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Park in the car park near Place Saint-Joseph in the centre of Moulinet
(S/E) Walk up Rue Carnot to admire the village’s old stone buildings. Turn left into Rue de la République. Take the second left and walk down the picturesque Rue Vieille. At the bottom of this street, turn right onto Chemin de Cabrier. Walk past the old wash houses. Then follow the paved slanting street down into the Peïra Cava valley to the south-west of the village. Cross the small bridge; this is the start ofthe GR®52, with a sign for the “Camin de la lenga d’Oc” just beyond the bridge. The path then climbs through the woods, winding its way upwards.
(1) At the crossroads (marker 2), continue left for a few metres, skirting the fire reservoir to reach a hairpin bend, then turn right onto the ascending track. Pass in front of the Saint-Michel Chapel then continue straight on
(2) At marker 13, turn onto the path on the left, towards Notre-Dame de Menour.
(3) At marker 14, turn left onto the path towards Bijou. Head downhill and take in the sweeping view of Notre-Dame de Menour, nicknamed “the Great Wall of China of the 06”.
(4) At marker 12, cross the road and take the unmarked path opposite. Head downhill and, after about 200 m, turn right. Follow a few hairpin bends and descend into the Bévéra Gorges. Take the old bridge that crosses the river and marks the entrance to the Mercantour National Park.
(5) Turn left and follow the river on your left. The path climbs slightly. Just before a bend leading to private property (cairn), turn left and follow the river. Caution: the path sometimes overlooks the river.
(6) Here begins an area of grassy slopes and terraces (stone walls). Stay on this level section and continue straight ahead along this grassy path for about 150 m until the end of the “meadow”. Cairns mark the path. At the end of this grassy area, climb a few metres to the right (northwards) to rejoin the path, which once again overlooks the river and requires caution. Follow the Bévéra again.
(7) Cross the Pont de Pévéri, a narrow, centuries-old stone footbridge. After the bridge, the path is poorly maintained; continue for about fifty metres and leave the path to cross a meadow on the right. Then turn left to reach a tarmac road. Follow this road to reach the Chapelle Saint-Sébastien.
(8) Continue along the road. When it bends sharply to the left, leave it and take a path on the right, at the foot of a house. Return to the road (marker 20) and follow it for about a hundred metres, taking care of traffic.
Before a right-hand bend leading to the road bridge, leave the road and take a path on the right, following a small irrigation canal. Cross the river one last time via the village’s old stone bridge. Then pass under the road bridge, walk alongside a sewage treatment plant and reach the entrance to the village. Take the first right, Rue Biancard. At the end, turn right onto Rue Carnot and immediately reach the car park (S/E).
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