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(S/E) Departure from the car park of the Mérindol village hall.
Go up Rue des Écoles on the left, and at the fork, turn right onto Rue de la Fontaine.
(1) Turn left onto Rue du Vieux Four, which becomes Rue de la Muse, to reach the Muse sign at the junction with the Vieux Mérindol drovers' road.
(2) Follow theGR®6signs to the right and climb towards Vieux Mérindol. When the path joins a road, turn right and continue for 20 metres until you reach a fork.
(3) Leave the road and take the path on the left towards Petit Lubéron. Pass a house and you will come to a fork. Leave the path on the left and continue on the path on the right, which will go around a rocky outcrop and eventually rejoin the other path. Continue climbing on theGR®6, staying on the main marked path. It descends to rejoin theGR®97on a wide track.
(4) At the Sadaillan sign, turn right onto theGR®97towards Les Borrys - La Reveyrolles. Pass the cistern, continue and ignore the next path that branches off to the left towards a house.
(5) At the next crossroads, take the path on the left, marked with an orange cross, which heads towards Jas de Bourdillon. From there, there are no more signposts, except for cairns showing the way. 50m further on, a cairn indicates that you should take the path on the left to begin the "real climb" towards the Forêt des Cèdres.
This path, still on the ridge line, goes around the Tête du Mourre Blanc. As it approaches the rocks of the Croix de Fer, on a relatively flat section, it joins the yellow markings coming from the Combe de l'Euse on the left (west). Follow the yellow markings, which complete the climb to the Forêt des Cèdres at the Croix de Fer sign.
(6) Turn right onto the paved road towards the Forêt des Cèdres and continue for about 4 km. Pass the signs for l'Homme Mort and Falabrègue to reach the sign for le Pré de Roustan.
(7) Finally, leave the paved road and turn right (south) towards Portalas (orange and yellow signs). After leaving the forest, you will come to a wide balcony offering magnificent views of the Durance valley.
Don't get carried away by the beauty of the scenery; follow the yellow markings carefully.
(8) The trail continues eastward, skirting the cliffs, then begins to descend. When you reach the Portalas sign, turn right towards Lauris - l'Aire des Bosses. The trail descends a little more steeply to reach l'Aire des Bosses, which is not signposted but is easily recognisable by its cistern.
(9) Turn right onto the track and immediately left onto the path that climbs uphill (GR®97). Continue on theGR®, which will climb (ignore all other paths), then begin the descent, which is gentle at first and then leads into a beautiful shaded valley.
At the end of the valley, you will come to a forest track. Continue on theGR® to the right to reach the sign for La Tapi.
(10) After the ruined house, continue on the track on the left towards Les Borrys - La Reveyrolle. 700m further on, leave the path on the left and continue straight ahead on the same track. Turn right, leave the path that branches off at this bend and continue on the track for almost 300m.
(11) At the crossroads, leave the track and turn left onto the path. Stay on theGR® trail and ignore all other paths. When you reach a new track, turn left onto it.
(12) When you reach the La Reveyrolle sign, continue straight ahead on the track towards Les Borrys. Leave theGR®97on your right and continue following the orange and yellow markings.
800m further down, the track will come out onto a tarmac road.
(13) Turn right, ignore all the paths that branch off to the left and right, and continue straight ahead on Chemin des Huguenots. There are no more signs, so continue on Chemin des Huguenots for 1.5 km.
(14) At the junction with Chemin des Marres, continue straight ahead and leave Chemin des Huguenots, which branches off to the right.
(15) When you reach Avenue des Brulières, turn right towards Mérindol centre until you reach Rue de la Fontaine.
(1) Turn left to rejoin Rue des Écoles on the left, which will take you back to the car park (S/E).
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