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Departure: square with an old weighbridge on the right-hand side as you enter the village coming from Annonay. This square faces the church on the other side of the street.
(S/E) Head south-west towards the village and take the first road uphill on the left.
(1) The street curves first to the right then to the left, before straightening out. Before leaving the village and the last house, note a wooden bridge on your right. Continue straight ahead, following the steeply ascending path on the right bank of the stream. Please note: the map shows this path asGR®42, but this is incorrect as theGR® now follows a different route. Climb up the stony area to reach a large crossing path.
(2) Follow this main path to the left and, after 50 metres, take the path on the right, which is sometimes lined with broom and climbs in successive curves. You will reach the edge of the forest with an electrical transformer on your right.
(3) Arrive at the hamlet of Boiray, cross it, ignoring a road coming from the left, then, at the exit of the hamlet, continue along the tarmac road, leaving a path climbing to the left at a place called Le Serre. The road descends slightly until you take the first path on the left, running alongside the house on the right at Patural. At the crossroads after the house, follow the path going up to the left. Follow this wide path without hesitation until you reach another main path at an altitude of 923 metres.
(4) Turn left at the hairpin bend to follow this new path and arrive at the large crossroads of Croix de Boiray at an elevation of 939 metres via an almost flat path. There you will find a large number of paths and trails.
(5) Take the second path on the left, which descends slightly. Almost immediately, ignore a path leading off to the right and continue straight ahead downhill along the wide carriageway. Pass a water reservoir on your right. Ignore a path coming from the left at an elevation of 811 metres and continue straight ahead. You will arrive at the crossroads of "Usclats" and "Croix des Chasseurs" with a large picnic area.
(6) Pass the cross on your right. Ignore the paths branching off to the sides and follow the main path downhill. At elevation 673, ignore a path coming from the right and continue until you reach and cross the hamlet of "Fontorsières", where the path becomes a tarmac road. Follow this road to the village of Vocance and the first crossroads with four roads.
(7) Follow the road on the left uphill towards "Les Auches". Then take the first street on the right, which runs alongside the church on the left. At the end of the street, you will return to the starting point (S/E).
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