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Park in the small car park in Gars.
(S/E) With your back to the church and cemetery, turn right onto the D94 (Route de l'Oratoire) and look for marker 35.
(1) Cross the 18th-century bridge on the left over the Praconi valley. Follow the path uphill through sparse vegetation on mineral soil. Continue westwards on a slight incline through former farmland, crossing a forest of pine and oak trees (it is easier to follow the path by going over the wall). After a hairpin bend, you will come to a wooden cross.
(2) Continue straight ahead, still heading west, passing a group of old houses, some of which are inhabited, on your left. A little further on, you will see a small pool of fresh water on your right. You will arrive at marker 29.
(3) Continue straight ahead towards Briançonnet. Pass the hamlets of L'Houmée and Le Colombier, following a narrow, tarmac country road. Once in Briançonnet, pass marker 20 and climb the steep slope to the Church of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption.
(4) Continue straight ahead, passing the fountain to reach the village square. Turn left, pass the town hall and immediately turn right.
(5) Turn left into the small cul-de-sac at the end of which is the path leading up to the castle ruins. When you reach the ironwork, take the path that climbs up to the right through the box trees to the castle.
Caution: on the rocky outcrop where the castle is located, be careful of the precipice on the west side of the castle.
(6) Retrace your steps and, opposite the fountain, turn right onto theGR® 510 (white and red markings) via the Traverse Chapelle Saint-Martin. Follow the street, passing in front of the old wash house. Go down the stairs on the right, cross the Rue Principale and take the Traverse des Jardins opposite.
Pass marker 21 then marker 28, following a path with no significant elevation gain that winds through pine and oak trees before plunging down a steep descent to the banks of the Estéron. Cross a small footbridge over a valley and you will reach marker 32.
(7) Continue along a dirt farm road on theGR®510to Gars, which you will reach at Chemin de l'Estéron.
(8) Turn left and you will soon reach the Gars car park (S/E).
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