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Park at the Hôtellerie de la Sainte-Baume car park.
(S/E) Head to the far end of the car park to the east to join the path leading towards the Trois Chênes car park.
(1) Once you reach Les Trois Chênes, look for the yellow markings and the path. You will need to follow these yellow markings for a large part of the route.
(2) Leave the forest track and turn right onto the Sentier Merveilleux (still following the yellow markings), which you should follow straight on, first heading south-west then north-east, until you come back onto a forest track.
(3) Follow it to the right for 10 minutes to reach a clearing with a large dead tree.
(4) Take the path branching off to the right and head uphill to the third hairpin bend.
(5) At this point, the north face of Sainte-Baume will be in front of you and the path you are on will continue to your left towards the Pas de l'Aï. Look out for the Yellow Cross and a small path branching off to the right. This is the Marcel Estruch Path. A yellow marker bearing his name is located on a small rock a few metres further on.
Follow this path, taking care not to lose sight of the yellow markings (either dotted lines or a solid line).
This path is divided into two sections: thefirst is relatively easy and presents no particular difficulty; the second includes a few technical sections: no climbing (one of them is graded 3b), pendulum chains (not necessarily required), and sections with horizontal or vertical chains. As the markings are regular, if you can no longer see them, retrace your steps.
(6) You’ll come out onto the path leading to the Col du Saint-Pilon (GR®®9, red and white markings). Turn left onto this path to reach the pass.
(7) On theGR®®9, turn right towards Saint-Pilon and its chapel.
(8) Continue along the ridge for about 1.4 km on theGR®®98to the Pas de la Cabre.
(9) At this point, join the Brown trail on the right. This will take you back down.
(10) When you reach this junction, take the Green trail branching off to the left. Make sure you stay on the Green trail marked with a single solid line and do not take the Green trail marked with a dotted line which appears a little further on. You will arrive at the Grotte aux Œufs.
(11) Continue along the path until you reach a junction.
(12) Turn left to rejoin the forest track.
(13) Turn right, then less than 100 m further on, turn left and follow the track back to the original car park (S/E).
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