The plan to do this hike had already evolved the year before. We used the familiar trail west of Serre Chevalier to the homonymous Col (2383 m) then to the west to Col de la Pisse (2501 m) where we had hiked before. This part of the trail was very good, outside the ski lifts, and inside the Les Partias Natural Reserve.

From Col de la Pisse, the trail continued to the northwest then north along the steep western face of Sommet de l’Eychauda then under the Crête de Roche Gauthier. The trail was narrow and rocky. We met a trail runner who warned us about a landslide ahead and advised us to circle it from above, in the grassy slope.

The small landslide was in Ravin des Freyssières, now a dry stream bed (image), about 2,5 km from Col de la Pisse. It had cut the trail. Although not impossible to cross, the safest bet for us was to climb a bit along the grassy and steep slope then join our trail 150 m later. Hiking poles were a great help in the section from Col de la Pisse until reaching GR 54 trail.

We soon merged with the GR54 trail and continued along it to Col de l’Eychauda (2431 m) situated  between Rocher de l’Yret (2830 m) and la Cucumelle (2698 m).

From this point, a straightforward descent to le Bachas chairlift (2174 m) remained, mostly along wide tracks/ski runs.