Chantemerle Hills hiking trail

Description

Hillside trail behind Chantemerle. Here and there, views over the surrounding countryside. Leaving the old post office square, turn left up the old staircase that runs alongside the chapel; you'll come to the church forecourt (which can be visited), then go back down the large staircase; at the bottom, take the path on the left and join rue des Lilas, climb up to rue des Baumes, which you cross to take a path. Continue until you reach the top of the quarries, where an arrow invites you to turn right to discover the tourist board offering a view of the village, the east-facing church and the statue of Notre Dame des Blés.
Retrace your steps and continue along the path, past a detached house and up into the woods. You reach a tarmac road; after 500m, turn left, then right 100 m further on, cross a district and turn right: a dirt track leads you uphill into the forest. After 15 minutes in the undergrowth, join a tarmac road heading north. At one point you'll see the end of Veaune's bell tower on the right; continue along the asphalt road until you come to a dirt track on the right which leads down into the woods. You are now about 2 hours 15 minutes from the start. At the end of the wood, turn right again onto the tarmac road, continue for 500 m and turn left onto the country lane, continue for 750 m: you'll come to the road leading down to the village.