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Between the scrubland and the Durance river
Sport, Pedestrian sports, Hiking itinerary
in Mérindol
7.5
km
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Aromas from pines and scrub, mix of meanders and the tranquillity of the birds. A triumphant Durance cocktail!
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Cross the second barrier and go straight into the woods. Continue straight at the first intersection and then at the intersection shaped in a Y, take a right. Reach the point of view of the Durance (do not go beyond reason to the cliff edge).!)
1 - Take a right. Continue straight to the next crossing.
2 - Do not miss on the left the path going down to the valley of the Grand Jardin. Go past a house and crops and upon arriving on a small road, go across under the railway track. Take the...Cross the second barrier and go straight into the woods. Continue straight at the first intersection and then at the intersection shaped in a Y, take a right. Reach the point of view of the Durance (do not go beyond reason to the cliff edge).!)
1 - Take a right. Continue straight to the next crossing.
2 - Do not miss on the left the path going down to the valley of the Grand Jardin. Go past a house and crops and upon arriving on a small road, go across under the railway track. Take the second road ahead and then the dirt road across (old car park). Cross the little bridge over the old canal of Carpentras.
3 - .Continue straight Reach to another path. Turn left, climb the dam by the stairs and reach the bird observatory. Retrace your steps and turn left at the foot of the staircase. Leave behind the track taken at the beginning and continue straight the path at the foot of the dam. On the bridle path, continue on the right along a large field and reach the Carpentras canal. Continue to the right until the end of the dirt road.
4 - Just before the road, turn right, go through the woods and follow the path along the old canal. Come back to the small bridge (point 3).
3 - Take a sharp left and go back to the forest of La Garrigue (point 2) by the route taken at the beginning.
2 - At the top of the steep hill, continue straight. Then take a right to return to the starting point calmly.
Easy
- Departure
- Mérindol
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Difference in height
- 82.3333 m
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Departure : Car park of the Garrigue, Mérindol.
Arrival : Car park of the Garrigue, Mérindol.
Road access : At 18km east of Cavaillon, through the D973. The parking entrance of La Garrigue is on the right, 500m after the big roundabout at the foot of the village (towards Lauris)..
Parking recommended : Shaded parking area in the communal forest of La Garrigue. .
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- 82 meters of difference in height
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- Maximum altitude : 148 m
- Minimum altitude : 117 m
- Total positive elevation : 82 m
- Total negative elevation : -85 m
- Max positive elevation : 27 m
- Min positive elevation : -27 m
