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The ridge at 1,338 metres borders the farm's own commune. Three loops to climb it, and routes with thirty metres of ascent for the days when you want no effort at all.
The mountain you can see from the terrace is one you can walk up from the farm. The ridge of the Lance marks the boundary of seven communes, including Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne — the one the cottage stands in. It is not an excursion, it is the backdrop.
And if you do not fancy a whole day of ascent, the area can be walked between 350 and 500 metres of altitude, almost all year, without climbing at all.
Three loops to the summit, and as many level routes. IGN maps are available to you in both cottages.
10.2 km · +660 m · 3 hr 50
The most reasonable way up to the ridge, graded moderate. Start at the old village of Teyssières, climb along the ridges, come back round in a loop.
The right choice for a first time, or for a day when the heat builds quickly.
15.1 km · +830 m · 5 hr 15
Graded hard. The most complete route to the summit ridge and its 360° panorama, from the Vercors to the Ventoux in clear weather.
Allow a full day. Set off early: there is no water on the route.
17.1 km · +940 m · 6 hr
Graded hard. It links the Rocher des Aures to the Ferme de la Lance and then to the Rocher Garaux, the high point of the ridge.
South-facing: save it for autumn through spring, and avoid it in high summer.
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Both figures are in circulation, and both are right: they are two distinct points on the same summit ridge, the cross and the Rocher Garaux. Whichever you reach, the view is the same.
Be wary, though, of a phrase you sometimes see: the “GR de la Lance” does not exist. It is the GR9, waymarked white and red, that follows the summit crest. A regional long-distance path, waymarked yellow and red, joins it at the Col de la Grille before the two separate again.
You set off from the gate, not from a car park. The farm sits at 500 metres, at the end of a track, on eighty hectares. No loading the car, no hunting for a parking space: you step outside and you walk.
The aspect decides the season. The farm is on the ubac, the shaded side — that is where its name comes from, though it has no effect on the sunshine the cottages get at any point while they are open, from April to October. The Rocher des Aures and its ridge are on the adret, facing due south. So within a few kilometres of each other you have a summer route and a winter route. That is unusual, and it is what makes this area walkable almost all year.
Nobody about. The Lance is neither the Ventoux nor the Vercors. Outside spring weekends, you will meet more vultures than walkers. This page is not selling you a busy site, it is selling you the opposite.
Not everyone wants a whole day of ascent. These routes take half a day, often work with children, and stay walkable in winter.
Walking there is tolerated by the owner, it is not a right. Stay on the paths, leave nothing behind, close any gates you open. That is what keeps it possible.
There are flocks on the high ground. If you come with a dog, keep it on the lead: that is the condition for the cottages to be able to go on accepting pets.
Carry your own water. There is no drinking water on the ridge routes. Allow two litres per person in summer, and set off early: from midday onwards, the south-facing side is hard work from June to September.
You will not have a signal everywhere. Download your track before you leave rather than relying on the network. The 1:25,000 IGN maps are in both cottages, and Corine will show you the starting points on the map.
Do not set off if storms are forecast. The ridge is open and exposed, and late-afternoon storms are frequent from June to September.
Pays de Dieulefit-Bourdeaux — 04 75 46 42 49. This is the tourist office the farm belongs to: it keeps the lists of providers, the maps and the events up to date, in French, English, Dutch and German.
The Baronnies provençales regional nature park publishes the walking guides for the area and maintains the waymarked network, together with the Drôme county council.
Contact details and information checked in August 2026. Providers change their number, their season and their prices: call before you drive out. If you spot a mistake, tell Corine and we will correct it.
The map we keep up to date: the farm, the cliff, the trailheads, the bathing spots, the canoe bases and every provider named on these pages.
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Two cottages for two, at 500 metres altitude, with IGN maps to hand. Book direct, no commission.