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Park in the car park on the left as you drive up the D311 (signposted Rochefort) or, as indicated on the route, take the small road on the right opposite this car park and park after a few hundred metres before the first building.
(S/E) Continue along this small road on foot, climbing steeply.
(1) At the first fork, turn left towards Rochefort. You will leave the tarmac road and onto cobblestones, then a dirt track.
(2) About a hundred metres after returning to the tarmac, take the fork on the right that climbs towards Rochefort.
(3) Once in the hamlet of Rochefort, take a moment to admire the charming chapel and explore the surrounding area, including the ruins of a presbytery and a castle. Then go through the main gate, turn left and take the path that descends towards La Poipe.
(4) When you reach the road, cross over and climb up into the forest.
(5) Once at the top of the pass in the middle of a field, take the path that climbs to the left into the pine and chestnut forest. Climb as high as you can to the Crêt de La Poipe (835 metres), where you will have a beautiful view of the Alps.
(6) Then turn around and descend towards the pass via one of the many paths.
(5) Continue along the main path, which descends to your left. Of course, you can skip the detour to the Crêt and avoid a 70-metre climb, especially since the view is just as beautiful along the path.
(7) As soon as you reach the road, turn right downhill, then continue along the dirt track that leads into the forest. After a few hundred metres on tarmac again, you will come to a road (elevation 663). Continue straight on towards Bas-Rochefort. A little further on, you will come to the first fork in the road.
(1) You can then descend to the left towards your vehicle at (S/E).
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