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Reach the Chapelle Saint-Pierre by taking the small road on the left at the entrance to Peyrus (signposted "chapelle"). Park in the car park in front of the chapel cemetery.
No signposts
(S/E) With your back to the cemetery, join the road and follow it to the right. At the first crossroads, continue straight ahead, cross a stream and continue slightly uphill to the Col de Toutes Aures crossroads.
Sparse yellow markings
(1) Turn right onto the path towards Toutes Aures. The gradual climb passes a water tank, then the path narrows and becomes shady. Ignore a path on the left. Shortly after, the slope becomes steeper, then levels out to reach a more open area at the Gros Pin signpost.
(2) Continue on the same path towards Planayses, leaving the path on the left 100 m further on. The markings are a little more visible from here. Continue in the same direction, leaving the next path on the left (private property) and continue to a small triangular esplanade. Take the road downhill on the right and continue for 150 m to the Planayse crossroads. Continue downhill on the right towards Le Forage (car park). Pass a renovated house and you will come to a tarmac road at the signpost for Le Forage.
(3) Follow this road to the right towards Les Condamines (car park). Shortly afterwards, ignore the Chemin des Peintres on the right and the path downhill on the left. Continue up the road and after house no. 2550, the path becomes stony and leads to the car park (signpost for Les Condamines).
Continue straight ahead on the path towards Mât Pierre. NB: for about 200 m, the path follows red and yellow markings. Go around a bend and you will arrive at the Mât Pierre crossroads.
(4) Turn right towards Pas de Saint-Vincent. Start climbing and quickly pass two paths on your left (only one is marked on the map) and reach a crossroads near an esplanade (Les Chabottes on the map). Turn right and then immediately left. About 100m further on, ignore a path on the right (not marked on the map) and continue uphill through the forest, which gradually becomes steeper. The path narrows and eventually emerges onto a magnificent rocky section offering a little view. The path turns sharply right between the rocks to reach the plateau at Pas de Saint-Vincent.
Yellow-green markings are scarce
(5) Head left, following a grassy trail that runs more or less along the pasture fence. A sign invites you to follow the fence (the markings on the map are no longer accurate). The trail climbs back up, staying close to the cliff. At the top, the trail moves away from the cliff and descends towards the valley. Pick up a path coming from the right and immediately leave the path climbing to the left. Continue straight ahead with the Croix de Pierre Chauve in sight. The path climbs for a few dozen metres and arrives at a crossroads.
(6) Turn right and follow the path down Combe Chaude for about 800 metres. When you reach a renovated house, go to the left corner of the building to find a signpost. Follow the path straight ahead, which runs along the left side of the building towards Barraquand. Stay on this path, ignoring a path coming from the left further on, and join a tarmac road. Follow the left-hand track, pass a house and then a second house with sheds, and stay on the road until the next crossroads.
Red and whiteGR®93signposting
Continue along the road on the right (about 150 m) until you reach the end of the field.
(7) Look for a faint path on the right and follow it. Go through a fence to find a much clearer path. After 500m between woods and pastures, you will arrive at Pas du Touet.
(8) Begin the descent towards Vachères. The descent is fairly steep and dotted with alternative tracks, which are often just shortcuts to cut the corners. Stay on the main path, ignoring all the tracks on either side, and you will come out onto a wide path at the Vachères signpost.
(9) Continue straight ahead towards Les Chichats and after 200m, when the path turns right, continue straight ahead on the trail. Join a tarmac road at the Les Chichats signpost. Follow it to the left towards Pont de la Pierre. Ignore all
private paths or tracks on either side to reach the D68 at the containers.
(10) Cross the road carefully to the left, crossing the stream, and immediately turn right onto Chemin de la Solane, which begins in front of the Peyrus sign. Shortly afterwards, take a road coming from the left, enter the village via Grande Rue and continue to the junction with Place des Tilleuls (not shown on the map).
No further signposts
(11) Turn right towards this square, cross the bridge and continue straight ahead along Montée du Pont (leave the road on your left after the bridge and Rue des Jardins shortly afterwards). When you reach the D68, cross again with caution and continue straight ahead on a path. At the fork just after the house, follow the path uphill to the left. When the path levels out, you will see a statue in memory of the resistance fighters on the right. Continue for another 150 metres and look for a path on the left.
(12) Follow the track that descends to the left between the fields towards the Chapelle Saint-Pierre. Follow the boundary wall on the left and at the end, turn right to enter the cemetery. Cross it and exit through the main gate to return to the car park (S/E).
Otherwise, nothing to complain about, a superb walk with a nice elevation gain and some very beautiful views. 
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