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Park in the village of Gervans, Place de la Mairie.
(S/E) Head north-east along Rue du Ruisseau. Follow this street and at the first crossroads, turn right onto Chemin des Habrards.
(1) The road turns into a path running alongside the houses on the left. Cross the Figuettes stream. Continue uphill, ignoring a path leading down to the right. Immediately after, ignore another path turning sharply to the left. On the climb, follow the yellow markings.
(2) Take a path that turns sharply to the left. At the edge of the vineyard, after 150 metres, turn right and continue uphill. After another 150 metres, turn left and then follow the path as it curves uphill to the right. On the slope, ignore a path that branches off at a right angle to the right.
(3) Follow the path slightly downhill. Go around a bend to the left and reach the Voussères stream. Follow the path through the forest, which climbs steeply at first and then emerges on the ridge at a place called the Belvédère des Méjeans.
(4) Join the tarmac road. Continue along the bend to the left. You will reach a crossroads with two roads; take the one that branches off to the right.
(5) 450 metres further on, take the road downhill to the right towards the buildings and continue to the end of the tarmac section after a left-hand bend. Go around the vineyard on the right. Follow this main road zigzagging downhill into the forest, ignoring any small paths on either side. You will reach a tarmac section near some houses on the left. Follow the road downhill towards the village.
(6) When you reach the village, take Rue du Balcon to the right, ignoring the sharp left-hand bend downhill. After 80 metres, follow the steps down to the left towards Place de l'Église. Walk past the church on your left.
(7) Follow the main street to the left for 50 metres. At the crossroads, turn right onto Route de l'Hermite for 60 metres and join the start of a steeply ascending road on the right called Chemin de Pinets.
(8) Follow this road to the right for 500 metres.
(9) When the road curves sharply to the left, take the path opposite leading towards the forest. Cross a waterway. Head to the right, then curve to the left, followed by a straight section towards the forest. The narrow, well-marked path climbs steeply up the hillside. Reach a flat section and continue to the left. The path, which is sometimes steep and stony, leads to the flat section of the Pierre Aiguille viewpoint.
(10) Follow the narrow path along the ridge, ignoring a path below on the left which you will join further on. Reach the migratory bird observation site. Descend to the left to find the path, then the road and the vehicle park. Descend to a crossroads and take the concrete road going uphill to the right. Reach the wall of a property and turn right. The concrete turns into a dirt track that descends slightly towards a pylon.
(11) Go around the pylon and head towards the nearby chapel. Return to the path, leaving the chapel on your right. Join the path winding through the vineyard and follow it to the left. You will arrive near the estate buildings on your right.
(12) Turn left onto Chemin de la Chapelle. Walk along a property on your left and you will reach a crossroads. Continue straight ahead onto Chemin de Pierre Aiguille, ignoring the paths going up and down to the left and right. Follow the road downhill, ignoring the road and paths on your left. The road reaches the village of Crozes via Route de l'Hermite, which you took on the way there, and the crossroads in the centre of the village.
Take the main street to the left.
(7) Continue straight ahead, passing the school and then the cemetery on your left.
(13) After the last house on the right in the village, take the path downhill towards the stream and its ford. Follow this path towards the railway line. Immediately next to the line, continue to the right and north. Continue straight ahead until you reach the village of Gervans. Take the road opposite that goes uphill towards the village. In the centre of the village, turn left towards the town hall and the starting point (S/E).
(E) Return to the park at Gervans Town Hall
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