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Access to the car park is via a very small road (D17) leading to Majastres. About 4 to 5 km before the village, on the right-hand side of the road, a yellow hiking sign indicates the Chabrejas car park. It is possible to take the dirt track to park further away, about 20 metres away.
(S/E) From the car park, start the hike along the road (D17) towards Majastres. Don't worry, even though there is about 1 km of tarmac, you are unlikely to encounter any cars.
(1) Leave the road on the left and take a wide track. A wooden sign indicates "Lodge du Poil 300m". Pass the lodge and continue uphill on the wide track. You will find yourself in a small valley running alongside a stream. At the end, cross the stream via a small bridge.
(2) When you reach the crossroads, turn left and head back up towards Le Poil. The path coming from the right leads to Majastres. You will arrive at the village of Le Poil. Take your time to explore every corner. Cross the Place de la Fontaine.
(3) At the "La Melle" sign, turn right to descend to the bottom of the valley. Then climb back up through the fields. Continue climbing to the bottom of the valley, following the small stream. Just before reaching a main road, you will come to a clearing (with a shepherd's caravan). Turn right to reach a promontory offering a bird's eye view of the village.
(4) Retrace your steps, then pass to the right of the caravan, heading towards the main road. Once on the main road, turn left. Shortly afterwards, you will come to a crossroads with an old wooden sign.
(5) Continue straight ahead, do not turn right towards the sign for Blieux. Leave the yellow marked trail. From here, you are often on a balcony with a view of the other side: east of Digne, including the Cheval Blanc (2300m). Change sides by descending slightly.
(6) You will come to a crossroads (1336m). A wooden sign indicates the direction of Poil, but do not turn left immediately following the sign. Walk a few steps and pass a few metres behind the sign: you will see a small clearing. Turn left and walk to the end of it. On your left, you will see a path running alongside a forest: follow it.
The path to Poil runs parallel but above it. (If you miss the lower path, about 50 metres after the crossroads, on the Poil path, there is a small cairn that descends into the forest and leads to this path).
Further on, the path turns right and the descent quickly becomes steeper. You will come out onto a carriage road.
(7) Take it on the left. Note: On the map and on the ground, you can see a path opposite that leads to the Saint-Jean farm, but although the IGN map shows paths that would allow you to cut across, these no longer exist on the ground: you must stay on the carriage road that descends towards the Étang aux Serpents.
(8) Look for the yellow hiking signs. At this crossroads, you will see the path coming directly from Le Poil (an alternative route for those who want to shorten the hike). Stay on the main path.
(9) At a junction, shortly after crossing the Torrent Clovion, leave the main path and turn right, heading uphill towards the car park (yellow sign).
(10) Cross the tarmac road and continue straight ahead on the path. The climb begins in earnest
(11) At the intersection, turn left towards the Chabrejas car park, indicated by yellow signs.
(12) About 400 metres further on, turn left again, still heading towards the car park. Stay on this path, which descends to the Chabrejas car park (S/E).
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