3/11/2023: The route has had to be altered.
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Park in the small visitor car park just before the entrance to the village.
(S/E) Head back towards the village.
(1) Turn right at the fountain just past the car park. Continue along the road without crossing the Ruisseau de Saint-Julien. Join another road at a junction at elevation 684.
(2) Cut across the hairpin bends whilst following the road’s direction. Pass the first junction on the left. Continue left at the next junction.
(3) Take the forest track on the right which joins the road, which you leave behind at the next hairpin bends.
(4) There are several possible routes up to the Col d’Ambonne.
Continue along the track heading south-east. The climb is fairly steep but well marked. Keep heading south-east to reach the Col d’Ambonne.
(5) From the pass, follow the track that climbs towards the telecoms pylons.
(6) Turn left at the fork to reach the pylons. Do not attempt to take the track on the right (see practical information) and reach the highest point of the hike at an altitude of 1,299 metres.
(7) Pass the pylons to find the orientation table, which offers a splendid panorama. Turn back towards the Col d’Ambonne.
(5) Look for the track heading north-north-east along the ridge. A sign nailed to a tree points towards Col Bascoulet.
(8) At the crossroads with a sign indicating ‘panorama’ on the right (this is the orientation table), take the path that descends slightly to the left. General direction: north. Follow the path to the junction with a track.
(9) Descend along this forest track to Col de Bascoulet.
(10) Take the track that descends to the left. Pass in front of the Ferme de Beaumette and continue to the junction with the Chemin des Vignasses, which is a road.
(11) Turn right onto this road.
(12) Leave the road and take the path on the left, which rejoins the road and takes you back to the car park in Montréal-les-Sources (S/E).
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