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Departure: from the small car park in front of the church,
(S/E) Go up to the left towards the centre of the village. Opposite the bar, turn left towards Intres (sign), follow the stairs down to the old communal path. Pass under an old spinning mill and come out onto the D261 (Fourniols mast, towards Intres). Cross the road and continue opposite along a path going up through the chestnut trees.
At the next junction with a track (Côte signpost), continue along the path, heading east. Stay on this well-marked route until you reach the road (Fontettes signpost).
(1) Leave the signs leading to Intres and, off the marked route, take the road on the right for about 1 km. At a bend, take a track on the far left, closed by a chain. Follow this track, which is more or less clear of broom, up to a pass. Then follow the various small paths on the left, through the broom, which lead to the summit rocks, where there is a magnificent view.
(2) At the last viewpoint (elevation 680), descend northwards along a small path to the reservoir near a clearly visible antenna above the road.
(3) From the reservoir, turn left for a few metres until you reach a crossroads with a road. Follow it to the right towards Intres.
(4) At the next junction (Intres mast, hamlet), continue straight ahead until you reach the three-way junction, where you follow the road in the centre at a 90° angle. A few metres further on, turn right and you will reach a small, more or less maintained path on the left, leading down to the Pervenche valley. Further down, join a track and follow it to the left.
After several hairpin bends and stream crossings, you will reach a small road that descends to the D244.
(5) Turn left, cross the hamlet of La Pervenche, continue along the road to a junction of four roads, where, curiously, there is a house (La Baraque) in the centre.
(6) Turn right, descend the small road that joins the D244 higher up. At this point, cross the road and take the track opposite that climbs into the undergrowth (Mât de la Feuille).
Continue along this path until you reach the Intres Bas crossroads.
(7) Descend opposite into the chestnut trees, towards Saint-Julien-du-Gua, until you reach the D261. Go up this road on the left for about 100 metres and, at the Planchettes mast, turn right onto a small, well-marked path, passing close to the Garin farm.
(8) A few metres further on, at a bend, the path continues to the right, crosses a stream and joins the square in front of the church in Saint-Julien-du-Gua (S/E).
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