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Parking in the centre of the village, next to the church, in Véranne.
Note: It is not always easy to describe this route precisely (multiple paths, not always marked). We recommend using GPS to follow the route and/or taking a map and knowing how to read it.
(S/E) From the car park, take Rue de la Fontaine, then the second street on the right called Chemin du Repos. On the way, admire the magnificent restored wash house, which is half old and half modern.
(1) A few metres further on, turn left onto the path leading up to the Croix du Trève and Les Bessières.
Leave a path on your left and join the Combeau. Leave the next two paths on your right, then another one on your left to continue climbing until you reach the Les Bessières crossroads. In this section, there are signs for the Pilat Natural Park to help you find your way.
(2) Leave the path on the right and continue left towards the Croix du Trève, following the ridge through the forest, ignoring the other paths. Continue straight ahead (west) and a slight descent before the Croix du Trève offers a clear view of the pass and its surroundings.
(3) At the Croix du Trève, take the small tarmac road opposite. 300m further on, at the fork, continue right, uphill. Pass under the two Maisonneuve houses and continue on the old track, which is concrete at first, then stony, very steep at the beginning and in the forest. At the next crossroads, continue straight ahead until you reach another crossroads in an open space.
(4) Continue left and then immediately right. At the Trois Dents (be careful not to confuse this with the real Trois Dents at the top of the mountain! This is just a point named by the IGN in the forest), leave the path on the left and continue straight ahead to join a track. Turn right onto this track for about 100 m until you reach a crossroads. At each intersection, follow the park signs (brown/white) or the signpost.
(5) At an altitude of 1045 metres, you will come to a new horizontal track. Follow it to the right for 50 metres, then take a path on the left that climbs into the forest. (Do not take thefirst path with the sign: Le Col de l'Œillon par les Trois Dents). The small path then climbs very steeply, straight into the forest, crosses another horizontal track and arrives just below the Trois Dents. Not really cliffs, but very rocky nonetheless.
(6) Below the Trois Dents: from here, the marked path branches off to the left and stays below the Dents. It is possible to climb the Dents (easy direct climb, or go around thefirst peak on the left). There are several tracks in the vegetation. You can then follow all the rocky ridges on the Three Teeth (fairly easy, but on rock and therefore with a bit of a drop). This will take you to the top of each tooth.
(7) Cote 1164, head towards the Col du Gratteau on the left. A sign indicates: Chemin non balisé (unmarked path). Don't panic, it is well marked and traced. It is also possible to go via the Col de l'Œillon, but you will then have to follow a short section of road to rejoin the Col du Gratteau.
(8) Col du Gratteau, large car park. It is possible to do the Trois Dents round trip from here (very easy hike in this case). From there, take the path down to the left, signposted Croix de Saint-Sabin. Note that there are two almost parallel paths to this cross. The route takes the right-hand path, which is pleasant at the beginning but more stony towards the end...
(9) Croix de Saint-Sabin: it is possible and highly recommended to climb up to the Chapelle Saint-Sabin and back. Allow 30 minutes on a marked path. The site is magnificent and offers a beautiful view. Note that there is a spring not far from this chapel but it is difficult to find (below the chapel, vague traces in the grass and rocks).
Turn left and head towards Saint-Sabin. The path passes just above the Vert Anes inn, which you should keep on your right.
The almost paved path then descends into the forest.
(10) At a place called La Ligue, a former large farm, follow the marked path towards Véranne on the right. It is easy to see, still in the forest and well marked.
(11) Under the Nordet: leave the marked path of the Pilat Natural Park and follow an old, well-marked track opposite, which descends and turns left at La Selle. At an altitude of 650 m, turn sharply left (90°) and stay on the main path, otherwise you will end up in Loye. The path then leads without further problems to the hamlet of La Pras, crossing farmland and a market garden, while staying on the track, of course.
(12) La Pras. Follow the paved road to the village of Véranne, which is clearly visible.
Be careful of traffic on the last 300 metres before (S/E).
peu d'indication sur le terrain bien téléchargées avant, randonnée très agréable :
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