Cascade d'Ars loop

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At sharp right bend in road head onto farm track with clear sign for cascade d'ars. Take note of bear encounter info beforehand!!. Head uphill

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Easy climb through beech forest and beside sheep fields with electric fences not to keep sheep on but other much larger creatures out!

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At signed junction after twenty min continue straight ahead

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Just after passing a gorgeous set of rapids on your left go left at signed junction onto smaller trail

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Cross bridge by pretty petit cascades d'ars and zig zag steeper uphill on left side of stream (true left)

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From petit cascades there are red and white markers

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First view of waterfall

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Closer to falls

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Just below cascade the route we take goes left at discreet junction on gr10 but first walk couple min to base of waterfall

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Make way back to gr10 and climb up and up. Trail quieter now as families rtn back way they came

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After a ,25min climb the trees peel back a bit as ground levels more and grassy pastures appear. Slowly path bends right

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Dip and very a little ridge to a sublime hidden valley among trees with a stream running through it. Descend to bridge and cross

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At small tangled bit of forest stay on higher path. Easy to loose it

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Path quickly exits and over a rockfall

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Path firmly back in silent woodland and climbs to a gentle high point

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Path swings right onto open ground and a view toward valley with cascade and peaks beyond. Flat now it continues toward lake

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Pass stone shepherd cabin on open plateau. Vultures might be seen here

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The descent begin here with a sharp right back into forest

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After few min see etang below to left. Halfway along trail veer off down to it and teack

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The lake is stunning green and reflected trees in silence. Rtn to gr10

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Fabulous forest walk slowly back to start. An absolute pleasure to stroll through

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Path turns quite discreetly right above and then past a grassy clearing. Still on gr

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Few min go right at signed junction over open ground of braken

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Path drops down a very steep slope but long snaking path takes heat off the legs

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After 45min from lake a very easy to miss junction. The wider trail goes straight on but a small rock with very fades yellow cross on it indicates u take the smaller steep dropping path on right there is a yellow way marker on tree and blue trail running signs but is easy to go into a dream and keep going straight ahead

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Getting closer to village the proper trail can be easy to loose as many side paths. Watch for yellow markers

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The snaking (and by now a little tiring)descent through forest comes to an end at a quiet road. Go right downhill on road

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And back to car for a 4hrs 45min walk excluding stops.