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Park in the municipal car park, situated behind the village church.
(S/E) Take the passageway under the church, which leads to the old streets. Turn left onto Rue du Pont Vieux and cross the Paillon bridge. Continue along Rue Saint-Sébastien.
From point (1) to point (4), take care as there may be traffic
(1) At the D2204, turn right and follow the road with care for 120 m.
(2) Turn right towards Sospel (D2204), then turn right onto a small road.
(3) Cross the bridge over the Redebraus stream and follow the track of the same name towards Albera. After 200 m, head up to the left along the winding minor road until you reach a fork in a tight bend.
(4) Leave the tarmac road and take the track opposite, following it until you reach a footpath in the bend to the left.
(5) Turn left, heading uphill. Very soon, the path is blocked by a barrier. Take the path on the left and cross about ten terraces through an old olive grove. Use the Visorando app if necessary.
(6) At the open-air water reservoir, continue along the barely visible footpath. When you reach the track – which is a picnic area – take a break, then follow the track straight on until you reach a junction where three tracks meet.
From point ( 7) to point ( 10), take care – there may be traffic
(7) Carry on to the left; the track overlooks the village of Touët-de-l'Escarène.
(8) Walk past marker 146. At the next junction at the Col de Cavalier, turn left and follow the track due north.
(9) Turn right onto the start of a path, which soon disappears. Follow the stream to join and follow the Albéra track, suitable for vehicles, until you reach a multi-way junction.
(10) At the junction (marked by a cairn), continue straight ahead (east) along this wide path heading uphill through woodland. The path soon turns south, then veers left towards the north-east. Much further on, you’ll reach an altitude of 980, known as Bouche de Panard.
(11) Turn slightly left, and at the next junction – where a track meets the path – turn sharply right.
Signpost 154, marked ‘Chapelle de Saint-Pancrace’, is situated about thirty metres further on.
You’ll reach a crossroads of tracks, marked by signpost 153.
(12) Stay on the track on the right, which climbs slightly.
(13) Turn left at the bend in the track. Use the app for the first few metres. The start of the path is not immediately obvious, but it then leads through a very pleasant woodland.
(14) In the clearing, turn left and follow the tarmac track.
(15) At marker 152, turn immediately right towards L’Escarène, onto the descending wooded path.
(16) At marker 151, turn right. Walk round the 17th-century Saint-Pancrace Chapel; there is another marker there, pointing towards l’Escarène. The descending path is a concrete track, which ends in a woodland path.
(17) At marker 150, follow the signs for l’Escarène. Please take care: the Route des Trues is a busy road. Takethe shortcuts, then follow the road.
(18) At marker 149, at a place called La Russa, follow the Route de la Grave (D21) towards l’Escarène. Take care whilst travelling along the Route de la Grave.
(19) Take the path on the left at the entrance to the village; after the bridge over the Paillon, turn right onto the Chemin des Anciens Combattants.
(20) Enter the village via the old streets, head towards the church, then make your way to the car park (S/E).
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