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Park in the car park at the crossroads known as “La Croix du Bouchet”, near the rubbish bins.
(S/E) Take the Chemin de Charbonnier just next to No. 3 and follow it down to the small bridge.
(1) Cross the small bridge (on the right) and arrive at the Moulin de Mandy. During the season, it’s open to visitors – do pop in, including the waterworks route, etc.
Walk past the mill on your right and take the forest track that climbs into the woods, heading due west. Take the first bend to the right, which will bring you just above the mill. Then turn left at thesecond bend. Continue along the forest track until you reach Pranles church. Take the opportunity to visit it. It is a small Romanesque church, one of Pranles’s proudest landmarks.
(2) Turn your back on the church and head straight towards the cemetery, which you can see opposite. Take Rue du Cimetière (signposted “Cordon Blanc and Saint-Étienne de Serres”), follow it and continue along the path towards the hamlet of Le Serret, a little further on to the right. The path narrows and leads gently to the hamlet.
(3) Walk down for about fifteen metres without entering the hamlet, turn immediately left and take the first path you come to, which runs alongside a small corrugated-iron shelter (a faded but clearly visible yellow-and-white marker). From here, follow the famous Route des Dragonnades. Continue along this path.
Please note: At the first Fork in the road, take the path on the left, climbing gently through the woods (yellow-and-white markings here and there on the trees). Continue climbing until you reach a small stream.
(4) Cross it and follow the path uphill. Pass several livestock gates (please follow the instructions carefully). You will then reach the Cordon Blanc road (D344A). Admire the view to the east or north-east; on a clear day, you can make out the Rhône Valley beyond the hills, with the Alps in the distance. Mont Blanc on a very clear day.
(5) Head down to the right along the road to reach Cordon Blanc.
(6) Turn right towards Boushet de Pranles, heading down the small tarmac road.
(7) Pass above Le Bouchet, then the Protestant Museum. Take the time to visit it and return to the starting point (S/E) without changing your route.
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