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Park in the car park at the town hall in the centre of Cabrières-d'Aigues.
(S/E) Leave the car park and turn right, heading uphill towards the bar.
Go around it on the left to take the Montée de la Gaye. At the top of the street, follow the yellow markings that go left and then right onto Rue de l'Invent. When you reach the esplanade, look for the Cime de Vière sign (red and white markings).
(1) From there, head towards Mourre Nègre and Couleton, following theGR®92trail (red and white). The paved road gives way to a path that gradually climbs at first. Further on, the path becomes flatter, even descending at times. Leave a path on your left and continue to the Couleton crossroads.
(2) Turn left and continue to follow theGR® towards Mourre Nègre and Basse de Cabrières. The path winds through the forest, emerging on the ridges at the Basse de Cabrières sign.
(3) Take the first path on the left towards Mourre Nègre. This is the ridge path, which is less visible than the forest path just after it, but the route to the summit is much prettier.
Further on, rejoin the forest track you left earlier and follow it. At the next junction, take the left-hand path that climbs to the summit of Mourre Nègre. It is recognisable by its rather unsightly relay antennas, but the view is extraordinary.
(4) Retrace your steps to return to the La Basse Cabrières crossroads.
(3) Continue along the ridge path opposite towards Coulet Redon, then further on towards Cabrières-d'Aigues and Gros Coulet. Ignore all the paths branching off to the left.
(5) When you reach the Gros Coulet junction, leave theGR® and turn right down the descent on the yellow trail towards Cabrières-d'Aigues and the Dravers' Road.
The path crosses the forest, steep and stony, but becomes wider and more comfortable. After almost 2 kilometres of descent, you will reach a junction with a tarmac road.
(6) Turn right towards cistern no. 24 (the yellow signpost seems to be missing at this point), then look for the sign for La Draille de Roche.
Take the path on the left, continuing downhill following the yellow markings towards Cabrières-d'Aigues and La Tombe du Pin, then further down towards Les Vaucèdes.
(7) Once you reach the Les Vaucèdes sign, retrace your steps for a few metres and head towards Cabrières-d'Aigues and Le Clot (on the right as you descend). Be careful at this point as the yellow markings are unclear.
Go downhill until you reach a small stream, then walk upstream for about 50 metres on the right (you'll get your feet wet, but it's only a stream). The markings reappear on a tree, then take a path that leaves the stream and climbs up to the left.
Follow the path and the yellow markings, which will take you back to a paved road (Chemin de Fontneuve). Continue along this road, leaving Chemin des Grès on your left, until you reach the top of the village. Take the second road on the right (Montée de Gimbanoir), which goes around the village and takes you back to Rue des Jardins. Turn right onto Rue du Pont and then left twice to reach the car park (S/E).
. Few flowers at this time of year; drought?
. After this section, the rest of the way to the finish was more peaceful. The end, from the mountain path, is mostly on roads
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