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Parking at the Croix de Bauzon resort.
(S/E) Leave the car park heading south towards a grassy slope (red slope).
(1) Take the path on the right, after the resort ticket office. This path, which is the arrival point of the green slope in winter, is also the start of the Chemin de Taranis Arga circuit, which you can follow by following the signs. Leave the arrival point of the ski slopes and the return of the Chemin de Taranis Arga on your left.
(2) After passing a water reservoir and crossing a second ski slope, leave the main slope and turn right, continuing to follow the Taranis Arga signs. Pass a path on your left and cross a small stream.
(3) Leave the Taranis Arga trail, which climbs to the right via a wooden staircase. Continue straight ahead and
following the ski trail barriers to reach the end post of the ski lift at the top of Grand Tanargue.
(4) Continue straight ahead for a few metres, then turn left onto a grassy track that runs alongside a strip of denser vegetation, heading south-southwest. Pass by a wood and arrive at a path.
(5) Turn left onto this path, pass two buildings and arrive at a wide forest road.
(6) Take this road on the left. Here, join theGR® de Pays Tour du Tanargue, marked in red and yellow, and follow it for most of the route.
(7) At a clearing with several roads crossing, turn right towards Ron de Coucoulude. At the next clearing, leave a path on the left and arrive at Rocher de Coucoulude.
Ron de Coucoulude is visible from afar thanks to the triangular triangulation point on top. The climb is not very difficult, and you can enjoy a beautiful view of the Valgorge valley from the small rock next to it.
(8) Turn around and, at the first clearing, take the path on the right. This path, marked on the IGN map, continues along an unmarked trail that turns slightly to the right, descends along the ridge for a few metres and joins the forest road (still theGRP®) at a hairpin bend.
(9) Continue down this road. Cross several streams and ignore other paths, marked or unmarked, on your right and left.
(10) After a horizontal section, turn left to climb the slope via a stony path. You are still on theGRP® and this junction is fairly well marked. After passing through the woods, this path continues across open terrain to a ridge. At the top of the climb, leave theGRP® and turn left onto a grassy track that follows the ridge and heads towards a forest road whose embankment is visible.
(11) Cross this road and continue across the meadow to the highest point of the Sommet de Méjean.
(12) Turn right onto a track heading due east. The track is not very visible, but walk easily across the meadow, parallel to the edge of the woods.
(13) At the crossroads at the edge of the woods, turn left onto the GRP®.
(14) After reaching a road, leave theGRP® which heads left along the ridge and continue to the right.
Leave a road leading to a house on your left, then a marked path leading down to Laboule. From there, the path overlooks the Valgorge valley.
(15) At the crossroads, find theGRP® again and take it on the left (the IGN map is not very accurate). Leave a marked path on the left that descends towards Valgorge. In this section, the red and yellow markings ofthe GRP® are not very visible, but follow the newly repainted yellow markings.
Turn right onto the grassy track leading to the forest road you took on the way there.
(11) This time, take the road on the left and follow it to the Carrefour des Camarets.
(16) At the crossroads, continue along the road on the right. The path leading back, as indicated on the map, is not visible. A few metres further on, leave a road coming up on the right behind you. Continue to the start of the Taranis Arga path taken on the way there.
(1) Turn right to return to the car park where you started (S/E).
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