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Departure on the right-hand side of the large car park (if you are at the bottom of the Mauselaine ski area looking south).
(S/E) Go up to the right of the Pré Didier rope tow and the Tremplin ski lift. After about 200 m, you will come to a wide path. Turn right and continue the gentle, long climb, which starts with a winding path and joins the 17 km forest road.
Marker No. 1
(1) Turn completely left, following the markings. When the path meets theGR®533(marked with a green rectangle), turn right onto the Chemin de Derrière-le-Haut. Continue to the next intersection.
(2) At the intersection, leave theGR®, leave the path on the right, and take the path on the left, Route forestière de la Fontaine Gourrier. At the next fork, keep to the right and continue to the next crossroads.
(3) Turn right onto Chemin Forestier de la Cavaille, pass below an isolated chalet, and continue to Auberge de Grouvelin, at the end of Téléskis des Hêtres.
(4) Turn left and walk past the terrace of the inn, heading due east. You are now on the Route de Grouvelin (GR®533) until you reach the crossroads about 500 m further on.
(5) Leave theGR® and turn left, heading north, to the right of the ski slopes and along the edge of the forest. Continue to follow the No. 1 markings. The path narrows at this point. At the top, you will come to a marked path. Continue northwards on a beautiful descent (take care) and you will arrive at a wider path, which is once again the Route des Dix-Sept Kilomètres.
(6) Turn right and follow it for about 1 km, staying on the contour line. When the track turns west at an elevation of 1036 metres, a path crosses the track.
(7) Leave the forest road and take this path on the left. Descend south-west into the woods (take care if it is frozen). Cross theGR®5twice and you will arrive at Chaume Francis.
(8) With your back to the self-service restaurant, head back into the forest via a path that crosses a ski slope (take care) and continue north-west to the Pré-Lynx ski lifts.
(9) Behind the ski lifts, you will come to a pond (pumping station). Go around it on the left and, after a few dozen metres, you will come to an intersection with a path that goes uphill to the left.
(10) Turn completely left and begin a nice, challenging climb that will take you to the other end of the car park where you started. Cross the car park lengthwise towards the west and you will find yourself back at your starting point (S/E).
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