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Chaurionde car park, at the end of the D60, after the hamlet of La Riaille.
(S/E) Leave the car park to reach the start of the trails
Cross the small footbridge.
(1) Turn left towards Lac de Sainte-Anne.
Stay on the trail leading to the lake and Col Girardin.
(2) At the intersection 800 m further on, leave the trail on the left that leads to Col Tronchet.
Continue to the right for 2 km to reach Lac de Sainte-Anne.
(3) Turn left onto theGR®5, which also follows theGRP® Tour de la Font Sancte, to Col Girardin.
(4) Once at the pass, turn left to follow the ridge towards Tête de Girardin.
(5) Return to Col Girardin and then to Lac de Sainte-Anne via the same route.
(3) Once at the lake, head for the chapel to pick up the path behind it.
(6) After about 500 metres, look for the sign on your left for "Lac des Rouites". Be careful, the sign is not very visible and will take you off theGR®5to the left.
(7) Pass under the Sainte-Anne ski lift to go around the small pass of Sainte-Anne.
(8) The markings to follow are yellow, but they are difficult to spot and follow for one simple reason: they cross a series of scree slopes and rocky sections.
At the foot of the small pass of Sainte-Anne, a scree slope originating from Pic des Heuvrières via Les Rouites comes to an end.
(9) Aim for this and a sort of gully that you will need to follow for about ten metres (look at the satellite photo to better understand this passage). Then leave this gully and head slightly to the right.
(10) If you have followed the directions correctly, you will have found or not lost the yellow markings.
If not, aim for the mountain ridge to the west through this maze of rocks.
This tricky section is about 1 km long. As you approach the base of the slope, you will come across a small grassy hollow (this is not the dry Lac des Rouites).
(11) Cross it and head north-west for about 300 m.
Lac des Rouites at the foot of the rock face will come into view.
(12) Head north of the lake to find a proper path.
(13) Follow it downhill towards Lac Miroir.
(14) At the lake, you will come to a crossroads: to the left is the Cascade car park and to the right is the Chaurionde car park. Turn right towards the latter and shortly afterwards you will see a signpost.
(15) Take the path on the left and leave theGR®5on your right, which will take you back to Lac de Sainte-Anne. Follow it and pass under a small ski lift bridge.
(16) Then turn left onto the forest track. Follow it for 1.2 km.
(17) At the bend, leave the path on the right towards the Chaurionde car park and continue to the edge of the Cîme du Mélezet (18).
(18) Do not cross the stream, but take the path that branches off to the right, following it back to the starting point. It is about 2 km from the Cime du Mélezet bridge to the car park (S/E).
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