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Park in the Pierre Giret car park, at the end of the road leading up from Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise.
You’ll pass some beautiful stone houses, but be careful as the road is narrow in places.
(S/E) Take the road towards the hamlet of La Savonne. Cross the bridge over the Torrent de la Loue Blanche. Continue until, just before the hamlet, you reach a crossroads with a signpost.
(1) Turn left onto the path that climbs northwards towards the Refuge du Ruitor. You will soon reach another crossroads.
(2) Take the path on the right, still heading towards the refuge. Continue until you reach the track, where you will find a wooden sign.
(3) Take the path on the left, following the sign: Refuge du Ruitor via the path. Descend onto the main track. Reach the hamlet of Les Mollettes and then the Chapelle Saint-Pierre.
(4) Continue across the field to the bridge. Cross the Ruisseau de la Sassiere upstream of the reservoir. Continue the climb, heading eastwards. Cross a few small streams to reach the Ruisseau de l'Aïvettaz.
(5) Follow its left bank and continue the ascent, which ends at the Col de Montséti.
(6) Follow the large red markings, or, as shown on this map, follow the ridge line to reach Lac Noir.
(7) Then begin the descent, which is a little steep, and reach a crossroads of paths.
(8) Here you have two options:
- turn right and walk through the Vallon de Mercuel to reach the crossroads in the hamlet of Bochet,
- stay on the left-hand path (marked) and, via a steep descent marked with red signs, reach the Refuge de l'Archeboc in the hamlet of La Motte.
(9) Turn right onto the wide track and head for the hamlet of Bochet.
(10) Continue straight ahead, pass the hamlet of Les Côtes, then, taking the track on the right, follow a hairpin bend to reach a crossroads with signposted paths.
(11) Take this path on the right, following an easy descent through the woods, and at the bottom of the descent you will reach another Y-shaped junction.
(12) Continue straight ahead and, after a gentle climb, reach the Torrent de la Sassière. Cross it via the footbridge and, a few metres further on, you will find the initial junction you passed on the way out.
(1) Turn left and, following the route in reverse to the one taken on the way there, return to the Pierre Griet car park (S/E).
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