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The hike starts from the central square of the village of Ascros, where there is a car park.
Visit the 12th-century church.
(S/E) Cross the village via Rue du Four.
(1) At the small square, go down the steps on the left and you will come to the Velou Bey road. Continue along this road southwards until you reach a bend on the right where a path starts on your left.
(2) Take this path downhill and join a farm track.
(3) Go up this road on the left, passing a water treatment plant. Join the track at an isolated house. Then follow the track that branches off to the right, towards the east. Cross Souccia and the Chats neighbourhood.
(4) After crossing Les Chats, take a track on the right that descends along the right bank of a stream to marker 308.
(5) Descend into the ravine on the left and cross the stream. Follow a well-marked path eastwards. Join the Champ de Rousset road below an isolated house. Take the road on the right for 100 metres.
At the first bend, take the path to the northeast. Cross another stream and immediately turn southeast. Cross two streams and turn southwest into a coniferous forest. Cross a track and climb eastwards until you reach marker 307.
(6) Turn left towards Mont Brune and join the track climbing up to the Nice road. At marker 306, take this road on the left towards Ascros and cross the Nice road at marker 305 before a bridge.
(7) Then take the path climbing south towards Collet de l'Aï and turn north-east to marker 304.
(8) Opposite, follow the path along the cliff edge towards the east, which leads to the magnificent Chapelle de la Sainte-Baume.
(9) The chapel overlooks the valley and the Caïnée State Forest. Visit the chapel. (The story of the hermit can be found to the right of the chapel entrance) and retrace your steps to marker 304.
(8) Climb a few switchbacks on the right and reach a grassy plateau overlooking the chapel.
(10) From the plateau, head left, northwest, on a path through stony slopes leading above Les Crottes. Climb as best you can to the Pécogiu cistern through the heath.
(11) From the cistern, turn left onto the Montagne de Pincogul forest road and follow it westwards. Pass north of Pella and reach Baisse d'Ascros at marker 303. Then descend the track and leave it at the first bend to the left.
(12) At the bend, take the new track opposite leading to the Saint-Anne Chapel and from there, take the path to the central square of Ascros (S/E).
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