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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 towards the Chemin de la Tour Jaune – this is theGR®®7– taking care to ensure good visibility. After the tower, take thefirst path on the right until you reach a place called La Maconnière. Pass the houses and, at a sharp left-hand bend, take the path on the right. You’ll rejoin the N7 further down.
(1) Cross the road again; visibility is good on both sides, but do remain vigilant. Take the road opposite until you reach the Route Napoléon on the left, just past the cluster of houses. Follow this road downhill to thefirst junction.
(2) Take the tarmac track opposite, slightly to your left, and follow it to thefirst path on the right. At a crossroads with four paths, take the one on the left to the hamlet known as Les Arrières.
(3) Follow the tarmac track to the right; when you reach the last houses, head left and take thefirst track on the right. Climb up to the hamlet known as Le Chassin.
(4) Turn onto the path on the right and follow it straight on until you reach a tarmac road; turn right onto this 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’ll come to a house on your left; once you’ve passed its access path, take thefirst path on the left.
(6) Follow this path to the next tarmac road and head down it to the Pilon crossroads.
(7) Go straight on, ignoring the footpath ahead, and continue along the wide path on the right. Follow this path down the slope before reaching the farm at a place called La Crozette. Carry on to the right to reach the vicinity of Rochefort Castle.
(8) Take the path on the left for a few metres; after the farm buildings, follow it to the right. Carry on and head down the path, following the stream, until you reach the tarmac road below the railway line. Go through the tunnel on the right to join the D8 county road.
(9) Cross the road, taking care despite good visibility. Carry on past the car park on the right until you reach the next house in the hamlet of La Vigne. Go down the tarmac track on the right and follow it until you rejoin the D8, passing through the hamlet of Le Berland.
(10) Cross the road again and take the path opposite. Follow it to the railway tunnel where a river flows through; cross the tunnel and, a few steps further on, take the path on the left until you reach the signposts indicating the paths to Amplepuis, Les Sauvages and Le Pin Bouchain.
(11) Take the latter path, marked in yellow, on the right and begin a steep climb. Cut across the road at the hamlet of Violay to reach, further on, the telecommunications tower, which marks the end of the climb.
(12) Continue along the path down a short descent which leads back to the Col du Pin Bouchain car park (S/E).
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