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(S) From the car park near the Bergerie (see photo), take the path heading north for about 1 km.
(1) At the intersection, take the track on the right signposted "STELE" for about 1200m. You will find the memorial to the 1944 resistance fighters on your right after 600m.
(2) At the next crossroads, turn left towards the north. The road begins to descend and, after a hairpin bend that goes around Les Bidoufles on the right, turns north to reach a crossroads.
(3) Pass a water basin on your right and turn left.
The descent offers a beautiful view of the Aiguilles (see photo) and takes you through the Porte de Valbelle, a magnificent natural monument consisting of two peaks through which the track passes (see photo).
After this crossing, you will reach the lowest point of the hike.
(4) At the hairpin bend in the track, take the path that climbs left for 500 m. You will then arrive at a crossroads of four paths; continue straight ahead (you can opt for the path on the left, but the climb is one and a half times steeper and two and a half times shorter) for 700 m to reach a three-way junction. (elevation 604)
(5). Turn left and leave theGR®9.
After 400m, you will arrive at a fire track, which you take to the left and begin a 1,000m descent to rejoin theGR®99, which you take to the left (6). After 450m, you will reach the crossroads where you started, where you turn right to reach the car park after a final 1,000m stretch.
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