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Park in the car park on Route de Nice.
(S/E) Head south-west. At the junction with Route des Ferres, take the stairs on the left, just after the fountain, known as "la montée du village" (the village climb). Once at the top, turn right to arrive immediately at the small square with the town hall on your right. Opposite the town hall, take the Montée du Pontis, which passes under the houses and leads to the Church of Saint-Trophime. At this point, turn right and walk alongside the bakery. Head towards Rue Saint-Roch and its chapel, following the excellent yellow markings.
(1) Cross the road carefully, keeping to the right: the path begins behind the rubbish bins. After a short climb, turn right onto Route de l'Adrech at marker no. 5 and follow the signs for Bézaudun. When you reach the junction with Route de l'Aiguillette, take the hairpin bend to the left and follow it for about 50 metres until you reach marker no. 6.
(2) Turn right towards Les Ferres. In the sharp left-hand bend, take the path on the right leading to Le Seuillet.
(3) Carefully follow the road to the left for a few metres , take the path on the right, then head straight ahead into the cul-de-sac. Before reaching the dead end, leave the road and take the wooded path on the right which climbs up and leads to the Végay Seuillet underground canal track.
(4) Continue straight ahead, passing a beautiful ruin: on the right, there is an information board showing the location of our trail.
(5) At the three-way junction, keep left and continue climbing to reach an unmarked junction before arriving at marker 100.
(6) Turn left, leaving the yellow markings behind. Continue off the beaten track, following the tracks made by animals, mainly cows, climbing towards the top of the rocky barrier. The ridge is easily accessible.
(7) Vertical view of the village of Bouyon. Continue off the trail using the Visorando app and head southwest towards a sheepfold that serves as a landmark in the valley. Return to the yellow markings.
(8) Continue left on the path that climbs gradually, through successive terraces and a few ruined drystone shelters, evidence of a bygone agricultural era. Reach the summit of Estellier (altitude 1,278 m): panoramic table with the Mercantour on one side and the sea and Cap d'Antibes on the other. At this high point, at the foot of the large cairn topped with a cross, a hiker had the brilliant idea of setting up a box for hikers with first aid supplies, drinks and crisps: it's an "open bar"!
(9) Continue along the path winding through the beautiful national forest on the right bank of the Estéron and reach marker 114a at the Quatre Chemins crossroads.
(10) Turn left towards Bézaudun. The track runs alongside the Estellier national forest and joins marker 113.
(11) Turn left towards Bézaudun and continue along the downhill track until you reach marker 112.
(12) Continue straight ahead and follow the hillside to the next junction.
(13) Keep going in the same direction: on the right, you can see the village of Bézaudun-les-Alpes. The first house on the right after a few hundred metres belonged to a famous person who once wrote "No weapons, no hatred, no violence" on the wall of a bank.
(14) Cross the canal and continue straight ahead on the path, following the yellow markings. Return to the tarmac road and walk carefully along it until you reach the crossroads.
(15) Continue straight ahead on the grassy path called Route de l'Aiguillette. After about a hundred metres, after a wetland area, climb up the terrace on the left to continue on a new path, as the old one is damaged. Then continue carefully along the road and find marker no. 6.
(2) Continue straight ahead, turn right at the hairpin bend at the crossroads, then immediately left to follow the yellow markings, which lead to the D8. Follow this road in the same direction and continue straight ahead to reach your vehicle (S/E).
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