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The walk starts in the village of Le Lauzet. Park in the car park on Place de la Mairie, behind the church.
(S/E) Leave the car park by walking up Rue du Pied du Village in the opposite direction to the village square, which you’ll leave behind you. Follow this street out of the village towards the cemetery, which you’ll reach continuing in the same direction (west) after passing a stable on your right. As you pass, take a moment to note the encouraging motto inscribed on the lintel above the cemetery gate.
Continue along this road. At the junction, turn right and follow the old railway line (which has never seen a train) that runs alongside the road to the left.
(1) Take the left-hand track (signposted ‘tunnels’), which is well shaded, running alongside these impressive railway embankments. When you reach a wider clearing, leave the track (at a ‘dead end’ sign – do not go as far as the tunnel you can see) and head down to your left to pass through a small tunnel beneath the track, thus rejoining the road you left earlier. This road naturally leads you to the bridge crossing the Ubaye at a place called Le Moulin. Follow this road, which passes between the two mill houses (recognisable by their millstones).
(2) Just above the upper house, take the path that branches off to the left from the tarmac road. This path rejoins the road further up; follow it as it climbs to the left until you reach a ford just below the waterfalls.
(3) From the ford, walk back up along the stream to see the falls – a tricky bit if you’re with children. The path sometimes runs very close to the waterfalls. A lovely spot for a picnic! Continue uphill along the right-hand bank of the waterfalls to reach the road leading from Costeplane to Champcontier. Walk through old, abandoned meadows (no longer farmed due to the slope) to reach the tarmac road above.
(4) Turn right onto the road leading down to the hamlet of Costeplane.
(5) At the entrance to the hamlet, stay on the tarmac road. After passing the caravans on your right, enter the hamlet between the two houses and head down to the wash house.
Then, turn left to rejoin the path to the chapel and follow it down to the tarmac road further down, which leads to the medieval bridge known as the “Roman” bridge.”
(6) Cross the Ubaye canyon via the Roman bridge and head back up towards the village along the path on your right.
(7) Return to the entrance to the village and head for the car park via Rue d’en Haut on the left, crossing through one of the three cobbled alleyways. Return to the street you set off along to reach the starting point (S/E).
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