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Park in the car park at La Chapelle near the Col du Pin Bouchain.
(S/E) Head towards the N7 and cross it in the direction of the Chemin de la Tour Jaune, which is theGR®7, taking care to ensure good visibility. After the tower, take thefirst path on the right to a place called La Maconnière. Pass the houses and, at a sharp left-hand bend, take the path on the right. You will find the N7 further down.
(1) Cross it again. Visibility is good on both sides, but still be careful. Take the road opposite until you reach the Route Napoléon on the left after the group of houses. Go down this road tothe first crossroads.
(2) Take the tarmac road opposite, slightly to your left, and follow it tothe first path on the right. At a crossroads with four paths, take the one on the left to a place called Les Arrières.
(3) Follow the tarmac road to the right. When you reach the last houses, turn left and take thefirst road on the right. Go up to the place called Le Chassin.
(4) Turn right onto the path and follow it straight ahead until you reach a tarmac road, which you take to the right to reach the hamlet of La Forêt.
(5) Take the path on the right, then turn left after the building. After a short descent and a steep climb through the woods, you will see a house on your left. After passing the access road to the house, take thefirst path on the left.
(6) Follow it to the next tarmac road and go down it to the Pilon crossroads.
(7) Go straight ahead, leaving the path opposite and continuing on the wide path on the right. Follow this path and descend before arriving at the farm at a place called La Crozette. Continue on the right to reach the Château de Rochefort.
(8) Take the path on the left for a few metres after the farm buildings, then follow it on the right. Continue and descend, following the stream to the tarmac road below the railway line. Go through the tunnel on the right to reach the D8 departmental road.
(9) Cross the road carefully, even though visibility is good. Continue along the car park on the right until you reach the next house in the hamlet of La Vigne. Go down the tarmac road on the right and follow it until you reach the D8, passing through the hamlet of Le Berland.
(10) Cross again and take the path opposite. Follow it to the railway tunnel where a river passes through, cross it and a few steps further on take the path on the left until you reach the signs indicating the paths to Amplepuis, Les Sauvages and Le Pin Bouchain.
(11) Take the latter, marked in yellow, on the right and begin a steep climb. Cut across the road at the hamlet of Violay to reach the telecommunications tower further on, which marks the end of the climb.
(12) Continue along the path with a short descent that takes you back to the Col du Pin Bouchain car park (S/E).
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