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Access: From École-en-Bauges, follow the signs for Abbaye de Bellevaux, then go up the valley of the same name (the road runs alongside the Chéran) until you pass the Abbaye intersection and then park before a ford with a bridge over the Chéran.
(S/E) Cross the Chéran, continue east and walk up the road for about 1.5 km. Pass the authorised car park and a footbridge on the right-hand side.
(1) At a fork, take the Gros Fayard track on the left towards the Orgeval chalets. The track climbs quite steeply through the forest, then passes through a first mountain pasture. At the end of the pasture, ignore the track on the right and continue towards Orgeval and its chalets (water available).
(2) Then continue towards the Col d'Orgeval, following the path that leaves above the chalets.
(3) At the pass, after enjoying the view, take the path that branches off to the left (west then south-west) towards Arcalod. After a few hundred metres, you will come to a junction.
(4) Take the path on the right that winds its way up to the peak. Follow the markings, which consist of yellow dots and a few red arrows. This section is tricky and often requires the use of your hands.
(5) From the summit, retrace your steps to the previous intersection.
(4) Set off again to the right (south).
(6) After about 200 metres, leave the path that returns to the Orgeval chalets on your left and continue up the valley towards the south-west. The path is not very well marked and is on the left side of the valley, leaving the summit of Banc Ferrand on your left (where you may see many marmots and chamois).
(7) Once at the top of the valley, cross a small pass and you will see Mont de la Coche. Continue in that direction, climbing up the scree at the top.
(8) At another small pass, make a round trip to the left to Mont de la Coche (10 mins).
(8) Continue west on the path that swings over to another slope. Follow this path along the ridge.
(9) Climb up a small hill (1,836 m) to avoid a dangerous section. Head south-southwest and reach the Plan de la Limace mountain pasture. From here, the path widens considerably due to the passage of tractors and 4x4s.
(10) Continue south-west, pass the Allant chalets and join a wide track.
(11) Cut across the wide bends in this track, heading straight down to Le Chargieu (water point just before the first chalet).
(12) Turn left at the first fork and right at the second fork about 150m further on (the track ends at the Furets chalets).
(13) Do not go to the last chalet but cut across the meadow towards the east (off the trail). Cross a stream on a few logs, climb the hill opposite and join the forest at the far end of the meadow.
(14) Continue east-southeast through the woods and join a forest track. This off-trail section requires you to know how to navigate with a map or GPS in order to find the track, but you should generally head east-southeast and stay on the right bank of the Ruisseau de l'Enfer.
(15) Follow the track to the right (east-southeast) and downhill. After a wide hairpin bend to the right, head south and you will arrive at a hamlet.
(16) Then turn left and follow the tarmac road for a few hundred metres to the starting car park (S/E).
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