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Park in the small car park opposite the Chapelle de la Roche.
(S/E) Continue along the path for about 50 metres until you reach theGR®®9trail with its red and white markings.
At the sign, turn right towards Col de la Verne, Lodge de Fontlargias and La Lance.
Follow the track to a crossroads.
Leave the track and turn right onto theGR®®9, towards Lodge de Fontlargias and La Lance, at the foot of the sign explaining the Rocher des Aures.
Go downhill, cross the small ravine and follow theGR®®9until a well-marked path, blocked by a rope, starts on the left about 50 metres before you reach the road leading to the Lodge de Fontlargias.
(2) Leave theGR®®9. From this point on, there are no more markings. Climb up the path, following a few hairpin bends, to the small pass just at the upper end of the Rocher des Aures.
(3) Continue along the flat section for about 20 metres and turn right at the climb. Follow the path, pass the small Fontaine de la Roche water catchment and arrive at the next crossroads. Turn right to reach a grazing area and the Ferme de la Lance.
Head over to a memorial stone commemorating the establishment of the Maquis de la Lance resistance group at this location. This camp became the central hub of the FTPF (French Free Shooters and Partisans) organisation in southern Drôme.
(4) Take the track above the memorial and continue climbing until you reach the crossroads at the Ferme de la Lance airfield.
(5) Take the path immediately to the right at a 90° angle, towards Courrière, and follow it to join theGR®®9.
Alternative: you can also avoid the crossroads and cut across the farm by following the cattle tracks.
(6) Turn left and continue on theGR®®9towards La Lance. Pass under a small lake-shaped water reservoir, leave a track on the left and continue to follow theGR®® to reach the mountain pastures, after crossing a barrier on the left that prevents vehicles from passing.
Follow theGR®® marked by cairns or small posts. The climb is vertical across the grass. Ignore the track on the right and when you reach a fence, walk along it on the right to avoid jumping over it.
(7) Further up, when theGR®® turns right, about a hundred metres below the ridge line, continue to another sheep fence and go through the gate, taking care to close it behind you. Follow theGR®® which joins the ridge and arrives at the summit of La Lance, at an altitude of 1338m.
(8) To descend, follow the ridge in the opposite direction and pass a small mound of stones where the remains of a shelter are visible (a semi-circular dry stone wall). Continue along the ridge, above theGR®® below on the left, to reach a pile of stones.
(9) Go around it on the right, following a fence.
Then veer right downhill and join a small track.
(10) Turn left and continue downhill until you reach a junction with another larger track.
(11) Turn right and descend to the Lance take-off area.
(5) From here, you can either descend via the Ferme de la Lance or (see the route on the map) continue across the crossroads opposite via a small track that winds its way down a few hairpin bends and ends at a crossroads in front of a large gate approximately 2.5 metres high (wild boar park).
(12) Take the path on the left, which continues almost horizontally for about 200 metres. You will come to a crossroads.
(13) Follow the grassy path furthest to the right, which follows the ridge and leads to point 837. It turns into a fairly wide stony path as the slope becomes steeper. Descend for about fifteen minutes until you reach a bend to the right.
(14) Take great care and take a small path on the left, which climbs very slightly for about 20 metres and then descends. Follow it, ignoring a path on the left and then another on the right, to join theGR®®9.
(15) Turn left onto theGR®® and descend to La Chapelle de la Roche (S/E).
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