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Coming from Nice, cross the hamlet of Sainte-Claire and turn left onto Place Antoine Icart, where you will find a large car park in front of the old school.
(S/E) From the old school, go to the nearby M19 and turn right. Walk about a hundred metres along the pavement. At the first left-hand bend in the road, turn right, cross the bridge and follow the road to marker 286.
(1) Turn right onto this beautiful wooded path until you reach a crossroads (marker 285 on the IGN map).
(2) Marker 285 is missing. Continue straight ahead, then immediately left, into this wooded area of pine and oak trees. At the end of this path, continue straight ahead on the road to marker 287.
(3) Turn left towards Saint-Blaise. Walk for about 80 metres. The yellow-marked trail lined with stone walls starts on the left. When you reach the tarmac road, which is not very busy but potentially dangerous, follow it for about 400 metres until you reach a sharp right-hand bend.
(4) Turn left at this bend. Take this centuries-old paved slanting street downhill (marked in pale yellow but clearly visible). Note the glazed roof of the Chapel of Saint-Antoine. Pass in front of the chapel, turn left and descend into the valley among the olive groves.
(5) Wet valley, remains of the stone mill. Continue along the ascending path. Walk alongside the water treatment plant to reach the urban area. Turn left and walk up Avenue du small pass. At the T-junction by the nursery school, turn right and, 20 metres further on, on the left, a staircase invites you to cross the village of Saint-Blaise through the centre to reach the church.
(6) Leave the church on your left and turn right to reach the junction with Route de Levens. Take the wide staircase opposite, which leads to Route de Castagniers. Cross the road (take care) and take Chemin de l'Amandier opposite. At the end of the road, leave the tarmac and take the path on the right. There is a very well-made local signpost for "Castel". Follow it to reach the crossroads of paths at marker 826.
(7) Turn right at a 90° angle towards Castel, through a beautiful oak forest. Keep heading south-southeast until you reach the crossroads and marker 825.
(8) Turn right towards Castel and continue to the ruins. After visiting the site, retrace your steps to the crossroads.
(8) Continue straight ahead for about 100 metres. At the next crossroads, turn left onto the path leading downhill. At marker 824, turn right towards L'Amandier. The path joins a track suitable for vehicles.
(9) Turn right for 40 metres, then leave the road for the path that climbs to the left, through a forest and then a beautiful olive grove, and runs alongside an old house. Continue straight ahead, then veer right to join a wide track. There, turn completely left. At the next crossroads, keep right and join marker 820. Take the unmarked path northwards, or on the left towards Sainte-Claire via theGR®5; both paths go in the same direction. Reach marker 821.
(10) Continue towards Sainte-Claire to the north-west. When you reach the road, turn right. Walk carefully along the road to Sainte-Claire. Find marker 286.
(1) Continue straight ahead, following the same route you took on the way there, which will take you back to the car park (S/E).
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