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Access to the Fontaine de l'Ours car park (visible on the return trail) is from Savines-le-Lac or Embrun. Leave the N94 national road and head towards Boscodon Abbey via the D568 road. When you reach the abbey, continue slightly uphill on your right towards a car park. When you reach it, turn sharply left and continue to the next car park at the end of the road.
(S/E) From the car park, look for the Charance trail, which is also a nature trail at the beginning (with information panels about the natural environment).
(1) Continue straight ahead, leaving the nature trail on your left. Climb zigzagging along the edge of the Cirque de Bragousse, which is constantly changing due to erosion caused by the torrent of the same name. Reach the Col de la Baïsse.
(2) Switch to the Morgon cirque. Change paths by turning left to go around the small lake below, which is often dry.
(3) Go around the hill topped with a cross on the right. Climb about 250 metres to reach the ridge.
(4) Continue along the ridge, heading north-northwest to reach the summit of Pic de Morgon at an altitude of 2,324 metres. The colours of the rock on this section are remarkable. From the summit, the view is breathtaking, both towards Embrun and towards the arm of the lake leading to the Ubaye.
(5) Begin the descent by continuing along the ridge at first, then the path leaves the ridge to the right and becomes quite steep as it heads towards the sheepfold.
(6) Shortly before the sheepfold, a spring-fed trough is a welcome place to fill your water bottles. Continue along the sheepfold access road to reach the gates of Morgon.
(7) Towards the cross, continue along the road, leaving the path that descends to the Pierre Arnoux area on your left. Continue north-east to reach the Grand Clot car park.
(8) Leave the forest road. Take the path that passes near the bench at the end of the road. This will take you down to theGR® de Pays du Tour du Lac de Serre-Ponçon.
(9) Turn right, heading south, onto the path known as the Pyramides. Perhaps because of the few slender, pointed rocks that can be seen from this path. Continue along it, stopping a few times where there are clear views, such as at the Belvédère de l'Aiguillas, which you will reach further on.
(10) Continue on, passing in front of the Fontaine de l'Ours before returning to the car park (S/E).
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