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Park in the Génat car park.
Markings: Yellow circles and signpost no. 3.
(S/E) Walk up Rue du Pichet towards the watering hole.
(1) At the next crossroads, turn right and then immediately left onto Chemin du Riou. Continue until you reach the junction with the forest track.
(2) Take it on the left; it leads to the forest. At the second hairpin bend on the left, you will see a barrier prohibiting access to motor vehicles.
(3) Turn right onto Chemin de l'Escalier, which starts under cover. This path takes its name from the old terraces that can be seen in places. The trees thin out and the path crosses a wet area where wild boars like to come and wallow.
(4) Turn right onto Sentier de la Teillette, which can be seen through the windfall (branches from fallen trees) and some brambles. After about 200 metres, the path becomes clearly visible.
(5) Continue along this path to a clearing just below the Col de Campels.
(6) Turn right and follow the edge of the forest. Cross from one terrace to another until you reach a meadow and the Riou stream. Take the cattle grid to reach the Chemin du Riou (tarmac road), which joins the forest track you took on the way up.
(2) Follow the same route as on the way out to return to the car park (S/E).
... all the signs have been torn down and I don't think they'll be put back up. I'll try to find the junction some other way, because it's not easy to find if you don't know where it is.
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Difficult 
Moderate 
