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Start from the Jas Neuf car park (large, well-equipped area).
Access to the Jas Neuf car park:
From the village of Cruis, follow the D951 eastwards towards Mallefougasse. After about 200 m, at a junction marked by a large wooden cross, leave the D951 and turn left onto the Chemin de Saint-Pierre (a small road).
At the first tarmac junction (oratory), turn left (yellow markings). Head uphill and cross the hamlet of Saint-Pierre. Soon the tarmac gives way to a track suitable for vehicles. Ignore the paths on the left.
After about 1.4 km, you’ll reach a junction with a large tarmac sign. Turn left onto the track towards Jas Neuf (yellow markings). At the first major crossroads (elevation 855), take a track on the right. After about 500 m, the track turns left and narrows (it remains passable, however).
You will reach the Carrefour de la Sapée (triangular junction) and turn right, heading due north. Follow a sign for Jas Neuf to reach the car park (shaded spaces, tables).
(S/E) Head due north along theGRP® Tour de la Montagne de Lure, marked in red and yellow. You will soon reach the signpost for Combe de la Sapée.
(1) Leave theGRP® here and turn right onto the track that climbs gently (yellow signposting).
(2) At the junction, continue straight on (north-east) along the track. Ignore the path on the left, which is the return route. Further on, a shortcut signposted in yellow avoids a good part of the rather monotonous main track.
At the end of the shortcut, turn left and climb up to a junction (signposted “Le Cairn”).
(3) Take the track opposite (north); do not follow the direction of Cairn 2000 indicated by the sign. This will take you to a junction near the Jas en Tôle.
You can walk down slightly to explore this jas, which overlooks the Durance plain.
This sheepfold is marked on the IGN map.
(4) Turn left (north) and follow a path that climbs steeply up the slope towards the Cairn. You will reach a grassy area and continue climbing to Cairn 2000.
(5) Set off from the summit heading south-west, leaving the ascent path on your left and ignoring theGRP® trail running along the ridge. Reach the forest (elevation 1552m) and follow the path down to a junction above the Ravin de la Basse.
(6) There, a small cairn with a green mark indicates a picturesque path heading south (a shortcut that avoids the rather monotonous track). Follow this green-marked path and descend to the junction to rejoin the track taken on the way up.
(2) Take this track to the right and head down to the Combe de la Sapée.
(1) Turn left (south) to return to the car park (S/E).
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