Le Ranc Chabrier

On ancient calades (paved paths), you walk along the two sides of this serre (elongated mountain ridge): The Volane side dominated by the summit of the Planets and the Mas side, more steep and isolated. A timeless break awaits you in the hamlet of Mazoyer!

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➤ ANTRAIGUES: Start at the “INFO RANDO” sign, on the square overlooking the town hall. Go down the Montée de la Croisette then go back up for about 50 m, to the “La Lermuze” crossroads.

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➤ LA LERMUZE: With your back to the village square, head towards "Le St Vincent" and climb the Calade de St Roch to the mission cross. Continue uphill along the small road. At the hairpin bend near the house, take the carriage road straight ahead to reach the St Roch chapel. From the courtyard, there is a beautiful view of the village of Antraïgues and the scree of the Craux volcano.

Continue along the paved path through the chestnut grove, cross the Col Des Portes (618 m) to reach the Volane Valley. By the large paved path, go up the valley for 2 km with the summit of Les Planètes in the background, to the "Le St Vincent" post, at the side of the road.

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➤ LE SAINT VINCENT: turn right to go back up the road, cross the hamlet of St Vincent and continue on the forest track, still climbing. Pass the TV relay and finally reach a pass. Take the track on the left which runs alongside the ridge and offers beautiful views of the upper Mas valley. It leads you uphill to the pass located on a shoulder of the "Rocher de la Clé".

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➤ LE ROCHER DE LA CLE: from the pass, leave the track for a steep path that plunges to the right towards Mazoyer, through moors, oak forests and scree from the Rocher de la Clé. At the bottom, at the sheepfold, cross the bridge and turn right towards the hamlet to find the “Mazoyer Bas” crossroads.

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➤ LE MAZOYER BAS: At the foot of the hamlet, go down the path on the right which crosses the stream and continues along the mountainside for 2 km on the left bank of the Mas River. Before the hamlet of Le Mas, admire the remarkable site of La Prades with its small hydraulic mill and its meadows irrigated by a network of béalières (small canals). Then cross the hamlet and before the bridge, take the path on the right which, 500m further, crosses the river and joins the road. Take the road on the left which descends slightly to the village of Antraïgues.