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Start: Car park on the edge of the D8.6
Round orange signposts
(S/E) From the D8.6 (elevation 1303) towards La Jasserie, at the large crossroads with a calvary (cross), take the wide horse trail marked with orange round signs on the right for about 2.5 km. The trail starts off heading east, descending gently. Pass a first open area and after a bend, the main track turns south-east until it reaches the altitude point marked Beau Girard.
(1) Then head towards Saint-Sabin via Le Mantel along the downhill track.
(2) At elevation 1203, turn left at the three-way junction, continuing towards Saint-Sabin via Le Mantel.
(3) At the junction with the wide track, leave the first track (wide and uphill) on your right and descend the track on the left, parallel to the altitude of 1144m, still heading towards Saint-Sabin via Le Mantel. Descend this track, which becomes stony, until you reach the junction with the D63.
(4) Follow it uphill for barely 100m, pass the white sign "le Mantel" and then take the small road on the right that descends, giving the impression of passing through the courtyard of a house! Pass in front of the wash house, the road becomes a track again and descends between the meadows.
No signposts
(5) After about 300m, at the track junction, ignore the orange signposting and go up to the left to come out onto a road just before the place called Chaumienne.
(6) Do not cross Chaumienne, which would take you to the Col du Gratteau, but turn left and follow the road up to the junction with the D63 and cross it. Opposite, you will find a brown/white signposted track (Sentier du Parc 9).
Brown and white signposting
(7) Take the stony track that climbs steeply to the summit.
No markings
(8) At the crossroads, leave the scree on your right and ignore the brown and white markings. Continue along the well-marked trail to elevation 1383.
Brown and white markings
(9) Continue towards Crêt de la Perdrix and Chalet de Bourgisan, following the brown and white markings again.
(10) Pass in front of the chalet and take the path on the right, still heading towards Crêt de la Perdrix, to rejoin theGR®7just before reaching the orientation table.
GR®7white and red markings
(11) Descend on the opposite side, following the path oppositethe GR®7, until you reach a crossroads. Turn left and continue downhill to return to the starting point (S/E).
a very enjoyable and well-documented route. Well done on the guide.
Visorando member
Easy 
