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Start at Col du Joly. Park at the end of the small road coming from Hauteluce.
(S/E) Take the track heading north and go around the Col du Joly chairlift arrival building.
(1) At the fork immediately after, take the left-hand path and climb north-west towards the Chalet du Joly. Stay on the main track and ignore any vague paths branching off to the sides. Pass the Monument ski lift on your right and you will soon come to a junction.
(2) Then turn left. Go around the memorial stone on your right in the hollow of a hairpin bend. Climb in wide zigzags, crossing the ski lift line several times.
(3) At a fork directly above the ski lift line, turn left (do not follow the path on the right towards Mont Joly). Continue on the left side of the ski lift until you reach its end point.
(4) Then head due north towards Aiguille Croche. The path is very steep and has many short switchbacks. Directly below the summit, bear left (north-west) to stay on the ridge and reach the summit.
(5) Descend the ridge to the northeast. Follow a pleasant but exposed path (some sections require careful attention) to reach the Tête du Véleray.
(6) Continue along the ridge, descending slightly.
(7) At an altitude of 2,354 metres, continue along the ridge and climb the Tête de la Combaz.
(8) Continue along the ridge towards Mont Joly (north-east then north). Towards the end, the slope becomes steeper and the path winds its way through the scree. Reach the summit (orientation table).
(9) Descend via the same route, following the ridge south-west to elevation 2354.
(7) Leave the ridge via the path on the left, which heads south-south-west down the slope. Descend steadily, with a few hairpin bends, and reach the ruins of the Chalets des Rebans.
(10) Continue south and downhill (ignore a path that climbs up to the right). Cross the Véleray ski lift line and pass the ruined chalets again. Cross two small streams (which may be dry) and continue along the mountainside (west-southwest). Pass the start of a ski lift on your right and go past the Tierces chairlift arrival point. After about 200m, you will reach an intersection.
(11) Turn sharply left. Descend in hairpin bends, passing under the chairlift line three times.
(12) At the T-junction, turn right and pass under the chairlift line one last time. Pass the Tierces chalets, continue on the south-southwest piste and pass under the Nant Rouge chairlift line. Continue southwest, cross a few streams and reach an intersection at the alley.
(2) Then turn left and follow the wide track south then south-east.
(1) Turn right to quickly reach the Col du Joly (S/E).
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