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Park north of Bras, in the Chute du Tombereau car park.
(S/E) Take the road to the north-east (yellow markings) which follows the Argens for 450 m and arrive at the Pont de la Cadette, which is the crossroads of the loop.
(1) Turn right (yellow markings) onto the small road that runs alongside a large field. Leave the Cadette farm on your left.
(2) Take the path that starts on the left (south) in a right-hand bend. Walk along the vineyard below and follow the signs, leaving the access road to the Lourtaud estate on your left. Come out onto the small road.
(3) Turn left and follow the road for 450 m. After a few bends, you will come to a fork. Look 20 m to your left for the old road to Barjols.
(4) At the "fromages" sign, head north. The signpost is green but not very visible.
Follow the old Barjols road through the forest, leaving the access road to the Lourtaud estate on your left.
After 350m, continue along the track opposite, leaving a nice track on your right. Continue along a beautiful vineyard on the same track, which climbs slightly.
After a descent, come out onto a cultivated plain (aromatic herbs) and continue on the path opposite between the crops.
(5) Then take the track on the left (west) at a right angle, slightly downhill (marked 'route barrée' or 'road closed'), and follow it for 150 m.
Caution: this passage can be dangerous above a branch of the Argens (half-collapsed bridge).
You will soon arrive at the Pont de Saint-Sumian bridge over thesecond branch of the Argens, which is not very visible from above. (Be careful of the height.)
To get a better idea of the height, descend before the bridge to the river via the fishermen's path and note the hole and rock formation. (Be careful with children, who may slip).
Take the track on the left that passes through the woods along the river. Note the remarkable oak trees on the right.
(6) Before coming out onto a vineyard, leave the track on the right leading to the ruins of Auriac. Go down the well-marked path that crosses the dry Mère Vieille stream and take the beautiful track heading south through the alluvial forest.
You will soon reach the Argens river. Follow it to the Cadette bridge.
(1) Cross it to rejoin the starting route via the small road and finish at the car park (S/E).
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