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Departure from the Teilles car park at the bottom of the old town, Rue des Teilles in La Garde-Freinet.
The route is marked with a yellow rectangle.
(S/E) From the car park, turn right onto Rue Indigo, which turns into a staircase. Continue left onto Rue des Jardins and almost opposite, Rue de la Fontaine Vieille. At the market square, admire the beautiful fountain dating from 1812 with its descriptive panel.
Turn left and then immediately right onto Rue du Noyer. Look for the old fish market with its descriptive sign. Then turn left onto Rue des Aires.
(1) Immediately after, turn right onto Rue de Famorane. It continues straight ahead and becomes Chemin du Débat. The street makes a hairpin turn to the right. In the middle of the hairpin turn, continue straight ahead on the path that enters the forest.
(2) At the crossroads, there are several options, including the way back. Follow the path furthest to the left marked with a yellow rectangle. Continue to the pylon. Then continue straight ahead and do not take the main road on the right. The path runs along the ridge and arrives at a bench made of white quartz. Continue along the ridge. In good weather, there is a superb view of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez.
(3) At this junction, take the hairpin bend to the right onto the main road called Route des Crêtes Parc Robert, which descends to another junction with a water tank.
(4) Turn right and continue down the Route des Crêtes. Further on, ignore the track that leads to the antennas and join a new junction 30 m from the one you passed on the way out.
(2) Continue down Route des Crêtes. 600 m further on, the signposts indicate to turn right onto a path that runs alongside the road, passes near a water tank and then descends to rejoin Route des Crêtes. Arrive at the Croix des Maures car park.
(5) Go to the end of the car park and continue along the path, making sure you follow the signs. You will reach the Croix des Maures, built in 1900.
(6) Continue straight ahead, following the signs.
(7) Leave the path that descends directly to La Garde-Freinet on your right and climb towards Fort Freinet (follow the signs).
(8) Admire this fort built in the Middle Ages with its rooms carved into the rock. Follow the signposts carefully to pass to the west side of the impressive ditch carved into the rock. A little further on, admire the water reserves at the bottom of the ditch.
(9) Continue on the left along the path that descends.
(10) Follow the main road on the right, which will take you back to the village. Before the first house, take the path on the left, Chemin de Bellevue, then turn right onto Rue Saint-Joseph. At the end, turn left onto Rue des Jardins, which you took at the start. You will arrive at the Teilles car park (S/E).
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