Pamplinet - Refuge du Chardonnet

The starting point is at the Auberge de la Cleida in Pamplinet, accessible by car.

(S) Head south, pass the chapel, and turn right at the first crossroads. Cross the bridge over La Clarée, leave the road by taking the path on the left, and head for the Chapel of Saint-François-Régis.

(1) Pass in front of the chapel and stay on the Chemin des Arras to reach the junction with the GR®5 and GR®57.

(2) Continue up the Clarée on the right bank until you reach the Pont des Armands bridge.

(3) After crossing the Clarée, turn left, then left again to cross the Roubion. Walk up the Clarée on the left bank until you reach the Sergent Jean Tane bridge.

(4) Continue up the Clarée on the right bank. When you reach Chemin des Planchettes, turn sharply left (small section shared with the GR®57)

(5) Quickly leave the GR® and take a path on the right. Continue up the valley until you reach the entrance to the Ville Haute, where you will rejoin the GR®57

(6) Continue up the Clarée on the right bank. Admire a series of magnificent waterfalls on the right. Just before the Chalets de Basse Gardiole, leave the GR® for a path on the right.

(7) Stay on the right bank, as close as possible to the Clarée. Leave this path shortly after passing La Souchère on your right and take a path that branches off to the left.

(8) Stay on this path, which climbs steeply. At each fork, take the path that branches off to the left. You will arrive at the Chalets de Laraux.

(9) Continue climbing to the left, cross the Raisin stream and, after a final climb, you will reach a vast plateau where the Refuge du Chardonnet is located (E).

(S) Auberge de la Cleida 04 92 21 32 48
(5) There are many shops in Névache.
(E) Refuge du Chardonnet 04 92 21 31 80. Camping is possible near the refuge.

Reading the novel "L'Attitude 45" – although not a guidebook – may inspire you to do this stage and give you some impressions of the route.

(5) Névache, with all its shops, is also the starting point for many other hikes.