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Follow the Éoures road (D44) towards Aubagne. Pass the large Font de Mai car park and the No. 10 bus stop "La Gastaude". After the small central reservation, turn left and continue to the end of Chemin de Ruissatel. Park in the large car park next to Puits de Raimu.
(S/E) Continue along the tarmac road until you reach the junction with Chemin de la Font de Mai. Turn left towards Col d'Aubignane. Pass Mas de Massacan (Ugolin's house in the film "Manon des Sources") and continue along the road, which splits into two dirt tracks closed off by barriers.
(1) Turn right onto the track that leads to Font de Mai. Pass by a ruin, then arrive at a clear, shaded area where you will find the Puits de la Femme sans Tête
(Headless Woman's Well).
Turn left at the signpost, heading towards Le Garlaban via the Chemin des Scolopendres. Note the ruins on the right.
(2) After the ruins, turn left. Be careful, as the start of the path is difficult to spot due to the dense vegetation. The path is marked in yellow.
When you reach a crossroads, turn left. Pass above the previous ruins. The path turns right, then winds upwards. Be careful, there are many parallel paths, some of which disappear into the heath. Follow the yellow markings carefully. Use the electricity pylons at the top as a landmark. This is the direction to follow. Pass the electricity pylons and follow the track that joins the Draioulet track.
(3) Turn left and descend the track for about 400 metres. You will come to a sign and a rock indicating the Grotte de Manon.
(4) Descend to the right. The narrow, steep path leads to the top of the Grotte de Manon.
(5) Here, the path climbing up to the right leads to the Grotte du Cerf. It is located higher up on the left in the scree. Inside, there is a basin with the handprints of Marcel Pagnol, Orane Demazis and Marius Brouquier.
(6) At the Grotte de Manon, join the Vallon des Piches path below, which you should take to the left at the signpost. Keep to the left and you will arrive at the Col d'Aubignane. Continue straight ahead.
(7) Follow the DFCI track on the right and above. Pass through the undergrowth and leave this track to arrive above the Ferme d'Angèle, then take the Pierre Tchernia
path, indicated by a sign, and follow the direction of the ruins of the village of Aubignane. The markings are blue.
(8) Turn right onto the path that climbs steeply into the forest. After a right-hand bend and some rocks to cross, you will arrive at the ruins of the village of Aubignane, specially built for the filming of the film Regain
. Turn left, pass under the porch and continue along the path on the ridge of the Barres du Saint-Esprit. Admire the view.
(9) Make a round trip to the cross, the fork being marked in blue on a rock.
Take the path down into the forest to reach a DFCI track. Turn left onto the track.
(10) After about 200 metres, take the path on the left towards Vallon de Marcellin, where the wide track becomes private.
Pass a well on the left and join the path that passes to the right of the Ferme d'Angèle. Turn right to rejoin the DFCI track that leads to the fork you passed on the way there.
(1) Continue to the right to reach the Puits de Raimu car park (S/E).
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