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The hike starts either at the Lodge du Bercail Montagne (S) or at the car park of the Parc Pleine Nature de Pessade (1), where you can park.
(S) Join and stay on theGR®® trail, marked in red and white, all the way to Orcival.
(1) At the Parc Pleine Nature car park, take theGR®®441, a wooded path, heading north-north-west.
(2) Cross the Chevalard stream and, at the next junction, turn left (south-west).
(3) At the end of the path, you’ll come to an unpaved road; stay on theGR®®, turn left towards Lac de Servières (west).
(4) At Lac de Servières, turn right (north) onto theGR®®30-GR®®441, heading towards La Croix / Orcival, then immediately left.
(5) You will come to the D983; cross it and take the gravel road slightly to the left opposite. Continue straight on along the road, which leads to a forest path; take this path.
(6) At the end of the track, take a stony path; after a right-hand bend, at the next junction, turn right onto another path. (North-East)
(7) At the crossroads, take the D74 to the left towards Laschamps (South-West); there is a slight downhill slope, then take the next path on the right. (North-West). Once the path ends, at a place called Les Fontchartoux, continue down to the bottom and turn right. (You will pass through Puy Raynaud)
(8) At the junction with the D27, continue straight on towards Orcival town centre. To reach the Lodge du Pont, walk past the Basilica and the Post Office. The Lodge du Pont is on your right just before the Pont du Sioulot (E).
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