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Start from the Belledigue forest road, which can be reached either via Verthemex and the hamlet of Vacheresse or from the Col de l'Epine valley. Park near the junction of the forest road that climbs above Les Fontaines. In winter, if the road is snow-covered, leave your car a little further down near the inn on the site of the former ski resort.
(S/E) Go up the gravel forest road that starts north and then climbs in regular hairpin bends on the west side of the mountain to the Pierre Gravée junction.
(1) Turn left heading due north onto the path towards the Mont du Chat relay station. The path climbs gently for 800 metres until it approaches the mountain ridge, where a trail branches off to the right and climbs a few metres to the Croix du Signal.
(2) Return to the western slope of the Croix, where several paths lead back to the marked trail. Take this trail to the left to return to the Pierre Gravée.
(1) From this junction, continue straight ahead towards the south. After a slight bump, the path descends straight down to the edge of the Château Richard cliff, where there is an orientation table.
(3) The descent from the cliff is to the left of the orientation table, via a few ladders connected by a path on the side of the slope.
At the foot of the cliff, the path branches off to the right and winds down through the forest to a first junction (path coming from the left avoiding the ladders) and then a second junction, where a flat path leads off to the south-west.
(4) Take this path, known as the Grande Vie. This path goes around the mountain to the south, initially on level ground, then descends again, heading north-west. It reaches a crossroads.
(5) At this junction, do not continue straight ahead but descend to the left on the marked path towards Villas Doria and Novalaise. You will reach the Belledigue forest road. Turn right and walk 400 metres to return to the starting point (S/E).
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