Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
(D/A) From the Cardet parking lot, at 909m, turn right onto the paved Gaillard path. Follow the ruisseau d'Artax, the path winds under a canopy of hazel trees.
0h40 - PONT DE PIERRE (1120m). Barely visible from the path, turn right. After 150m, take a sharp left. Take a right-hand bend on a wide path beneath the beautiful beech forest. A small stream, a bend to the left, and...
1h10 - FOREST TRAIL. You'll come to the turning point for this trail. After 450m, at a right-hand bend in the track, take the path on the right. It climbs to the crest of a ridge. The path becomes gentler once the ridge returns to the main flank. Turn left. Cut through the tall beech forest, and climb a little as you leave the Bois des Planelles.
1h55 - ORRI (1550m). A beautiful orri on a clearing welcomes you. Cut through the groves of trees and stay on the left side of the valley. You'll find another orri in the ferns. Climb the slope a little and turn left towards the pond.
2h30 - L'ETANG D'ARTAX (1695m)
4h30 - A - To return, simply retrace your steps to the Cardet parking lot.
0h40 - PONT DE PIERRE (1120m). Barely visible from the path, turn right. After 150m, take a sharp left. Take a right-hand bend on a wide path beneath the beautiful beech forest. A small stream, a bend to the left, and...
1h10 - FOREST TRAIL. You'll come to the turning point for this trail. After 450m, at a right-hand bend in the track, take the path on the right. It climbs to the crest of a ridge. The path becomes gentler once the ridge returns to the main flank. Turn left. Cut through the tall beech forest, and climb a little as you leave the Bois des Planelles.
1h55 - ORRI (1550m). A beautiful orri on a clearing welcomes you. Cut through the groves of trees and stay on the left side of the valley. You'll find another orri in the ferns. Climb the slope a little and turn left towards the pond.
2h30 - L'ETANG D'ARTAX (1695m)
4h30 - A - To return, simply retrace your steps to the Cardet parking lot.
