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Park in the hamlet of La Chapelle, in one of the two car parks offering a total of around twenty spaces. The route starts from the lower car park, below the hairpin bend; a wooden staircase connects the two, avoiding the hairpin bend on the tarmac road.
(S/E) Head down the path, straight down the slope, to reach the road below; cross it and follow a short tarmac path alongside a house before it becomes a path again, leading to a green gate. Go through the gate and enter a field, heading straight down before the small copse to reach asecond gate. Cross the D282 road again to find a path and rejoin the same D282 road further down.
(1) Cross over and take the path that heads gently uphill to the right. Cross the Alloix stream, passing the ruins of the mill on the right. Continue gently uphill to reach the D30C road, follow it to the left and enter the hamlet of Le Villard 20 metres further on.
(2) Turn right onto Rue de la Planche, which then runs horizontally to the right before becoming a good path, marked with yellow, red and white signs forthe GR®965. Ignore several steep paths on the left, then cross the Alloix stream again. The climb becomes very steep and crosses several streams. Follow the markings to reach a good path signposted ‘Pré d’Orcel’ and follow it in the opposite direction, i.e. north-east, continuing almost level to reach Sainte-Marie-du-Mont at the central crossroads near a bus stop.
(3) Here there are two options:
- Shortcut: turn right and quickly reach the junction: Les Prés, then continue to the right.
- continue the full route: head left towards Pré d'Orcel for about 500 m. At a slight left-hand bend, look for a well-marked path (with a sign) that descends to the right towards the fields and take it. Pass under the Vaujane chalet. Continue, cross the main road D282 to take the street on the right and enter the hamlet of Saint-Georges. Here, rejoin theGR®965.
(4) Turn right onto Rue de l'Adret and follow the red and white markings. After a right-angle bend, pass a small chalet further on. Continue down a fairly steep slope, cross two streams via footbridges before climbing back up to reach the crossroads: Les Prés. Turn left towards a fork in the road.
(5) Turn left. Note: there are two options here:
- take the left-hand path along the Parcours Sportif and keep left to pass the orientation table, which adds about 1.5 km to the route; you will then come to another fork and continue left.
- turn right onto the Parcours Sportif (this is the route shown on the map) and you will soon come to another fork.
(6) Leave the Parcours Sportif here and continue straight ahead to join Rue de la Chapelle, then, after the right-hand bend, head for the car park in the hamlet of La Chapelle (S/E).
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