Problem with passage between (2) and (3) See description
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The car park is located at the large hairpin bend on the climb to Riboux, 3 km above Ok Corral.
(S/E) Head south-east, downhill, and follow a track for about 400 m.
(1) Turn left and take a descending path that cuts across the large curve of the track. Join the track and follow it to the left.
(2) Then take the path that turns left. Ignore a track on the right 500 m further on and continue straight up towards the north.
You can no longer pass between 2 and 3 because there are cables and padlocks across the path. However, it is very easy to get around the obstacle by taking the dry stream just before it, which leads directly to the Bassin de la Perdrix right by the stream (directions from Philou 26).
(3) You will arrive at a meadow with the Bassin de la Perdrix at the end, a pond specially built for the film "Manon des Sources". Just next to it, on the left, descend into the bed of a dry stream. Follow this stream (known as the Roque) for 1.5 km. Walking on large rocks is not particularly difficult. From time to time, a path allows you to avoid overly difficult terrain, as well as areas where gravel has been laid on the stream bed. Pretty rock pools adorn the bottom of the ravine, which is pleasant to look at.
Walk along a field (without trespassing on the crops) then take a path on the left 100 m further on, clearly visible through the trees, and leave the meadow. This will take you to Jean de Florette's farmhouse (Château Renard). This is private property, so please respect the premises!
(4) Take the track heading east.
(5) About 300 metres after the farmhouse, turn right and follow a track for 700 metres. You will then come to a field of solar panels. Walk along this field and continue along the track towards the south-west. Please note that the eastern side is private property.
(6) Turn left at this point and continue for 600 m until you reach a steep concrete descent that leads to a crossroads.
(7) Follow the path on the left. After about 300 m, take a clearly visible path on the right with a steep slope. This path leads to the Mauregoun plateau. Ignore a path on the left and you will soon reach an intersection with a path on the right.
(8) Continue straight ahead and, after about 250 m, you will reach the cave known as Manon (Grotte du Mounoï), which is a few metres from the path on the left (cairn). The scenes in the film were shot at the back of the cave, which was filled with water by the fire brigade after the floor had been covered with straw.
(9) Retrace your steps.
(8) Go down a path on the left and arrive at a clearing, known as Vieux Mounoï, with an old well and a ruin. Take the path on the right, heading west, and keep to the right to return to a crossroads you have already passed.
(7) Take the path on the left heading south-west. At the end of the path is the memorial known as "Charnier de Signes" or Vallon des Martyrs; here, around fifty resistance fighters were shot by the Nazis at the end of the Second World War.
(10) Take the uphill track on the right, which goes over a small hill and down into a valley. Be careful, as the slope is slippery due to the stones. Once in the valley, turn right to return to the track you started on. 200 metres further on, you will come to the fork you passed on the way out.
(2) Retrace your steps to return to the car park (S/E).
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