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At the entrance to Saint-Véran, there is a paid car park (€2 for the day). It is best to park in car park P1.
(S/E) Take the road on the right that climbs south-east, passing the fire station garages. After 350 m, you will arrive in front of the Reformed Church.
(1) Turn right and you will soon leave the village, arriving at the shuttle bus stop at the entrance to the Clausis trail.
(2) Leave the track that descends to the right towards the Pont Vieux and, at the end of this car park, follow the signs for "Chapelle de Clausis par chemin muletier".
200 m further on, you can choose between:
- leaving a path on the right and continuing straight ahead on the track towards "Clausis par la mine".
- take the mule track on the right, which runs parallel to the track below and is more comfortable, until you reach the oratory at the point (4). This option is recommended by several users in their comments and seems like a good choice to me.
If you have taken the first option, continue on the main track for 850 m until you come to a track that starts on the left in a right-hand bend.
(3) Here you will find a sign indicating the location of the old ski lift, installed in 1937, as well as an explanatory panel. This is the Pré Géant chairlift.
Continue straight ahead on the Clausis trail for 900 m.
(4) You will then pass the Oratoire Saint-Antoine (which you can reach on the right if you took the parallel path in (2)), and continue for another 900 m to find the junction that marks the start of the Château-Renard observatory trail.
(5) Take the observatory trail and climb for about 1,100 metres. After a hairpin bend, you will find the Labounnais hut and the start of the trail leading to Saint-Véran via the Grand Canal.
(6) Turn left onto this trail, which first passes above the hut, then continues along a balcony and descends very gently, following the course of the old canal. This is marked by a slight ditch between the trail and the embankment on the right. It can be assumed that this is a buried structure; water appears here and there in the ditch.
Walk along this almost horizontal path for about 2.3 km before arriving at the Beauregard hut.
(7) Continue along the balcony path for about 1.5 km, keeping north-west. You will come to a track that crosses the path; continue straight ahead.
(8) At the intersection, there is a signpost marked "Grand Canal Beauregard"; turn left and follow the signs for "Saint-Véran 1.1 km" towards the south. Descend to the Sainte-Marie-Madeleine Chapel, which is clearly visible throughout the descent.
(9) Turn right, passing first under the chapel, and a little further on, you will find the fork in the road that leads to Pierre Grosse, marked by a signpost labelled "Pra Mian".
(10) Turn left and you will soon arrive at the entrance to the motorhome parking area.
(11) Turn your back to the car park and head straight towards the upper part of the village, passing the motorhome waste disposal area first. Go down this main street, past the church (Catholic this time), then past the Costebelle inn at the end of the street. Then take a sharp right turn.
(1) Go back down, passing the Reformed church again, and take the street you took at the start, which will bring you back to the car park (S/E).
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