Park at the Col de la Core car park.
(S/E) Take a path (GR®10D) that descends below, to the right of the signposts, and begin a gentle descent through the forest. You’ll soon reach the road, which you follow for a few hundred metres.
(1) Leave the road and follow the path on the left which joins theGR®10D. Continue to the Étang de Bethmale.
(2) Turn right to go round it and rejoin the marked path on the other side.
(3) Take a sharp right-hand bend to begin a winding climb up to the Route Forestière du Mount Ner. Follow it uphill, taking care as some vehicles may pass. Join theGR®10D(red and white markings).
(4) Turn left: the climb is steeper up to the Col d’Eliet and can be slippery in wet weather. Watch out for narrow passages between large rocks. Continue to the Col d’Eliet shelter.
(5) Continue south on the path, which leads through open countryside where a few sheepdogs may be herding flocks during the summer. Join theGR®10heading due east.
(6) Ignore the path on the right leading to the Étang d'Eychelle and keep left on theGR®10. Begin the descent to return to the Col de la Core (S/E).
