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Park on Rue du Gris in the village near the Jardin des Ursulines.
(S/E) Go down Rue du Gris and turn right onto the old railway line, then continue to the Rue de la Gare - Chemin de Grusse crossroads.
(1) Continue along the street on the left, which now becomes a cycle path. Go under a specially designed bridge to avoid crossing the main road and arrive at Route des Sables.
(2) Turn left, cross a stream and climb up to the right into the hamlet.
(3) Then take the road that climbs up to the left in a hairpin bend. After a few metres, on the right, leave the road and take a path climbing between two fields and follow it to a crossroads.
(4) At this crossroads above the hamlet of Les Sables, take the track on the left towards the hamlet of Les Eyvas.
(5) As you enter Les Eyvas, climb up to the right and then take the street on the left which leads to a path climbing towards a fountain or wash house. Follow the path which winds and climbs through the trees spared by the storms and fires that raged a few years ago.
(6) When you reach a crossroads, continue climbing to the right towards a wider track, then continue straight on until you reach a ruined house and a crossroads below your final destination.
(7) Here, rather than following a more traditional route (straight ahead then left for the final ascent), take a more challenging alternative that keeps the view a surprise until the end. To do this, go around the cross on the left.
(8) Just after leaving theGRP® on your left, keep your eyes peeled for a path that climbs up to the right through the bushes. Take this path and follow its difficult single track until you come to a path with an electric wire running along it. Keep to the right and, just after the bend, take the last (steep) climb on the right.
This is the Croix de Chirol. Enjoy the view and the orientation table.
(9) Croix de Chirol. Head towards the very stony path that descends to the track, cross it with a left-zigzag right turn and follow the path that winds its way to a road that leads to the hamlet of Les Chavannes. Ignore all the accesses to hamlets on the right and left.
(10) In the hamlet, leave the main street and take the first street down on the right. Cross the stream and follow the track until you reach the crossroads (4) above the hamlet of Les Sables.
(4) From this crossroads, turn left and follow the same route as on the way out until you reach the initial crossroads, at Chemin de Grusse at the entrance to the village.
(1) Take the Chemin de Grusse, which will lead you, after one last effort, to the main road of the village. A few metres further on, you will find the car park on your right (S/E).
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