4. Tour of Vieux Chaillol - Stage 4 out of 5

Whilst keeping on the right bank, continue along the Drac for about 10 minutes, which will quickly take you up to the right and into a larch forest. The GR continues under large black slabs (sandstone). An hour later, you will see a footpath to the left that goes down to the hamlet of Clapier. Continue up through the forest, the path flattens out to overlook the Aiguilles de Pertuis. Go through a shale zone and leave the forest for a pasture area where you may lose the tracks in some places. Take the footpath to the right, down along the thalweg up to the mountain spur that dominates the valley. Go down the meandering path that joins the small road leading to Les Richards. Walk across the hamlet and at the junction take the route to the left. Walk past a farm, through a first gateway, along the enclosure, through a second gateway and cross the Bonnets stream. The path then heads up the right bank and enters a wood, on a forestry path that goes down to, and crosses, the Brudou stream. Whilst still in the forest, go past the Baumette Forester's house, then not long after, above the Doue water source, cross over the Peyrousse stream. Following the contours, the path continues under the aiguilles de Famourou. Go through the Aysses wood (on the left you will see a path that goes down to a track leading to to the "Marrons" rest house), then cross the Riou Mort. The GR comes to the forest again and follows an old irrigation canal just below. You will then reach the rest area of the old Chaillol mountain refuge. Follow the forestry road that goes down the right bank of the Buissard stream to get to the Chaillol resort.