We started from signpost #17, heading southeast along a narrow unpaved road. At signpost #18, we forked left, still descending. We soon exited the dirt road and continued along a nice forest path. Gradually the incline became steeper and the path narrower when it undulated on southern flank of the mountain. We passed signpost #70, forking left here. We now headed east then straight north towards the plateau. Because of the heat on the south-facing flank and steep incline the stretch was a bit more challenging than anticipated.

Once above the forest, the path was less steep. We headed northwest along a grassy ridge reaching a viewing point at Les Claus (1750 m). In fact, there was an unobstructed panorama from everywhere on the vast plateau. Chapelle St-Jean Baptiste was on a nearby hill to the east.

We descended to sign post #57b then followed the marked path  near signpost #57a  but forked left before it. The path was a dotted line on the map and turned out to be a mountain biking and trail running itinerary. It followed an easy ski run and enabled a rapid descent back to our starting point.