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Parking is available on the side of the D5 between Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and Maussane-les-Alpilles at the small pass.
(S/E) From the car park, with your back to the road, take the AL115 trail, marked by a barrier (information sign on the Plateau de la Caume). Shortly afterwards, the trail winds its way down into a small valley (cistern no. 47 on the right).
(1) Leave the tarmac and turn right onto the path. Stay on the main track, ignoring any less marked paths that branch off from it. You will come out onto a new track. Follow it to the right until you reach a large esplanade that serves as a crossroads.
(2) Continue along the path that runs parallel to the track (ignore the path on the right and the track on the left, which will be used for the return journey). The path soon descends into the beautiful and wild Vallon des Amants. After a hairpin bend and running alongside a cliff, the path curves and arrives at a cypress hedge.
(3) Turn right onto a less marked path and after 20 metres you will see the start of a small path in the heath (cairn). Follow this stony path which climbs steeply; it joins a track at cistern no. 121 called Les Amants.
(4) Follow the track to the right on this fairly flat section. Beautiful views of the Plaine de la Crau come into view. After about 700 metres, you will come to a crossroads (large cairn).
(5) Leave the main track and turn right onto the path until you reach a crossroads about 300m further on (not shown on the IGN map). Leave the path and turn left onto the trail that runs along the hillside. Further on, the path descends into the hollow of a dry stream and then climbs up the opposite side towards a small pass until you reach a crossroads (cairn).
(6) Turn left onto the fairly inconspicuous track (not visible on the IGN map), leaving the one on the right between the rocks. After a few metres, leave a path on the right and left to continue straight on towards a cliff. Go around this cliff on the left and then dive left into the valley. The descent can be slippery on the rocks, so be careful.
At the bottom, the trail is less visible because it is camouflaged by low vegetation. Cross the dry stream again and climb up the opposite side to reach a small pass. Descend towards a path, clearly visible below.
(7) Follow the path to the right and begin the climb. You will arrive at a grassy esplanade (a path to the right used to lead to the track, but it is now blocked by a fence). Continue to the left through the grass, aiming for a gap between two rocks. You will arrive at a second grassy area. Ignore the path on the right, which is a dead end, and continue straight ahead on the path, which becomes more visible. After about 600m of climbing, you will come out onto the track.
(8) Follow this track uphill to the left for over a kilometre to reach the crossroads with the large cairn.
(5) Continue right on the track to find cistern no. 121.
(4) Continue straight ahead on this same track until you reach a crossroads.
(9) Take the left-hand track which descends to the large crossroads you passed on the way up.
(2) Continue for a few metres, then turn left and follow the same route as on the way there to return to the car park (S/E).
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