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Col d'Aizac car park.
(S/E) At the hiking information sign, take the RD254 which descends to the right towards Antraïgues.
(1) At the end of the hairpin bend, about 550 m away, take the forest path on the right (white-yellow markings).
After about 1.1 km, the road becomes a path between low walls on the left and crosses the Ruisseau des Fuels stream. Head uphill towards the hamlet of Les Blanchons and then join the departmental road.
(2) At the D254, turn right for about 700 metres. At the entrance to the hairpin bend, turn left onto the road towards Le Bouchet. Continue along the tarmac road and take the second turning on the right towards the hamlet of Le Bouchet. Cross the hamlet (stairs) until you leave the buildings behind.
(3) At the mast, take the path on the left towards Aizac. Join and continue on the tarmac road leading to the top of the hamlet. Cross the Ruisseau du Bouchet stream and continue on the road.
At the crossroads, take the tarmac road climbing to the right via Les Chabottes, turn sharply and continue along the path through the chestnut woods towards the hamlet of Les Auches.
(4) Join the tarmac road at the entrance to the hamlet and follow it to the left. Continue on the other side of the valley.
(5) Take the path on the right towards Huguenot. Pass the Huguenot barn and the rubble stone building and continue to a barrier. Do not cross it, but continue along the path on the right.
(6) At the mast, turn right towards "Lachamp-Raphaël". After about 400 m, cross the plateau, leaving the Grange de la Pargeade path on your right and the paths on your left.
Take the path on the right and then, after about 100 metres, take the path on the left marked in yellow. There is a beautiful view of the Besorgue valley and Antraïgues below on the right. Continue to a crossroads with four paths.
(7) At the mast, take the path uphill to the right, towards "Lachamp-Raphaël". Continue along the path uphill to the ridge and you will come to a plateau. Continue along a forest path that goes around the Cime de Rouyon, veering to the left.
(8) At the hiking pole, before the Rocher de Faux Fay, descend the path on the left. Reach the Pargeades pole on the other side of the Cime de Rouyon.
(7) Take the path up the slope on the right, towards Aizac via Chastagnier Gourd. The path is well marked for the first half of the route, then less obvious in the chestnut trees (wild boar activity, etc.). Keep an eye out for the white and yellow markings to descend towards the houses of Chastagnier-Farde.
(9) The path joins the road at the hamlet next to a double electricity pole. Continue along the tarmac road on the left, crossing the hamlet. Go straight ahead at the crossroads to reach the hamlet of Chastagnier Gourd.
(10) At the mast, continue straight ahead and head towards "Aizac". Cross the hamlet (bread oven). The road crosses the stream. About thirty metres further on, take the path uphill on the left. Cross the chestnut groves and pass the Croix des Ayres on your right.
(11) Continue along the path; the white-yellow markings will take you through a well-maintained chestnut grove to "Le Coulet".
(12) At the mast, do not join the road but continue straight ahead, following the white/yellow markings. When you reach the Labastide road, turn left towards the pass and the car park at the start (S/E).
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