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The walk starts from the car park behind Chapareillan church.
Yellow markings are clearly visible throughout.
(S/E) From the car park, walk with your back to the church and cross Chemin des Justes.
(1) At the next crossroads, turn right onto Chemin de l'Épitel and head towards the church in the town, which you can see in the distance. At the end of this path, turn right onto Rue des Gantières to arrive below the church in the town.
(2) At this crossroads, take Chemin des Buis opposite, then turn right onto Chemin des Rochettes, which becomes a dirt track and passes above the church on your right. Follow it.
(3) Cross the D285 further up, climb up and then cross a bridge on the right to join a horizontal tarmac road, the D285b, and follow it to the right (north) to La Palud.
(4) Cross the D285 and take Chemin de Joyan, descend to a four-way crossroads and turn left onto Chemin de la Croix, towards the vineyards. (Please note that this is not the crossroads with the fountain). When you reach a small memorial topped with a cross, go straight up. After a small hill, an interesting winegrower's hut appears on the right below. Join a tarmac road.
(5) Follow it to the left, climbing for 200 metres, then leave it for a path on the right. At the next fork, continue left (signposted Les Essarts de la Palud).
(6) At the Les Essarts de la Palud sign, turn left towards Les Martinons. Go straight ahead at the next crossroads, bordered by a beautiful field on your left, with a view of Mont Blanc. Then reach the hamlet of Les Martinons (beautiful stone buildings), turn left onto the tarmac road between the houses to rejoin the D285 (cross).
(7) Go down it on the left for 50 m and cross it to join a good horizontal path. Follow it for about 1 km to join another path and continue in the same direction to join the D285 road at Pont des Éparres (sign).
(8) Climb along this road on the right for about 1 km (yellow and red-whiteGR® markings) to reach Bellecombe.
(9) At the hiking sign, locate the Chemin du Barrioz on the left but continue for 100 m on the D285 to turn left towards the castle and the orientation table.
(10) Return to the hiking sign.
(9) Turn right towards Chapareillan onto Chemin du Barrioz, which becomes a wide path with a steep descent. After 600 m, you will reach a four-way intersection with no signs.
(11) Turn left. A yellow marker appears further down on a tree trunk. At the next crossroads, descend to the right onto a larger path. Continue downhill until you reach a tarmac road. Follow it downhill to thefirst crossroads you encountered on this hike.
(1) Continue towards Chapareillan Church (visible) and the car park (S/E).
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