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Start from the car park next to the recycling container platform at the north exit of La Motte-du-Caire.
(S/E) With your back to the car park, turn left and take the first path on the right, towards Ferme du Grand Abian. Cross the wooden bridge and continue left along the stream. Keep left to leave the orchard, then right at the intersection with yellow signs (follow Abian).
(1) Take the path to the intersection at Grand Abian.
(2) Take the track to the left of the sign (straight ahead) and follow it to Collu.
(3) Start of the circular path. Turn left (pale yellow markings) onto the path that climbs along the wood trail at the edge of the forest. The slope gradually becomes steeper. Head right at the cairn and follow the strata on the ridge to find the cow path that leads directly to point 1246m.
From there, navigate as best you can near the ridge, still heading north-east. Gradually, the terrain becomes steeper; follow this ridge line more or less. Then, the path zigzags upwards. Do not take the descent to the left behind the rock, but go straight ahead between the rocks and trees, which leads to the ridge that you follow for a short while.
The route is now visible. When you reach the foot of the large rock face, keep to the left. The path climbs diagonally up the western slope, running alongside and then exiting just after a needle (rock) on this rocky ridge overlooking the right (small cairns and pale yellow markings).
Continue up the steeper slope and traverse a few metres below the ridge until you reach the sloping slabs. Traverse them horizontally until you come to a rocky outcrop.
Cross it either straight ahead (three-step climb) or go one metre to the right and climb up to the twisted tree (easier). With your foot above the rock, cross the flat section (pieces of wood lined up on the ground for direction).
(4) Cross the earthy slope slightly to the left and climb up the small blocks until you reach a large dry juniper tree. Now follow the rocky ramp that climbs to the left under the rock overhang. When you reach the top of the ramp, step over the top of the ravine to get past the tricky passage in front of you.
Continue in the same direction until you are blocked by trees (oaks), cross to the right over the broken rocks (3 metres) and reach the summit.
To descend, follow the ridge line for a few metres to the northern secondary summit, without going to the 1448m point with a cairn.
Turn into the small hollow on the right for 30 metres and return to the left into the fir trees (markings) (the ground is less cluttered). Descend as close as possible to the ridge to reach Collu sous Barrican (there are no rocky outcrops in this area to hinder the descent).
Follow the path that climbs directly to the summit of Barrican, then continue along the ridge on the east side.
Descend along the ridge, which faces south-east, for about 120m.
(5) A large cairn, 30 metres below the only tree on the ridge, marks the start of the path that branches off to the left (visible on the map only after point 1196m). Follow this path until you reach the track towards point 1178m.
(6) Turn right onto the track and then right again 200 metres further on. Follow this track towards Grand Abian.
(7) Note the magnificent Vermeil mountain pasture and its building, then continue to the Grand Abian intersection.
(3) You will now be back at the starting point of the circular path. Continue straight ahead on the path you took on the way there.
(2) At Grand Albian, continue along the same route and enjoy the viewpoint overlooking the valley at the edge of the path. Continue downhill to reach the car park at La Motte-du-Caire (S/E).
For the final stretch to the summit of Jalinier, bring a 15-metre rope for those who are afraid of heights (very short passages).
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Easy 
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Difficult 
