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Access: Leave the RD1091 at Villar-d'Arêne (before the village when coming from Briançon) and take the D207 on the left leading to the Pont d'Arsine and the large car park next to it. Park in this car park.
(S/E) Take the red and white marked trail on the left of the wide track, which follows theGR®54,GR® du Tour de l'Oisans. Continue to the second car park.
(1) Continue on theGR®, begin the climb up Pas d'Anna Falque, and at a bend, join a crossroads of trails at a place called Les Voutes. Continue on theGR® until, after a series of hairpin bends, you reach the Combes crossroads.
(2) Take the path on the right that approaches the Romanche and, via a series of hairpin bends, reach the water intake in the large valley of Plan de l'Alpe.
(3) Stay on this well-marked, almost horizontal trail until you reach a new crossroads at the Torrent du Rif de Chamoissière.
(4) Continue along the path on the right and you will soon reach the Pont de Valfourche crossroads, another important junction.
(5) Turn left and follow the signs for Refuge Adèle Planchard (the path on the right leads to Refuge du Pavé). Continue along this path and climb quickly up an excellent path through the scree to easily reach the viewpoint of the source of the Romanche.
(6) Begin the return journey by following the outward route to the Rif de Chamoissière crossroads.
(4) Take the path on the right, which climbs briefly to the Refuge de Villar-d'Arêne.
(7) Continue along a path parallel tothe GR®54until you reach the crossroads just before the weather station.
(8) Stay on theGR®, begin the descent to reach the junction of the loop.
(2) Follow the outward route back to the car park (S/E).
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Visorando member
Moderate 
Very difficult 
Association / Club / Walk leader
Easy 
