Starting from the col, we headed northeast along a good signposted trail which followed a ridge to Col des Cibières (2525 m). At the col, which was a crossroads of several trails, we took the middle one (not signposted) towards la Gardiole. The final stretch was steep and rocky. On the summit, there was an observation post. We still had partly clear skies and were able to admire the 360° panorama of the southern Alps (The Ecrins Massif, Mont Thabor, Galibier etc).

From the mountain peak, we located the descending trail to the east then south. In the beginning, it was very steep with sliding rocks and gravel. In fact too steep for photography! We reached the main trail to Col de l’Oule (2546 m), and forked left (northeast). From the col, we descended a bit towards Grand Lac de l’Oule to a spot where we had a good view of the Alpine lake during our picnic.

We returned to the col then returned to the starting point along a path passing  some swampy stretches (black dotted line on the map). Most walkers seemed to use this option to the lake and back.