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Head to the Rond-Point du Sénateur (east of Gap) at the junction of the D994 and D291. Then follow the Chemin des Évêques and the signs to the Domaine de Charance. Park in the large car park.
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(S/E) From the car park, head towards the signpost located just after the toilets. Continue straight ahead, passing to the left of the wooden huts, and follow the path along the lake, keeping the lake on your right.
Ignore the next two paths on the right and continue straight ahead to the Château de Charance. Turn right at the end of the lake to reach a three-way junction.
(1) Continue straight ahead (ignoring the paths on the left and right, which will be used on the way back). At a large fir tree, the path makes a wide left turn, quickly leading to a hairpin bend.
(2) Continue straight ahead on the path. Walk along an orchard and continue to the Les Sources signpost. Leave the path on the right and take the path furthest to the left (the path opposite is not shown on the map). A few metres further on, leave the path on the left and continue to the right towards Les Mayères on a pleasant balcony path.
At the next junction, turn right and walk uphill alongside an orchard until you reach a junction (signposted "attention aux feux" - watch out for fires).
(3) Turn left onto the flat path that runs alongside the Canal du Drac. Stay on this path, ignoring the paths branching off to the left, cross two bridges and you will reach a crossroads (signposted "ferme des mille pattes" on the left).
(4) Turn right towards Le Replat, cross the canal and start climbing up a stony path. The climb is not very long (about 400m) but quite steep. The rest of the path alternates between sections in the forest and on the hillside, then descends to the Corréo signpost.
Go straight ahead (ignoring the paths on the right and left), which leads to the D503. Follow this road to the right until you reach the Chapelle de Sauveterre.
(5) Turn around a few steps and follow the tarmac road down to the right.
(6) Cross the canal and immediately turn onto the path on the left towards Les Jaussauds. Follow the canal until you reach a car park on the edge of the D503.
(7) Cross carefully and take the path opposite that follows the canal, then return to the crossroads you passed on the way out.
(4) Follow the same route back to the junction with the "Attention aux feux" (Beware of traffic lights) sign you passed on the way there.
(3) Continue straight ahead, still following the canal, until you reach the Écluse d'Œuf lock. Go around the lock on the right, ignore the path that branches off to the right, walk a few steps and ignore the path on the left that runs alongside the canal. Go down the path opposite, ignore the path on the left (not shown on the map) and head for the Château sign.
(8) Continue straight ahead on the gravel path that descends around an orchard. When the path returns to dirt, continue straight ahead, passing the Hameau des Chaumières (old farm). At the next crossroads (not visible on the map), keep right and rejoin the crossroads you passed on the way there.
(2) Turn left and head back towards the lake.
(1) Turn left, follow the lake keeping it on your right and return to the wooden huts and then the car park (S/E).
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