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Parking on the D305 in the hamlet of Le Coin (Châteaurenard), just after the bus shelter, the post box and the electrical transformer.
(S/E) From the car park, follow the road uphill, ignore the first road on the left (Les Airelles building). Continue along the road and take a hairpin bend to the left to reach a fork. Follow the right-hand branch marked with a dead end sign. Continue uphill, pass the Maison de Pierre la Cîme and, 10 metres further on, you will see a signpost between two chalets (sun dial).
Yellow signpost
(1) Turn left between these chalets and follow the signs for Canal Rouchas Frach. The climb begins with a wide path through the mountain pastures. At the signpost, the path turns right towards the Bergerie du Clôt du Loup. Higher up on a small plateau, continue straight ahead and you will reach the sheepfold.
After the building, the trail becomes a path and joins the signpost a little higher up.
(2) Turn right towards the Col du Clôt du Loup. The climb is gentle at first (offset on the map) but becomes steeper with a few switchbacks to reach the Col du Clôt du Loup.
(3) Turn left onto the Crêtes de Batailler and after a steep climb, you will reach the first summit. Continue along this ridge, which is not very exposed, to reach the Sommet de Batailler, marked by a large cairn.
(4) Continue in the same direction.
(5) Pass the Tête de Molies to reach the Gardiole de l'Alp and its metal-covered cross.
(6) With your back to the cross, follow the path that descends to the south-west (do not follow the ridges). Yellow stakes indicate the way (the route on the map is slightly off). After a fairly steep section, the trail descends gently through pastures and joins the Bergerie de l'Alp. Pass between two tin buildings and follow the Chemin de Creyssant. The path widens, makes two turns and arrives at a crossroads under the larch trees.
(7) Turn left towards Serre Nebrens. Further down, the path branches off and descends gently to a crossroads (bench).
(8) Leave the road and follow the path on the left towards Le Coin (Châteaurenard). The path climbs slightly to go around Pierre Grosse at the top (the route on the map is slightly off). At the first houses in Le Coin, join a path and continue to the tarmac road. Follow the road on the left and you will come back onto the D305. Follow it straight ahead uphill to the car park (S/E)
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