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Park in the car park near the Blanchon hotel at Chabanon station.
(S/E) Cross the road heading north and follow the path down towards La Casse through the Valentin Forest.
At the crossroads, take the forest track on the left towards Saint-Martin-lès-Seyre and continue to the La Casse drinking troughs.
(1) Turn right and continue for another hundred metres. At the Piste de Chauvet, turn left onto theGR® 6 towards La Montagnette.
At La Montagnette, turn left onto theGR® 6 Tour des Monges variant. Follow the forest track through an alpine pasture and then through the undergrowth to reach a rocky area with a precipice on your right. A sign indicates "Danger Avalanches Piste interdite" (Danger Avalanches Trail Closed) during snowy periods. After these vertiginous cliffs, you will arrive at a wooded path again and, at the end of the wooded trail, you will arrive at Sauvegréous.
(2) Take theGR® Tour des Monges trail on the left to the drinking troughs, passing the remains of a wooden hut. It is a small path but well marked on the ground. There are not many red and white markers, but a few cairns sometimes help us find the direction. You will pass through a fairly difficult and impressive valley.
At the Sauvegréous drinking troughs, leave theGR® and take the yellowPR® on the left towards Tête Grosse, a steep climb up to the mountain pasture where the path is not very clear. At the top of this climb, continue along the yellowPR® on the right and follow the valley on the right to the summit. The terrain becomes rocky and very steep. A few yellow-marked posts indicate thePR® to follow.
(3) At the summit, descend a little and take the steepPR® trail covered with slippery stones in front of you. At the summit, you will see the remains of an orientation table and a cross. You have arrived at Tête Grosse.
(4) Enjoy the magnificent 360° view, then follow the yellowPR® towards the Bois des Ganiayes and La Plane.
(5) When you reach the Chabane Vieille chairlift, turn right and stay on the summit of Bressa. From this point onwards, the path is not well marked. Go around the two water reservoirs on the right and continue to the antennas and pylon.
(6) At the antennas and pylon, turn left, keeping to the right along the wooden fences. You will pass a green trail sign for 12 Le Plateau Chabanon. A red sign indicates Ganiayes. Keep to the right until you come to a path, which is not very easy to find, that descends along the trees. You will cross the Tour du Belvédère.
(7) From there, follow the yellowPR® Tour du Belvédère. First, pass the protective fence around the Ganiayes ravine, which you will walk alongside. A sign shows you the names of the visible peaks. Along the trail, signs provide information about the types of trees. A narrow path leads you to the Clôts ski lift. Turn left towards Les Ganiayes, back to the resort. Turn left between the ski lift and the hut, and continue to the car park (S/E).
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