Please note: there is no car park available at the start of this hike. It is possible to start it from the same place as this other hike in the area 
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Moderator update on 27/05/2020: Warning! A review of this hike indicates that the starting point is located on private property that is off-limits. It is therefore advisable to park at (1) on the edge of the D8.6. Then follow the description at (1) to (14) and then: Turn onto the first small road on the right, then turn onto the small path on the right before the shed. Go up into the forest and join a road (S/E).
(S/E) Go down the small road, then turn onto the small path on the left before the shed. Go up into the forest and join a road.
(1) Follow it to the right until you reach a cross. Take the path that climbs to the right of the cross. At the next junction, head towards Crêt de la Perdrix. Climb up a path that winds between blueberries and heather to the orientation table.
(2) From here, you can enjoy beautiful 360° views. Descend through the rocks, then onto the grass. Soon, turn left towards the shepherd's hut. Continue straight down (into the meadow). Cross the road and continue to the lodge. On the way, you can see the source of the Gier on your left.
(3) Go up the road that turns to the right. At the end of the bend, after a memorial stone, turn left. Do not take the Sentier Berthier, but go through the gate and up into the meadow (through the herd if it is there!).
(4) When you come to a path, turn left and continue to the Col de l'Étançon.
(5) From there, take the path that climbs towards the Three Lords' Boundary Stone. Climb through the blueberry bushes, pass the boundary stone, then enter the forest.
(6) At the sign located at an altitude of 1,383 metres, do not climb towards Crêt de la Perdrix, but turn left. There are no more markings. Take the path bordered by a fence (on your right). The path, which is flat at first, begins to descend. Continue along the path, keeping the fence on your right. When the fence ends, continue along the path to the Beau Girard crossroads.
(7) Take the path on the left. After about 200 m, follow the path on the right. Do not worry about the cross marked on a tree. Shortly afterwards, in a large clearing, you will find a fork. Take the path on the left. From there, you will descend gently into the forest. All along the way, you will pass between raspberry and blackberry bushes. Soon, on your left, the forest will change and you will pass along a larch plantation (lighter foliage).
(8) After a hairpin bend on the right, you will reach a large clearing used to store felled timber. Turn left and follow the forest path down to the road.
(9) Go up the road on your right. Take the left turn, then, before the next bend, go down the path on your left. Shortly afterwards, leave the logging track that goes straight down and continue on the right. From here, you will find clear views. Go downhill, through the forest, then into the open among the ferns. Continue straight on until you reach the stream.
(10) Cross the stream, which runs along the path for a few metres. Follow the path, first through the forest, then in open country. When you reach a fork, go up to the right. Continue to the hamlet of Grange Neuve.
(11) You will come to a road; go up it. At the fork, continue up to the right until you reach a crossroads marked with a cross, the Croix de la Chavana.
(12) Head towards Haute Goutte. The road climbs quite steeply, but you will soon be rewarded with magnificent views.
(13) After the cross, turn left onto the road that climbs uphill. Join the road and follow it to the left.
(14) Then turn onto the first small road on the right. It will only take you a few minutes to reach the car park (S/E).
Well done.
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Difficult 
Easy 
