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The start of this hike is at Col de Brouis. (D2204 connecting Breil sur Roya to Sospel)
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(S/E) From the small car park at Col de Brouis, take the track called "Route de l'Armée des Alpes"
(1) Follow this gravel road for about one kilometre, pass an old barracks that has been converted into a farm, and reach marker 125.
(2) Continue along the Route de l'Armée des Alpes until you reach the first bend. Leave it on your right and take the Baisse de Levens path until you reach a stream.
(3) Although this stream is dry, the floods during Storm Alex destroyed the crossing.
You will need to descend a few metres to find a temporary crossing. Return to the trail via this makeshift access point. Return to Baisse de Levens by following this well-marked trail.
(4) At Baisse de Levens, head north-north-west and take the Mangiabo trail (signposted). Begin the ascent, first through the undergrowth, on a trail with several hairpin bends. After a turn to the west, continue on more open terrain along a ridge and reach a small pass at the foot of Mont Béoulet.
(5) Once you reach this small grassy area, the trail is not clearly visible for about a hundred metres. Look carefully at the eastern flank of Mangiabo and locate the first clearly visible hairpin bends.
Keep heading north-west to easily find this path. Continue climbing, first in bends, then along a gentle slope below the Magiabo ridge. After a bend heading due west, return to a small pass marked by marker 144.
(6) From here, on theGR®52, reach the summit of Magiabo, which is clearly visible.
(7) Enjoy the 360° panorama. To the south, you can see the Mediterranean coast from Bordighera to Antibes. To the north, the view extends to the peaks of the Mercantour.
The return journey follows the same route as the outward journey to (S/E).
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