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Departure from Chez la Jode, at the end of a narrow road that leaves the D12 between Entremont and Glières-Val-de-Borne. Park in the large car park near the bar-restaurant.
Directional signs at major intersections. Yellow arrows between (1) and (3).
(S/E) Head north on an alpine track, leaving the bar-restaurant on your left. Immediately afterwards, leave the alpine track and turn left onto a grassy path towards the Col des Glières. Cross a stream and a wet section (see alternative route in the practical information section). You will come out onto an alpine track; follow it to the left for about 200 metres.
(1) At the "Pins à Crochets" signpost, leave the track, turn left, cross a small grassy area and take a wooden walkway that enters the forest. Follow this winding boardwalk through the mountain pines and cranberry bushes. At the end of the boardwalk, turn left and descend. Ford a stream and climb up the other side. The path turns right, climbs back into the forest and then becomes almost flat. You will reach a fork at the edge of the forest.
(2) Turn right and stay in the forest. It is difficult to provide a detailed description at this point: follow the main path through the forest, which is winding and sometimes lined with logs, and the yellow arrows that are clearly visible on this section. Cross several streams using small footbridges without railings. You will come out onto a wider path at the edge of the forest. Follow it to the right and downhill. Cross a stream via a bridge (signposted "Ancienne Scierie").
(3) Then follow a wide gravel track on the left that climbs gently towards the National Resistance Monument. You will reach thefirst signpost marked "Bois du Monument".
(4) Continue straight ahead towards the monument. At the T-junction that appears shortly afterwards (second signpost marked "Bois du Monument"), turn right and you will soon reach the Monument des Glières.
(5) Retrace your steps (see additional information in the practical information section). At the intersection with thesecond "Bois du Monument" signpost, turn left.
(4) Back atthe first signpost "Bois du Monument", take a grassy path on the left towards Chez la Jode and descend gently between two meadows. Walk past a chalet on your left at a place called Le Gérat and continue along the path. When you reach a meadow gate, turn left (red and white marker) and take a path between two fences. Cross a stream and, shortly afterwards, turn right onto the path. Further on, turn left, pass a chicane and cross a copse (decking). After a chicane, rejoin an alpine track and follow it to the right. Ignore another track on the right and rejoin the "Pins à Crochets" signpost.
(1) Continue straight ahead on the track. After about 200 m, turn right and take the grassy, damp path that leads directly to the car park where you started (S/E).
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