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Access: To reach the car park from the centre of Simiane-Collongue, take the road heading towards Les Putis in a south-easterly direction. Follow this road until you reach the ‘Simiane’ town boundary sign and take the road on the left that crosses a bridge: this is the Route des Putis. Drive through the hamlet of Les Putis and continue until you reach a T-junction, then turn left onto the Route des Marres.
Once you reach Les Marres, park in the large tennis court car park on the right.
(S/E) From the car park, follow the short stretch of road then continue southwards on the straight path furthest to the left which climbs (there is a well here). Stay on this path as it climbs through the woods. It is a challenging climb and turns south-west until you reach a wide, flat track.
(1) Take the path on the right; this path is very open: beautiful views of the surrounding countryside and Sainte-Victoire Mountain. After a few dozen metres, take the path on the left that climbs (do not stay on the main path that descends to the right). When you reach the ridge, take the path straight ahead towards Le Pilon (do not take the one on the left that descends). Follow this path marked in blue.
(2) Pass to the left of Le Pilon (south-facing slope), then take the path on the right which descends (signposted “Simiane” on a painted rock).
(3) Join a wide track, cross it, and take the path continuing straight ahead which descends.
You will then reach the Rochers de Sainte-Magdeleine, which you walk alongside. The path is challenging and quite tricky.
(4) You’ll reach the main path; don’t take it, but follow it for 20 metres. You’ll then come to a path; take the one on the left going downhill and stay on this path, which descends to the right and is marked in green (do not take the path on the left). Then stay on the path straight ahead (do not take the path that heads back to the right).
(5) Turn right (do not continue straight on). Pass under the high-voltage power lines, ignoring the paths to the right and left. You will reach a small tarmac road, with the Fontaine de Venel; take this road to the right.
(6) Stay on this road until you come to a small concrete road branching off to the right towards the reservoirs.
(7) When you reach the second high-voltage line where the concrete surface returns, below the reservoirs, take the path on the left that follows the high-voltage line and stay on this path; do not take the single track on the right that goes uphill.
At the small pond to the right of the track, take the track on the left that goes downhill. Before reaching the high-voltage pylon, turn left. Then pass two tracks branching off to the left and stay on the track on the right. Then keep left without taking the track that heads back. This track takes us back to the car park (start/finish).
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