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Start from the Silo car park (last car park before the end of the D136).
(S/E) From the car park, go around the barrier and take the road that goes straight up towards the start of the hikes.
(1) Pass the Auberge des Dauphins and the Maison des Éco-gardes to reach the Eco-guards office sign. From there, follow the signs for Chemin de la Grande Combe and Virage du Pré de l'Âne, which go straight up under a row of tall fir trees. 50m further on, at the Chemin de la Grande Combe junction, continue straight ahead towards Virage du Pré de l'Âne. The path will descend into the valley and arrive at the Les Douglas sign. Follow the signs for Virage du Pré de l'Âne. The path goes deeper into the valley, sometimes gently sloping, sometimes steeper, alternating between stony and earthy sections. Traces of human activity are visible at times (low walls, ruins of huts, fords, etc.), remnants of a past of intensive forestry.
After a good 3 kilometres in the cool shade of the valley, the path emerges onto a forest track at Virage du Pré de l'Âne.
(2) Turn left onto thisGR®® (red and white) marked trail towards the Fontaine des Oiseaux and the Laveuse.
(3) When you reach the crossroads at La Fontaine des Oiseaux, take the track that climbs up to the right towards La Laveuse. The climb is steep in places, then opens out onto a grassy section. 100 metres higher up, a cairn indicates that theGR®® trail leaves the track and turns left onto a path. Follow this path, then 150 metres further on, another cairn marks another path. This time, continue straight ahead on theGR®® to reach the Pas de la Laveuse sign.
(4) As you approach the cliffs on the left, you can see the Rocher de la Laveuse, a magnificent hole in the rock. From here, magnificent panoramic views accompany the passage along the Trois Becs ridges. Return to the Pas de la Laveuse sign.
(4) Turn left towards Roche Courbe - le Veyou and Pas de Siara. There are no more painted markings, but cairns here and there indicate the way.
Roche Courbe is accessed via a stone stairway.
(5) At a crossroads, turn left towards the summit of Roche Courbe, leaving the path on the right that leads directly to Picourère. You will reach the summit, marked by a large cairn.
(6) Follow the path that descends to the right towards Pas de Picourère, pass through a small wooden gate to rejoin the path you left earlier. Turn left to go through another small gate, then at a fork, take the path that climbs steeply to the left. You will arrive at the summit of Signal.
(7) At the large cairn, take the path on the right which runs along a ledge for a while, then descends. Once at the bottom, the path climbs again along the cliff to reach the summit of Le Veyou.
(8) From the summit, descend a few dozen metres along the same path, then turn left onto a path that looks like a trench. Further down, a path branches off to the left, but stones and yellow markings indicate that you should not take it and continue the descent to the right. The path ends with a series of switchbacks down to the Pas de Siara.
(9) At the Pas de Siara sign, continue downhill for 100 metres towards the Virage du Pré de l'Âne, then turn right, continuing in the same direction. Further down, ignore the path on the left towards the Pas de Floréal and continue straight ahead. When you reach a fork, turn left to arrive at the Virage du Pré de l'Âne sign.
(2) From there, turn left onto theGR®® marked trail towards the Bergerie de Bois Vert. Pass it and follow the trail towards Porte du Barry and Auberge des Dauphins.
(10) When you reach the Porte du Barry crossroads, you will be treated to another view. Take the track that descends to the right towards Virage des Princes and Auberge des Dauphins. Pass in front of the refuge and continue to the Virage des Princes crossroads.
(11) Leave the track and continue straight ahead on theGR®® towards Les Berches and Auberge des Dauphins.
(12) At the Les Berches sign, continue straight ahead towards Les Fourneaux and Auberge des Dauphins.
(13) At Les Fourneaux, the path rejoins the track you left earlier. Continue down the track on the right, marked in yellow towards Piste des Coupes and Auberge des Dauphins (ignore the track opposite on the left).
(14) At the Piste des Coupes crossroads, do not take the first track on the left, but the second one that descends towards the Halte Équestre and Auberge des Dauphins. The track leads to a clearing.
(15) Turn left to reach the Halte Équestre crossroads, continue along this path towards the concrete bridge and Auberge des Dauphins, skirting a clearing.
(16) When you reach the bridge, cross it on the right and head towards the Auberge des Dauphins.
(1) Take the road that descends to the left to reach the car park (S/E).
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