Forêt domaniale de la Chartreuse

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step :

Étape 1 : From the start sign, cross the Sioule and follow the D 418 for 400 m, then take the 2nd road on the left towards La Garde. At the first bend in the road, take a path down to the left, cross a stream, climb up and down again to follow the Sioule (waterfall on the left), continue on the right bank until you come to a crossroads under a high-voltage power line (another green PR).

Étape 2 : Turn left and after 20 m turn right. Continue along the Sioule as far as the road (300 m to the right are the ruins of the Chartreuse de Port Sainte-Marie).

Étape 3 : Follow the road to the left, cross the Sioule and then go right up the gravel path. Reach a road, leaving 2 tracks on the right, and continue straight ahead. At the crossroads, go straight ahead and follow the small road, then turn left at the fork marked with a wooden cross. Go through the village and at the exit take a good track opposite and continue until you reach a junction of 4 tracks.

Étape 4 : Turn left, leaving a track on your left, and continue until you come to a crossroads near a hut. Turn right and follow the road to the left through the village of Côte-Faîte. At the end of the road, take the track on the right and then climb up through the undergrowth to a crossroads with 4 tracks.