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Park in the car park at the end of the road in the Mérentiers district.
(S/E) Take the blue-marked path that climbs towards the high-voltage pylon.
(1) Continue along the blue trail that follows the ridge to reach a fenced property. Follow the fence for about 50 metres and leave the blue trail to descend a steep path on the right, which will quickly take you to the entrance of the Eygrou cave.
(2) After visiting the cave, continue along the descending path, which veers left towards the next pylon. Once at the pylon, follow the path down to a track, which you cross to continue descending to the bottom of the valley.
(3) At the crossroads, continue right towards the west for 100 m, then take the path on the left that follows the valley and joins a track. Continue to follow the valley uphill.
(4) Leave the track and take the path on the left (south-east), still following the valley, until you reach another track.
(5) Follow this track to the right, heading west for about 150 m, then turn left, heading south, and continue to the next crossroads. Follow the track to the left, which climbs south-east.
(6) Shortly before the end of the track, at a game trough, take a small path at a cairn that climbs to the right towards the ridge. On the ridge, find a blue trail that you will follow to the right towards the Col des Ouides.
(7) At the pass, continue straight ahead on the path that climbs towards the Étoile lookout. After enjoying the view of Marseille, continue along the concrete blue trail to a small building, then follow the ridge until you reach the access track to the Grande Étoile antennas.
(8) Walk a few metres to the right to find a path that descends to the left at a wooden post. Follow this path along the bottom of the valley to a crossroads where, apparently, some people ride motocross bikes.
(9) Take the path furthest to the right for 300 metres until you reach the tarmac road, which you take to the right until you reach a fire hydrant. Just after the hydrant, take the path on the left, which you follow, cutting several corners.
(10) You can either:
- either continue along the path until you reach a crossroads, where you turn left to descend into the valley, - - or take the very steep shortcut that descends by cutting across the hairpin bend (choice of route).
In both cases, you will descend the path on the left, ignoring two paths on the right and one on the left.
(11) Once at the bottom, take the path on the right to return to the car park where you started (S/E).
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Easy 
