Ridges Cians

Ridges Cians From Beuil Road Cians (1288 m).

This is an original trek (randonnée originale) that takes place in the fierce landscape of the gorges of Cians. Reserved for walkers well equipped and trained, it allows a thorough discovery of the famous canyon, accessible by road since 1893. The Cians, small stream downhill sometimes dry, sometimes impetuous when the snow melts, flows into the upstream Touët Var-Var-on after a 23 km paved trail acrobatic, sneaking into the rock cluded red through deep and narrow. Throughout the course, we have the privilege of reviewing his topographical knowledge about the area: it will be noted in particular the geological contrast between the crystalline basement of Barrot, recognizable by its red soil (pelites consisting of sediments and volcanic mud lake at the end primary) and the site of Beuil sitting on sedimentary marl and limestone deposited on the base to the Mesozoic era.
Directions From the place called "Warm Meadow (1288 m - b.67), cross the ford Cians to join a small track on the left bank.

Back to the tag 72, then use the path of Pinéa to rise in a multitude of switchbacks to the barns Giarons (b.74, 73), and continue (South East) to a wide decline (1950 m - b.76) down to the marker 121 and take (Southwest) a downhill path which bypasses along the shoulder Cluots, then queue to the east and passes to two troughs before shrink .

In the first large ravine, a landslide forced to lose 30 m to avoid the obstacle.

After a second ravine, the trail always bends towards the south-east down very slightly in a sling under rocks ruiniform amazing.

It is easily in the barns of Serre (1 450 m - b.120, 119).

In return, the trail is level at first, because it runs along an old water supply through rock strata.

A tricky, but very short, crossed a small ravine, then this real goat track (literally) reach the vast grassy ledge of Challis.

Please follow the tramlines to reach the sleepers, barns ruined hamlet.

After barns, an old mule track wide enough and go down to the bridge of the Able (1251 m - b.71).

Back 1 km on the road Cians to the starting point matina