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Start at the Trois Croix car park just south of the Col de la République.
(S/E) Take theGR®7south on the D22 to the tree climbing course.
(1) Turn right and continue to the first crossroads.
(2) Turn left onto a small road.
(3) Take the path on the left and continue straight ahead towards Pierre des Trois Évêques.
(4) Make a return trip to the left to Pierre des Trois Évêques. Back at the crossroads, continue straight ahead south to reach a road, pass in front of the equestrian centre and take the path that climbs up to Tourbière de Gimel (visits possible).
(5) Take the path that climbs to the left onto the plateau where you will find theGR®7. Turn left and follow the red and white markings for 2 km until you reach a road.
(6) Follow it for 200 m before turning left onto a path that leads to the hamlet of Le Bruand.
(7) Head south then south-west along a small road that passes near a wind turbine and rejoins theGR® at a cross.
(8) Turn right heading north until you reach the road you took earlier.
(6) Leave theGR® and take the road to the hamlet of Les Confins.
(9) Take the path on the right for about 600 metres to reach a cross.
(10) Leave this path, which turns right, and continue straight ahead into the forest. At the first crossroads, take the path on the left, which descends steeply and leads to a fork.
(11) Continue along the steepest path to the north-west, which crosses several other paths that you should ignore, and joins a beautiful marked path 120 m further down.
(12) Turn right until you reach the road at La Scie de Gimel and follow it for about 200 m.
(13) Turn right onto a marked path that climbs back up to the plateau and leads to a road. Take this road to the left for 150 m.
(14) Leave the road and take the path on the right (GR®7), which you follow to thefirst crossroads you passed on the way there.
(2) Turn left onto theGR® until you reach a cross, about 1 km further on.
(15) Turn right to descend to the car park at the start (S/E).
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