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Start from the car park at Deshaies cemetery, which is also the primary school car park. The road to the cemetery is signposted north of the village of Deshaies.
Yellow markings
(S) Head towards the school entrance and, before the gate, turn right and cross the small sports field to reach the hike’s starting sign (do not enter the main cemetery path, as the cemetery is fully fenced off).
Then turn left and follow the school’s fence on your left. Cross an old irrigation channel and continue for about fifty metres through the woods. When you reach a makeshift barrier, turn right and climb an extremely steep, rocky path. After a few wooden steps followed by a slight dip, negotiate a few steep switchbacks. After a straight climb, zigzag through the woods and around a few boulders.
At a yellow arrow indicating a right turn, head a few metres to the left to reach a viewpoint (signposted “View Lydie”; take care at the viewpoint). Continue along the main marked path and pass the summit of Gros Morne, which is poorly marked and offers no view.
(1) Then follow a fairly long descent with regular hairpin bends. There is only one path and it is very well marked (as of October 2017). A few short sections that are steeper than the rest require a bit of care. Don’t miss a superb viewpoint over Grande Anse at the exit of a hairpin bend to the right. You’ll reach a platform with benches and the barrel of an 18th-century cannon.
(2) Turn right and head down towards the beach. Walk alongside a wetland area on your right, then follow either the shaded path (marked on the map) or walk straight along the beach. You will soon find the southern car park for the beach on your right, set back in the woodland (information sign, carbet) (E).
Association / Club / Walk leader
Easy 
Visorando member
Difficult 
