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Park in the small car park (hiking information sign) in front of the town hall.
(S/E) Opposite the town hall, take theGR®4F trailon the left, marked in red and white. Cross the village of Saint-Remèze via Rue Saint-André and then Rue de la Rouberte and join the D4 or Route de Vallon. Follow it to the left until the second crossroads.
(1) At the Bourboulet mast, leave theGR®4Fand turn right. Follow the Route de Combe Grand, heading north, marked in yellow and white. After the last houses, in a left-hand bend, a path follows the road and heads towards the Costes ridges. The very stony path climbs gradually to reach the Costes 2 mast.
(2) Continue on the path to the right and go around the rocky ridge of Les Costes on the left. The path runs along the top of the beautiful Laval valley and descends slightly (follow the signs for Rez). Then climb back up the valley on a steep stony path. A path follows between the holm oaks. A little higher up, cross a sharp limestone pavement and reach the ridges.
(3) At the Serre de Barrès mast, turn left (north) towards Gras/Fauniscope. Cross the plateau on a narrow path, paying close attention to the yellow and white markings. Ignore the various paths that cross the main marked path. Join a wide track.
(4) Follow the track to the left (north-north-west, still following the yellow and white markings). Descend and then turn left to reach the Col d'Eyrole and the pretty hunters' hut.
(5) Climb straight up the steep path. Then cross the rocky ridge via a narrow rocky corridor, which requires you to use your hands and pay close attention.
(6) At the end of the corridor, follow the ridge to the right to the summit of Dent de Rez and its magnificent 360° panorama (orientation table).
(7) Retrace your steps.
(6) The start of the rocky corridor is on the left, next to an information board. The descent requires as much attention as the ascent, if not more.
(5) From the Col d'Eyrole, follow the path on the left towards Gerles. You will soon come to a track; follow it to the left. Descend to the next fork in the marked paths.
(8) At the Gerles mast, turn right and follow a path towards Saint-Remèze. At a fork (elevation 481), turn left (yellow and white markings). Cross a small road and you will immediately reach the main road that crosses the hamlet of Les Hellys.
(9) Then first turn right then left to take a stony path. At a fork, follow the grassy path to the right. Continue straight ahead (south), descend, cross the Combe stream, which is almost always dry, and climb up the other side.
(10) You will come to a track; follow it to the right. At the next crossroads, turn left. Walk alongside the lavender fields. When you reach the Briange farm, leave it on your left and continue along a small road, the Chemin de Briange. Walk alongside alternating fields of lavender and vines.
(11) At the next crossroads, at Croix du Planas, continue straight ahead and slightly to the left. A little further on, go around the roundabout on the right and take the second street, Rue Jean Antoine Dubois.
(12) Cross the D4 and follow it to the right for a few metres. Turn left onto Rue du Barry, then left onto Rue du Four. Turn right to go alongside the church.
(13) At the church square, follow the alley on the left that leads to Avenue Général Leclerc. Turn right to return to the car park at the town hall square (S/E).
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