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Park in the car park at the Sanctuary of Notre-Dame de Laghet.
(S/E) Go under the road bridge and, immediately afterwards, take the ramp on the left. At the entrance to the sanctuary, turn right onto the Spraës road with caution, heading towards the Plateau Tercier.
(1) Turn left onto Chemin des Écoles, rejoin the Spraës road and continue in the same direction.
(2) At the unnumbered signpost, turn right towards Plateau Tercier. Climb a steep, winding road to reach the hamlet of Spraës.
(3) Take the staircase on the right between the houses and climb up to the tarmac road of La Vigne.
(4) At the unnumbered marker, turn left and then stay on the path on the right, which climbs through olive groves. About 50 metres further on, turn right: be careful, as there are several paths and tracks leading to the olive groves. Use the app if necessary. When you reach a fork, turn left.
(5) Turn right and after about 50 metres, turn right again onto a long, pleasant, relatively flat path with views of Mont Agel. At the road, continue carefully along this tarmac road until you reach the crossroads.
(6) Leave the road and turn left onto the uphill path. At the next crossroads, turn right onto the flat path that crosses the scrubland and then descends through the woods into a ravine.
(7) Turn left and continue along the stony path that runs alongside the Ravin de Saint-Martin, then veering off to the right.
(8) At marker 584, continue towards Peillon. The path crosses an old stone bridge. Continue towards Peillon at marker 585. At the entrance to the village, turn left into an alleyway with passages under the houses. At the communal oven, climb the stairs to the village church and a small square.
(9) Enjoy the view, then turn right onto Carriera Centrala and leave the medieval village. At the war memorial, descend to the left onto the cement path, which quickly becomes stony. Come out onto the D121 at marker 587 and follow it carefully, going straight ahead to marker 588.
(10) Turn left, following the sign for "Peillon par le Pueï". At the next crossroads, at marker 592, turn right towards Sainte-Thècle and arrive at the hamlet of Le Pueï at marker 591.
(11) Continue along the uphill road to Les Preisses, pass the hamlet and you will reach a crossroads. Turn left, go through the barrier and continue for about 20 metres.
(12) Turn left: there is a cairn at the start of the beautiful 16th-century paved slanting street. Further up, you will rejoin the Route des Preysses.
(13) Turn left onto this road and continue carefully without taking any shortcuts to reach the barrier: the Ravin de la Lare is reserved for shooting sports.
(14) Just after the barrier, turn right onto the track. At the first crossroads (cairn), turn right and you will reach a junction of paths, where you will join the GR®51: marker 624 has disappeared.
(15) Continue straight ahead through the woods on an unmarked trail: the app may come in handy.
(16) At the trail junction, turn left to follow a wooded trail running alongside a wall. At the next trail junction, turn right onto the trail that descends. Cross the Soanès carriage road and continue straight ahead.
(17) At the wire fence, turn left. The path continues along a steeply descending tarmac road.
(18) At the crossroads, turn left and continue along the tarmac road to Camp Bollin, which turns into a dirt track in the wooded area.
(19) At this bend in the path, go straight ahead and not to the left: private property. Cross a small wetland area, walk along a centuries-old bridge and continue on the path leading to the southern part of the sanctuary, and return to the car park (S/E).
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