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Start from the village of Cette (municipality of Cette-Eygun): parking is available in the village square.
(S/E) The path starts above the church in Cette, alongside the stopover lodge (yellow signs). The climb is quite steep from the outset, over slate slabs (vertical). After a short climb, you reach a dirt track, which you then leave.
(1) The path runs level, leaving the road’s hairpin bend behind. Shortly afterwards, you cross a stream (large, slightly slippery stones). The path begins to climb. After a lovely view of the village, you reach a cattle gate: go through it and close it carefully.
(2) At the fork in the paths. Take the path on the left known as "Camin deras Muralhetas" (Path of the Low Walls), which runs almost level through the woodland with some lovely views of the Cirque de Lescun.
As you leave the forest, you cross a small valley covered in ferns and reach the hamlet known as “Eras Lies” or “Lasies”.
(3) The signposts have fallen to the ground, but this is not a problem as the path is easy to find: it climbs along a small, rounded ridge in about ten regular zigzags! The path then leaves this slope to enter the woodland, initially level and then climbing steeply at a barely marked fork. Follow the yellow paint markings closely (they are a bit faded). You finally take a hairpin bend to the right (the path then heads due south). The yellow signposts at another fork are visible from below, but a large fallen tree blocks the way.
(4) Just before the fallen tree, climb steeply to the left (it’s short but steep; walking poles are useful) to reach a much wider, level path. Take this path to the left. You cross another fairly light-filled woodland, then a stream, before reaching another fork.
(5) Turn right onto the path leading up to the Cabane de Sabas and the Pic de Narbissat. This path crosses a wood of tall beech trees, which is sometimes muddy due to springs. Towards the end, the slope becomes steeper.
(6) You reach a vast viewpoint at the Pic de Narbissat; this peak is barely a small promontory, but it is very well situated (see photos). It is possible to climb a little further up the ridge to the foot of the limestone cliff, which is of great geological interest. Then you descend the entire path back to the large fallen tree.
(4) You then keep to the wide path ahead for the descent towards Cette.
(2) At the next fork, you rejoin the path you took on the way up.
(1) Cross the stream.
(7) Explore the geological site on the right on a round trip. Then continue the descent towards Cette (S/E).
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