1. From Alpe du Grand Serre to Rif Bruyant

From the centre of the resort, follow the D114 road towards La Mure for 500m, then turn right into a path. This was once a road and is lined with twisted beech trees. It crosses the new road and leads to Chabotte. Follow the road down for 700 m as far as the "Les Louriers” bend. Leave the road and follow "Lavaldens", which is again the old road, but now closed to traffic. It gently runs downwards as far as Les Mazoirs, through a forest of beech trees, then the fields and the pastures. In Les Mazoirs, the route runs alongside the river after the bridge. Follow "La Valette". The path - sometimes paved - is a pleasant one, running alongside the river. It goes below the village of Lavaldens and continues along the River Roizonne, crossing it over a footbridge and becoming a gently rising path. It runs downwards along the edge of the forest as far as the village of Les Fraux. Cross the D114 and you again arrive at the banks of the Roizonne. Following the old paths, cross the bridge and go through the village of Moulin de Fontagneu and then the hillside path as far as Le Mollard through a section of scree and birch trees. You arrive in Le Mollard along a narrow path and then continue on towards the Rif Bruyant. At the bridge, go up the stony path - the slope is steeper in places. Just before you get to the houses, turn left into the footpath.