Park in the hairpin bend before the hamlet of Les Tronchets, the bend from which the track leading to the Chalets du Coin starts.
(S/E) Take this wide track to the right, passing the chalets. Continue along the track, which is then blocked and closed to vehicles. Carry on to the junction of a path indicated by a sign.
(1) Turn left onto this path to begin thefirst climb. Stay on this path until you reach the end of a wider track.
(2) Continue straight ahead on the path that follows this track; stay on this path until you reach another track, then leave it to your left. Take the path on the right to reach a cross.
(3) Return to the path, then leave the woods to begin a pleasant stretch through alpine pastures. Wind your way up a very gentle slope to reach theGR®5C.
(4) Turn right onto it for a few hundred metres to reach the Croix du Pied.
(5) Return in the opposite direction to the previous junction.
(4) Keep to the right on theGR®, and follow an almost level path to reach the Col de Barteaux.
(6) Turn left onto theGR® alternative route, walking alongside the sheepfold. Begin a very short climb to reach the Col de Granon orientation table.
(7) Keep to the left, do not take the tarmac road, but walk past the military buildings at Granon. Follow the military track for a few metres, then turn right and, off the beaten track, head towards the two clearly visible sheepfolds.
(8) Take the path on the left, continue the descent, and at the next junction stay on the new path. After a series of wide hairpin bends, you’ll reach the junction of a wide track.
(9) Cross this track, continue straight ahead (signpost) to continue the descent into the Bois du Villard. Here too, take the new path on the right to avoid a very steep descent. Leave the path leading to Les Tronchets on your right and cut across the open ground opposite, following a clear route to reach the track leading to the Chalets du Coin.
Take this on the right to return easily and quickly to the car park at the bend (S/E).