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Access: From Molines-en-Queyras, take the D205T towards Col Agnel (follow signs for Italy). Pass the Refuge Agnel and continue for another 400m to reach the Col Agnel Information Point on the left as you climb. Park in the car park.
No signposts
(S/E) From the car park, walk to the small chalet and take a few steps to the left to find an information board. Take the path that climbs to the right towards Col Vieux. Immediately after, follow the path that branches off to the left. 200m further on, cross a wooden footbridge and you will come to a junction marked with wooden signs.
(1) Continue straight ahead on the unmarked trail; the trail on the right towards Col Vieux will be the way back. Follow the clearly visible trail (which differs from the IGN map) and after a short climb, you will reach a small plateau. Continue north-east to complete the climb to Col de l'Eychassier.
(2) Turn left and follow a path that heads towards the ridges. After a short climb, you will reach a flat area with a view of the valley and the surrounding peaks. Continue along the ridges to the north-west, following the trail (which is not always clearly visible), but the cairns will help you find your way. Some sections require caution, but are not particularly exposed.
The trail then heads northeast to reach the foot of the summit. Go around it on the left and pick up a trail coming from the left to finish the climb. Two cairns mark the peak, offering a splendid panorama, and a message box invites you to leave your impressions!
(3) From the summit, descend via the same route and quickly leave it to the right, following the trail seen on the way up. Follow the trail to the northeast, marked by clearly visible cairns.
The trail disappears at times, but becomes clearly visible again when the slope steepens. The trail follows the descending ridges, curving eastwards then southwards to reach the Lacs de l'Eychassier.
(4) Look for a faint path on the left that descends along the Torrent de Chassère and follow it on the right. Pass between two rocks and move away from the torrent to follow the path that slopes to the right. Reach a T-junction and take the right-hand track, which turns south, running above a small lake.
Cross the first branch of the Torrent du Foréant, then the second, and leave the path to turn left downhill and follow the torrent more or less closely on your right.
Descend as far as you can see, heading towards Lac de Foréant, which is still visible. There is no longer any trail, but it is easy to reach theGR®58, which runs alongside Lac Foréant.
Red and white markings for theGR®58
(5) Turn left and follow the path. Begin the descent towards Lac Égorgéou to arrive at Torrent de Bouchouse. Leave theGR®, cross the torrent and head east towards a pile of stones and some old buildings that are worth a visit. According to the inscriptions, these shelters were used during the Second World War (to be verified).
Head north-west to the edge of the protected area, marked by a fence. Cross the stream again and rejoin the marked trail. Follow it to the right and north to reach an information board about Lac Égorgéou.
(6) Opposite the sign, turn left and cross the stream again. On the other side, follow a path that branches off to the right and climbs up to Lac Baricle.
(7) Retrace your steps back to Lac Égorgéou.
(6) Turn left south onto theGR® trail to begin the climb to Lac Foréant.
(5) Continue straight ahead along the trail, following the lake and heading towards Col Vieux. A final uphill section (IGN map discrepancy) leads to Col Vieux.
(8) Continue straight ahead to descend towards the Refuge Agnel, leaving the path on the left that climbs up to Pain de Sucre. Stay on the well-marked path until you reach the crossroads you passed on the way up.
(1) Turn left and follow the same path to reach the car park (S/E).
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