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Departure from the Antiques de Glanum car park in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
Please note that parking is €4 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (2018).
(S/E) From the car park, cross the D5, then turn left towards Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, following the road.
After the bridge, turn right towards Égalières, passing in front of the Cloître Saint-Paul de Mausole. Follow the red and white markings ofthe GR®®6along the Chemin des Carrières. Continue until you reach an oratory.
(1) Turn right and follow the sign for Saint-Clerg. Follow the yellow-marked botanical trail; it climbs gently, then rises a little more before coming out onto the ridge road (tarmac).
(2) Once on the road, turn right, then 10 metres further on, turn right again, following the ochre markings and two inverted arrows for the botanical trail. Climb up to reach a hillock. Take the path on the left that descends, then continue downhill on a wider path. You are still on the botanical trail, which leads to the road you left earlier. Continue straight ahead to reach a large car park. Head straight towards the D5.
(3) Cross the road and head opposite towards the path with small wooden barriers. You are now following yellow markings. A path coming from the right joins the trail 100 metres further on. Continue to the left and you will soon come to a junction with theGR®® which descends to the right. Ignore theGR®® on the right and continue on the track, staying on theGR®®6which follows the ridges towards Saint-Étienne du Grès and Les Baux-de-Provence. After walking for about 1.5km, you will see a gap in the rocks on the right.
(4) Turn right and go through this gap to follow the path downhill. From here, there are no more signposts. Follow this path downhill for about 350 m until you reach a bend where a cairn on the right indicates a small path to follow.
(5) Turn right and follow this steep path, which leads down to the path you have just left. Once on the path, immediately turn right (orange cross on the tree) onto a new path, which is not very visible at first but becomes clearer further on. It starts with a stony descent, then becomes grassier and wilder. Further on, it joins theGR®®6.
(6) Turn left to continue the descent. When theGR®® reaches a barrier (crossroads), go around it and you will arrive at a car park. Turn right towards the dam. It seems that the signposting is missing at this point, or else it is well hidden! In any case, you will arrive at Lac du Peiroou.
(7) Go around the lake on the right. The path moves away from the lake, climbs up the rocks and turns right to reach a passageway with cables and a few steps. Once you have passed the chimney, go back down the path to the D5.
(8) Turn left and follow the left-hand side of the road (be careful) to arrive at the car park where you started (S/E).
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