You arrive in Vendargues with heavy feet and light legs. That sums up this day in a sentence. It’s around 28 kilometres, and you’re on the go for nearly 8 hours. Even so, you barely notice an incline, because the highest point stays low.
So it’s the distance that counts, not the climb. On flat terrain it’s easy to walk too far without a break, and you only feel it at the end. Take your time along the way to eat and drink. That way you’ll reach the village fresh enough to enjoy the evening. In the final hours the open countryside drifts slowly past: rows of vines, a low horizon and a road that just keeps going.