Le Pic Saint Barthélemy

Arrive at the parking and take the path sign posted to Pic St Barthelemy which leads to the Atlantic salmon breeding lake (swimming and fishing forbidden).

Follow the lake on the left hand side and take the track in the Beech trees.

Continue climbing to reach the old barracks and talc mine, pass these and climb through the forest to the ridges (view point to Monts d’Olmes).

Follow the ridges on the left as far as the pole then turn right towards the summit.

At the crossing turn left and descend to the scree.

Then climb under the mountain pines and arrive at the trout lake.

Go left and continue to climb again under the mountain pine to the scree.

At the crossing of the GR of the Massif de Tabe turn right (markers yellow and red). Be careful it can be very damp here.

Continue along the Diable Lake and when you have passe dit stick carefully to your left as you approach the snowline Under the Pic de Soularec.

Climb a narrow pathway which leads just below the higher lakes and then turn right.

Climb to the Col du Trou de l’Ours, and finish the climb to Pic de Saint Barthelemy by the rather steep ridges.