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Park in the dirt car park 80 metres west of the Hostellerie de la Sainte-Baume.
(S/E) Head west across the large fallow field, keeping the cultivated fields on your left. After about 800m of straight walking, the path curves right towards the south. Cross the D80 road and leave the red house on your left. Take the track called S34 Le réservoir. It climbs north-northwest for 300m then curves east-northeast along the Barre de la Caïre to the water tower at the summit.
(1) Go around the water tower fence on the right and follow the path in the north-east corner of the fence (do not continue on a path that seems to stay at the top, but take the one that descends). Descend extremely steeply towards the north-north-east.
(2) After about 500m of descent, take the only path that branches off to the right. 200m further down, it will then take a hairpin bend to the left that will lead you to the foot of the hill; heather has slightly overgrown the last 50m. At the bottom, take the dirt track on the right and pass the pumping station.
(3) Leave the track as it turns left and continue straight ahead into the forest. Leave the river bed on your left and head right towards the south-east, following the course of the Huveaune. Sometimes the path overlooks the river bed, sometimes it joins it; follow the river southwards.
(4) Source of the Huveaune. At the wooden sign on the other bank, wade across to reach a wooden footbridge. Once across the footbridge, follow the green trail that climbs away from the valley floor, ascending to the ridges and following only the green markings (red markings are also present). At the summit, there are no more markings. Walk along the edge of the ridge on the summit slabs towards the east (left).
(5) Leave the summit and walk along a ledge at the foot of the cliffs towards the east for about 600m. Once on the D80 road, turn right.
(6) 30m after passing under the power line, turn right onto the red and whiteGR®9trail. Leave the house on your left and then behind you, follow theGR® to the hostelry.
(7) Cross the road and take the dirt track that heads towards the forest at the sign for Forêt Domaniale de la Sainte-Baume, parcours de la voie royale. Once in the forest, turn right.
(8) At the stone monument, table and wooden benches, turn left onto the yellow trail heading south, continuing along the edge of the forest (you should be able to see the fields through the foliage).
(9) At the next crossroads with a stone bench, turn right north onto the dirt track which will take you out of the forest through fields to the car park (S/E).
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