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Parking immediately on the right after the Méollion torrent bridge when heading towards Les Borels.
(S/E) Follow the path up to an altitude of 1307 and continue straight ahead towards Méollion.
(1) 150 m further on, at the information board, turn left and follow the arrow for "Haut des Poas". Follow this path until you pass the Champets stream. 50 m further on, at the end of the clearing, turn left onto the path that zigzags through it, then start to go around the ridge between the two streams on flat ground.
(2) Leave the path as it descends two metres to tackle the small embankment between a tree and a fallen tree stump (with a piece of wool attached to it). Climb this ridge due north for about 100 metres until you reach a cairn in the middle.
(3) Head left along the contour line. From there, it is just a narrow path and you need to be careful of changes in direction as the path is sometimes difficult to see, but there are cairns. The path passes under a rocky outcrop and sloping slabs. It then winds a few times to continue westwards and gain altitude, emerging near the altitude of 1951.
(4) Now follow the Caire ridge line (north-northeast), avoiding obstacles (rocks) on the western slope. The higher you climb, the denser the vegetation becomes, but it is not tall. At around 2090 m, turn left along the contour line to reach a beautiful, distinctive rock.
(5) From the rock, climb diagonally east to reach the ridge left just before, which gradually fades away. Continue straight ahead (north) to the ridge line at the top of the Grande Côte (altitude approx. 2450 m). Climb this beautiful ridge line to a micro breach (cairn).
(6) Either head up the face more or less along the contour line (several cairns) to avoid having to descend the next breach, or continue along the ridge to the break and descend carefully on good rock.
Once you reach the ridge, follow the path until you come to a larger ledge. Enter the left-hand fault and immediately move to the right to find better rock. Then keep as close as possible to the ridge line until you reach the final ledge, which you avoid by going to the right and climbing up the scree slope to exit onto the western shoulder of the Aiguille de Cédéra.
(7) Alternatively, descend directly to Lac de Cédera, leaning to the left at the start, then navigate by sight to avoid the steepest sections.
For the summit of Cédéra (option shown on the route), descend about 15 metres and head diagonally to the right (east) to reach a bench that is half rock, half grass. Without losing too much height, cross under the rock face (very stony) until you come out under the eastern shoulder, which you can reach by keeping to the top of the scree slope and following the rocky ridge to its end.
(8) Follow the ridge line (north-west) until you come to a large ledge. Go around it on the left (south side) and stay more or less on the contour line for 80/100 m until you reach a vertical rock, then climb behind it up the gravelly slope to reach the ridge.
You will quickly pass a small breach with an exposed step, then a second one with a climbing step (3 inf). Then, navigate by sight to the summit (a few exposed passages).
(9) Aiguille de Cédéra. The descent follows the ascent route until you reach the ridge line.
(8) Descend the scree, navigating to avoid the small rocky outcrops in the upper section. Continue to the lake.
(10) Take the return trail that starts due east at the lake's spillway. Follow this trail at a leisurely pace to pass the altitude of 1965 on the ravines. Ignore the trail on the left below that leads to Pointe de Méollion and continue straight on to the hamlet of Méollion. It is a long way.
(11) In the hamlet, a cool fountain awaits hikers. The trail heads north at the edge of the village to cross the Méollion valley, then follows the stream along a balcony path.
(1) Continue straight ahead to descend to the car park (S/E).
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