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To get to the starting point, from Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, head towards Causse-de-la-Selle. Drive through the village, staying on the D4 road. Continue for about 2 km. Drive along the left side of the Hérault river. After the dam, turn into the open space on the right, which serves as a car park.
(S/E) From the car park, turn left. Follow the road and, after the bend, turn right onto the uphill path. Continue for about 30 metres and, at the chicane, leave the path on the left to follow the uphill, rutted trail. This leads to the top of Combe Bugatière and a crossroads with a cross on the right.
(1) Continue straight ahead, leaving the cross on your right. Ignore the path 20 metres to your left, then cross to the right through the hamlet of L'Estagnol between the houses. Continue up the slight incline until you reach the next crossroads (elevation 340).
(2) Keep left. The path climbs steeply, crosses the upper part of the Combe de Valbonne and heads east (Montagrès). Go over Roc Trinquat before turning left in a wide curve onto the other side. You will reach a trail junction at Combe des Arboussets (elevation 535).
(3) Take the path on the right at the tree, which descends slightly. Cross through some undergrowth and turn right to climb back up. Continue straight ahead, ignoring the paths on the left and right. After a difficult climb, you will reach a crossroads at a place called Mas d'Agre (ruins).
(4) Go towards the cairn (mound of stones); the path to the right of the corner of the Mas is not accessible. Continue through the undergrowth along a barely visible path. Reach the higher crossroads, turn right and arrive at the ridge.
(5) Continue left and follow the summit along the barely visible path. Walk along the left side of a grove of trees, then cross a grassy area for 50 metres before reaching the path known as "des chasseurs" (hunters' path) higher up (elevation 548). Continue left on the grassy path, keeping right at the forks. Join a larger track (elevation 569) and continue right for about 700 m.
(6) At the three-way junction with a cistern, turn left and continue for less than 400 m to the next crossroads (elevation 595).
(7) Turn left, cross the wooded area to leave the path and go through a chicane at Pont d'Agre. Continue along the path until you find a path on the right.
(8) Continue straight ahead for a round trip to Roc de la Vigne. At the next crossroads with a cairn, continue to the right and follow the path uphill through the woods. Keep an eye on the path and stay to the left. Cross the undergrowth, then turn right and you will arrive at Roc de la Vigne.
(9) From Roc de la Vigne, after enjoying the view, turn back. Pass the crossroads with the cairn and head for the next one.
(8) Leave the path you took on the way up and turn left. Cross the hill to reach the path and descend the trail. A little further down, ignore the path on the right (elevation 587), continue left through the undergrowth and pass under a rock carved into the rock. Stay on the trail, do not go left or right. Watch out for karstic caves, natural holes and caving entrances. Follow the Combe de la Blande on your left and pass the Mas de l'Arboussier (ruins) on your right. Ignore a path on the left and, after a few hairpin bends, you will reach the bottom of the Combe de Malafosse.
(10) Continue downhill and pass a chicane. Reach the Mas de Combe (elevation 88) at the junction of the Combe du Sergent and the Combe Malafosse.
(11) Continue along the path and join the road.
(12) Turn left and you will soon reach the car park (S/E).
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