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To get to the starting point, see § Practical information.
(S/E) Climb up the stony path that extends from the car park and after 300 m, you will reach a junction.
(1) Continue climbing along the path that branches off to the left. The directional signs indicate the Terre Rouge refuge in both directions.
(2) At a place called La Losa, leave the path to the left towards the Refuge des Marches and continue straight ahead towards the Notre-Dame des Neiges chapel. Leave the main path near the chapel to admire it.
(3) From the chapel, return to the main trail and follow it to the clearly visible Terre Rouge refuge. Near the refuge, cross the stream on a footbridge.
(4) Continue climbing to the left along the well-marked path parallel to the stream, following the signs for Mont Thabor - Grands Lacs. You will reach a junction (signpost).
(5) Leave the path towards Mont Thabor and take a small, less well-marked path that climbs to the left (red markings on the rocks). As you climb, pass the small Lac Caspi and continue to the Grands Lacs (sign).
(6) Walk along the right side of the lake and descend into the Grandes Culées stream valley, following the red markings on the rocks, then cross the stream.
(7) Cross the stream on the footbridge and continue downhill to the Terre Rouge refuge.
(4) Go around the refuge, cross the torrent on a footbridge and continue downhill into the Torrent de la Neuvache valley. Pass La Sausse and reach a footbridge.
(8) Cross the stream and ignore the path that climbs up opposite the Notre-Dame des Neiges chapel. Descend to the left along the path that runs alongside the stream, crossing it again on a footbridge. You will reach Mathoset.
(9) Take the footbridge, ignoring the paths on the left, and continue along the stream. You will reach a junction near another footbridge.
(10) Do not take this footbridge, but instead head left towards Valmeinier 1500. The descent continues on the right bank of the Torrent la Neuvache.
(1) Continue straight ahead to reach the car park (S/E).
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