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Park in the car park after the Allauch equestrian centre.
(S/E) Go up Chemin du Garlaban and continue on the DFCI track in the same direction. At the Col de Cante-Perdrix track junction, turn right towards Grande Tête Rouge (sign on a rock). At the signpost, keep left towards Taoumé. At the next signpost, turn right towards Pas dei Menoun. The markings are blue.
(1) At Pas dei Menoun, before starting the descent on the left, climb up a large rocky step on the right and follow it to discover some engravings made by ancient shepherds a few metres further on. These engravings are no longer very visible, so you have to look carefully for them.
Turn back and descend. Leave the trail to walk along the Seuil des Bartavelles and admire the rock shelters. At the end, turn back and rejoin the blue-marked trail.
(2) Take the path that climbs up to the left through the bushes towards the Berger cave. Admire the engravings in the cave. Join the path below by cutting through the heath or turn back to rejoin the blue marked path. Continue to the left.
(3) After a cairn, descend to the right towards the Grotte de l'Étoile. Visit the cave. Turn back and take the path that leads down to the Source du Chien (signpost).
(4) Engravings can be seen on the left a few metres above the spring and behind a pine tree. Then descend into the valley without taking the small path on the left.
(5) Admire other engravings on the right as you descend. Continue down the valley to admire the water-filled potholes carved into the limestone rock. After passing a small wall where you will need to use your hands to descend, the rocks give way to a more conventional path.
(6) Take the steep path on the right that descends into the valley, then immediately turn opposite to climb back up (old brown markings, repainted in red). Be careful to use your GPS so you don't miss the fork. When you reach a DFCI track, turn left.
(7) To reach the Source du Laurier, take the small path that leads into the bushes on the right (not the wide path), just opposite the gas installations on the other side of the track. This spring is, of course, dry. Continue to the left of the spring to rejoin the DFCI track and follow it to the right. Keep to the right at a crossroads (gas pipeline).
(8) Turn right towards La Grande Tête Rouge. Be careful not to miss the turn-off. The climb is steep, but you will be rewarded with a magnificent 360° panorama at the top.
Then follow the yellow markings for the descent back to the top of the Col de Cante-Perdrix.
Turn left and join the Chemin du Garlaban, then the car park (S/E).
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