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(S/E) Park at the bottom of the village in the Auribeau car park.
Take the D48 road towards La Française. Ignore the first road on the left
(1) At the next bend, turn left onto the Grande Traversée du Vaucluse: a small stony path, soon marked in yellow. View of the village of Auribeau on the left.
(2) At the road, take the unmarked path on the left to avoid the tarmac. Go around the lavender field on the right. Turn right and go behind the farm.
(3) Turn immediately left between two houses. At the road, you will find the yellow markings again; turn left.
At the hairpin bend to the left, continue straight ahead on the path marked with yellow markings on the ground.
Further on, after a short descent, the path turns right. Continue straight ahead uphill along the well-marked, shaded path.
The climb is gradual and not particularly difficult. At the only bend at the end of the climb, there is a beautiful view of Mont Ventoux.
(4) At Amourralhadou, take the wide gravel road on the left that follows theGR®92along the ridges. Here, you are more exposed to the heat of the sun, which is fortunately tempered by the altitude and the wind from the peaks. But the view opens up on both sides of the massif.
(5) There is a cistern where you can stop for a picnic before climbing to the summit.
The summit of Mourre Nègre is just a stone's throw away, marked by its antennas. Make a round trip there.
(6) Descend to reach the cistern at the edge of the track and the crossroads.
(5) Take theGR® again and follow the path to the right. The red and whiteGR® markings are on the first fir tree a little further on.
On the right, to the south-east, the blue patch of the Étang de la Blonde marks the Cabrières d'Aigues region. Leave the track on the left and continue straight ahead to reach the Basse de Cabrières.
(7) Return to the forest road at the junction of twoGR® trails, nos. 92 and 97.
Follow the road to the right, then, at a bend in the road, take a wide path on the left (hunting reserve, be careful during the season...).
(8) At the next junction, turn left. Be careful, the descent is quite steep and the stones are a bit slippery.
(9) Find the path marked in yellow and take it downhill to the right.
(10) After a short climb, cross a path and follow a steep descent opposite on the side of the valley. Again, be careful of loose stones...
(11) At La Marauviére, turn left towards Auribeau. Follow a slight incline along the contour line to cross the valley. There are three short climbs along this route.
(12) Join another path that descends from the Vallon de la Font Jean de Martin. Take this path downhill to the right.
(13) At the "L. Peysson" area, continue straight ahead on the small road to Auribeau, which you cross to the car park below (S/E)
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