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From Briançon, follow the D902 to Laus de Cervières, the hamlet where the road ends in winter. Park in the large car park just before Laus.
(S/E) After the bridge, turn right onto the track above the hamlet.
(1) Join the road, cross it and take the track opposite, heading due south. This track runs alongside the Col d’Izoard stream, alternating between sections in the woods and open ground. Cross a cross-country ski trail and continue along the stream to a bridge where a second trail passes. Let this trail run off to your left, along with the track opposite. Then turn right for about twenty metres before taking the path on the left that winds its way up through the woods. This path cuts across the bends in the road.
(2) Pass the road maintenance shelter on a hairpin bend to the right. Continue up the track and then join the road.
(3) Follow it to the 2117m mark, where a hairpin bend to the right follows a bridge to the left.
(4) Take the track in the bed of the Col d’Izoard stream. Pass under the road bridge.
(5) Continue along the stream. You will then see a large monolith of considerable height, towards which you should head. Continue under the power line, then cross the road once more.
(6) Make the final climb up to the refuge. Continue straight ahead up the gentle slope and reach the Col d'Izoard after crossing the road twice.
(7) Retrace your steps along the path you took on the way up to the road below the refuge.
(6) Turn right downhill and follow the path to the junction with the Sentier de la Mule (sign on the right).
(8) Take this path and follow thePR® markings (yellow) until you reach the ridge.
(9) Follow the track in the valley of the Péméant woods on the left, leaving the yellow-marked path to the right.
This direct descent is very easy and leads back to a track above the one taken on the way up. Follow this track to the hamlet of Le Laus and then return via the road to the Le Laus car park (S/E).
. The GPS track was difficult to follow and the final descent back to the original path was very, very steep! Be sure to follow the GPS track carefully at this point as there are rocky areas all around, and you really don’t want to find yourself above them!
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