventoux, Mont Bouquet, Mont Lozère...) a day’s walk across the third-highest summit of the Cévennes range (at 1,548 m) with its rocky mountains and luminous rivers.
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