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Park in the car park of the Trappist Abbey of Notre-Dame des Neiges, which is still in operation.
(S/E) At the far end of the large car park, follow theGR® marked in white and red to the ruins of the first abbey.
(1) Turn right towards Saint-Laurent-les-Bains and continue to a crossroads at the Croix du Pal, a magnificent stone cross.
(2) Take the path opposite, still heading towards Saint-Laurent-les-Bains, and descend to a tower.
(3) Shortly after the tower, turn right onto the path which descends steeply to the village of Saint-Laurent-les-Bains. Opposite the square (hot springs and spa buildings), turn left towards the church.
(4) At the corner of the church, turn left. At the corner of the cemetery, turn right and cross a coniferous woodland. Reach the junction of a track.
(5) Cross the track and keep to the right on theGR®, beginning a short, winding descent through a beech forest and then a chestnut grove. Pass through the abandoned hamlet of Conches and you will soon come to a crossroads of paths.
(6) Turn left, then further on cross a stream and climb up to Borne.
Turn right to descend a few metres into the village along the road, stop for a drink at the fountain, then keep left towards Chazalettes. Join a wider path, pass the castle ruins and begin the long, difficult climb up to the road at the hamlet of Chazalettes.
(8) Turn right and, after the building, continue along the path which joins a grassy track further on. At the hairpin bend to the left, leave this path to follow a track on the right which serves as a shortcut to the road.
(9) Continue along the road to the right to the village of Les Chambons; this road also forms part of theGR®72and the GRP®.
(10) At the junction, turn left, then keep left as you leave the village and head up to Le Bez.
(11) Take the path on the left alongside the lodge, then turn left a little further on and climb straight up to the Bez altiport. During the climb, veer right onto the path running parallel to the track and go through a gate to reach the Sommet de la Sagne, which is on the peatland.
(12) Then follow theGR®7, cut across a path on the descent and reach the Resliades rock, where a sculpture marks the watershed.
(13) Continue along theGR®, pass the Sommet des Lassès and then reach the lighthouse at Moure de l'Abéouradou.
(14) Continue climbing then descend along the ridges, following theGR® markings. After a descent, you will reach the Col de Pratazanier.
(15) Cross the road and continue straight on at the three-way junction immediately after. Stay on theGR® on a very steep section. Reach another junction of paths.
(16) Ignore the paths to the right and left and continue straight on theGR®7until you are near the Sommet des Trois Seigneurs. Carry on and then begin a descent to reach the Coulet de Pécoyol junction.
(17) Take the wider path opposite, descend to the Croix du Pal and you will find the junction you passed on the way up.
(2) Turn right onto the path taken on the way out to reach the Notre-Dame des Neiges car park in the opposite direction (S/E).
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