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Start at the car park near the church and follow theGR®427southwards to cross the village of Saint-Michel-de-Chabrillanoux.
GR®427signposting: white and red.
(S/E) Pass the post office and the Place de la Fontaine, where you can admire a superb panorama (information panels recounting the history of the village). At the first crossroads, continue straight ahead on the road to Rioulara.
Pass the town hall.
(1) At the second crossroads, Rioulara mast, turn right onto the small road leading to the hamlet of Lacombe, towards Garay. Stay on this small road until you reach theGR® crossroads.
(2) Lacombe mast: turn right onto theGR® towards Garay, onto a wide track climbing through the woods, ignoring the various other tracks. When you reach the Garay mast, continue right on theGR® towards Saint-Maurice d'Alliandre. At the next three-way junction, climb right towards the ridges, along a winding path lined with terraces to reach the small road to Trouiller.
(3) Follow it to the left for about 600 metres. Pass the Trouiller-le-Haut pole and continue straight ahead on the road towards Saint-Maurice d'Alliandre. About 100 metres further on, at a crossroads, reach the Trouiller pole and leave the road to follow a path on the right towards Saint-Maurice d'Alliandre. This stony path initially climbs, then descends and joins a fork.
(4) Cross the path and continue straight ahead towards the hamlet of Chastelard, following the low walls and fences, heading north-west. Ignore the various paths that branch off and continue on this main signposted path, lined with box trees, until the next crossroads.
(5) Continue to the right towards Saint-Maurice d'Alliandre. Climb up to the hamlet via the steps. This path continues along the mountainside, crossing a stony area with a sandstone slab that can be slippery.
(6) Join the road and take it on the right. Cross the bridge and reach the hamlet of Béranger. Continue along this road towards Lanove. Cross the hamlet of Mantel (or Manlet, on the IGN map), then a little further on, the hamlet of Béranger. Pass it and, at the next crossroads, follow the road on the left (route de Béranger) for about 300 metres.
(7) Take a path on the left that descends towards the Alliandre stream. Cross it and climb up through the woods before descending into a valley. Cross another small stream and continue to the first houses of Bas-Paulou, on the left. Join the road and follow it to a hairpin bend.
(8) At this bend, turn right onto a track lined with holm oaks. Cross a stream and continue climbing.
(9) At the first bend in the track, continue straight ahead along a small path with uneven, sometimes steep terrain. Go down some steps and continue climbing until you reach the junction with the road.
(10) Lanove mast: turn right towards Saint-Maurice d'Alliandre and follow this small paved road to the intersection with Route du Serre.
(11) Turn right towards Lanove, then immediately left at a shed and take the track leading to the hamlet of Val.
At the entrance to the hamlet, near the cemetery, follow a path on the left that climbs up to the road. Cross it and take the track that follows theGR® trail climbing opposite through the woods to a transformer. At the next junction with the road, cross and continue straight ahead.
Yellow and white markings.
(12) Serre de Rias mast. Leave theGR® for a yellow and white signposted path that descends to the right towards Saint-Maurice d'Alliandre. The path gives way to a small road, follow it along the houses. At the next crossroads, turn left, join the RD2 and follow it to the right for about 600m. Reach the hamlet of Alliandre and cross it.
(13) At the hairpin bend, leave the D2 and take the track opposite, towards Saint-Michel-de-Chabrillanoux. This track is sometimes stony and difficult to navigate, leading to the hamlet of Combier.
Pass below a very large, distinctive house (La Maisonnette), then pay close attention to the signposts, as they become difficult to see when the grass is high and covers them.
(14) At the crossroads, turn right and cross the hamlet of Combier. At the end of the hamlet, at the Combier mast, turn right onto the small road towards the hamlet of Buis (or Bouis). At the next two crossroads, continue straight ahead and pass under the hamlet of Buis.
(15) At the next intersection, turn left between the fields and then, a little further on, turn right. The well-marked path goes around some cultivated plots. Pass a junction on your right and, at the next one, turn left onto a track entering the woods. A few dozen metres further on, the track turns right, leaving a first hilltop lake on your left.
Continue, pass over a second hilltop lake, and rejoin the road at the small hamlet of Combe Rosier. Continue straight ahead to return to the car park (S/E).
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