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Park in one of the car parks on the right as you arrive in Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, below the cemetery. For your information, you enter these car parks from the upper part and exit from the lower part. Other parking spaces are available at the exit of the village in the direction of La Bérarde.
(S/E) When you leave the car park, walk up along the cemetery wall and, after going around it, cross the road and turn left into the alleyway, Les Roures, towards the hamlet of Le Puy (signpost showing the different routes available).
Pass the few houses via a paved stairway and join the path on the left which descends slightly, still towards Le Puy. Cross the Torrent du Diable on a wooden footbridge opposite the old Moulin du Diable and climb the two hairpin bends towards the Vierge de la Petite Pass.
(1) At the Vierge du small pass, enjoy your first panoramic view of the village of Saint-Christophe (despite the medium-voltage cables!) and the Vénéon valley.
Continue along the main path, which is almost flat, to the hamlet of Le Puy, initially running alongside the medium-voltage power line.
(2) In the hamlet of Le Puy, note the few well-restored houses and a magnificent wash house at the entrance. View of the hamlet of Lanchâtra on the other side of the valley.
15 metres after the wash house, take the path on the right towards the Miroir des Fétoules. The path then begins its slow but steady climb towards this small pond.
(3) The Miroir des Fétoules (shown on few maps) is a simple pond that is likely to dry up in summer. However, if you are lucky enough to find water, clear weather and little wind, you will understand where its name comes from!
Continue along the path to the left for about a hundred metres.
(4) Take the path on the left leading to the orientation table. The climb is continuous. There is a slightly tricky section two-thirds of the way up in some fresh scree. Reach the orientation table.
(5) In perfect condition, this orientation table allows you to name all the surrounding peaks, with a view from Le Râteau to La Muzelle, passing of course by La Tête des Fétoules and the Vénéon valley.
Turn around and descend by the same route to the fork.
(4) Turn onto the path on the left to descend into the Torrent du Diable valley. This path is well marked, almost "paved" in places, and its slope is steady.
(6) When you reach the crossroads near the Torrent du Diable, take the path on the right that leads to Saint-Christophe. After crossing the stream on a wooden footbridge, the path arrives at a small car park and then a tarmac road.
(7) Several paths allow you to cut across the winding road. You just have to find them, as they are rarely signposted!
Once you reach the village, cross the terrace of the Tourist Office via a set of two staircases to reach the main road at the entrance to the cemetery and its car park (S/E).
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