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At the Col de Montfuron, on the D907 road from Manosque to Céreste, turn left coming from Manosque and take the D455. Park in the Avenue Jean Gineste car park on the left side of the village.
(S/E) Leave the car park, passing in front of the media library, and turn right. Follow the road for about 100 metres and turn right, not onto the wide path which is blocked by a fence, but onto the small path that runs alongside it on the left. Pass in front of the beautifully restored 17th-century windmill. Continue along this path and rejoin the D455.
(1) Turn right onto the D455, then right again at the crossroads to reach the Col de Montfuron.
(2) Cross the road with great caution and take the yellow-markedPR® opposite.
(3) After walking 300 m, at the corner of a field, leave the stony path and turn left onto the path that descends into the forest. This is also a yellow-markedPR® trail. At the fork 200 m further on, keep to the right. The forest is composed of several varieties of deciduous trees: white oaks, holm oaks, maples, etc. Follow the yellow markings and come to a track on your right.
(4) Ignore it and continue on the left. The path widens: note the view of the surrounding hills of Reillanne, Montagne de Lure and the domes of Saint-Michel l'Observatoire.
Little by little, you will begin to see the bell tower of the church in Villemus: a very beautiful view. There are several more or less parallel paths leading into Villemus, the widest of which, probably very recent, is not shown on the map. Follow it until you reach a tarmac road. Turn left and then immediately right into a cul-de-sac for a nice view.
(5) Retrace your steps and turn right twice to take the road down to the village. At the end of the road, turn left and walk past the church (currently cordoned off with barrier tape). Walk past a house, then go down the steps and turn left to reach Le Planet and the cemetery.
(6) Turn right onto Rue de l'Oratoire, which goes around the village and, after a sharp right turn, becomes Rue de la Mairie. Follow it to Rue de La Fontaine (very pretty fountain and adjoining wash house). Go up Rue de la Fontaine on the right, which is an entirely paved slanting street. Turn left onto Rue de l'Ancienne Poste and immediately right onto Montée de l'Église. Go down this street and take Rue de l'Ancienne Poste on the right. It will lead to the war memorial at the bottom of the village. Opposite the memorial, there is a beautiful view of the valley.
To return to Montfuron, follow the main tarmac road marked with a yellowPR® sign. Ignore the path on the left that leads to Le Castellet and continue until the road makes a sharp left turn.
(7) Take the path on the right. Ignore the path on the right and then, 200 metres further on, the path on the left. Stay on the yellow-markedPR® trail, which makes a wide curve to the right.
(8) Don't forget to take a look at the panorama, the fields and the hills, which can be very colourful depending on the season. Continue on your way.
(3) Continue straight ahead and follow the outward route back to the car park (S/E).
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