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Reach Montauroux and head north towards Chemin du Stade. Feel free to use the "Go to start" function on the Visorando app. Park in car park no. 1 among the trees, or in the second car park in front of the stadium.
(S/E) Walk back a few dozen metres along the small access road to the car park to find a path on the left marked with blue signposts. Take this flat path heading south-east through the woods. You will come to a road with signs for Pont des Tuves.
(1) Follow this road to the left for 150 metres until you reach a path that descends to the left.
(2) Continue along this path until you reach the small road and the banks of the Siagne.
(3) A sign indicates that the path is private but passable. Follow the river (the road sometimes strays a little from it) to reach a crossroads.
(4) Take the track opposite, marked in blue/yellow, which quickly joins the Pont des Tuves (or Pont des Gabres) bridge.
(5) You can visit this site, which is particularly popular with swimmers and diving enthusiasts in summer. You can cross the bridge to go under the small waterfall on the other side.
Then take the path that runs along the right bank of the Siagne and climbs back up towards Pont de Rey. Some sections may be slippery due to the humidity. The path moves away from the riverbed to climb a little into the forest and then returns to the Siagne to reach Pont de Rey.
(6) Do not cross the bridge; stay on the right bank. Follow the path on the far left, heading south, which climbs up into the forest, marked with yellow and red/yellow markings.
(7) Turn left, following the markings. The slope becomes steeper, but this long climb remains fairly steady. This will take you to the D96.
In places, there are views on the left of the village of Saint-Cézaire overlooking the Siagne Gorges.
(8) Turn left and follow the road for about 200 metres until you reach a large cistern.
(9) Leave the road and take the marked path on the left, turning your back on the cistern. Continue along the main path through the Bois Communal du Défens.
Further on, a sign indicates the passage through a sanctuary of old oak trees. Walk through the forest, taking the time to admire these majestic trees. You will come to a crossroads at a cistern.
(10) Continue straight ahead.
(11) Walk alongside a stadium and its car park and rejoin the road that leads you to car park no. 1 (S/E).
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