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Park in the large car park at the Maison de la Montagne in Villar-Saint-Pancrace.
(S/E) Return to the junction with the Route des Ayes. Turn right onto it and follow the red and white markings ofthe GR®5, ignoring all turn-offs to the left. Reach the crossroads at a hairpin bend.
(1) Turn left, go through the gate and continue along the GR®. Reach a path junction in a left-hand bend.
(2) Leave theGR® here and take this path to the right. Go round a few bends to reach the hamlet of Le Lauzin. Continue to the right and you will soon come to a T-junction.
(3) Stay on the left-hand path to emerge onto the tarmac road leading to Les Ayes.
(4) Cross it and, opposite (signposted ‘Le Mélézin’), take the yellow-marked path. Continue on, climbing steadily through a larch wood, until you reach the hamlet of Le Mélézin.
(5) Here, turn left onto the dirt track and follow it. You will then reach the Ravin de l'Avalanche after a gentle descent.
(6) Continue along the road until you reach the junction with the tarmac road. Turn left here, cross the bridge over the Torrent de l’Orceyrette and you will then arrive at the hamlet of Les Ayes.
(7) Continue along this road through Les Ayes and follow the red and whiteGR® markings. After passing the climbing site, you’ll reach a fork with a new dirt track.
(8) Turn right here onto theGR®5and continue down an easy descent to return to the junction you passed on the way out.
(2) Retrace your steps along the route you took on the way out to return to the Maison de la Montagne car park (S/E)
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