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The sheer rock face of Pic d’Asti from the summit of Le Pain de Sucre (excursion from Refuge Agnel)

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Sheet 06. Queyras – Ubaye. This map covers the whole of the Tour du Queyras and also includes the Tour of Monte Viso.

These maps can be bought from specialist map shops in the UK as well as local and main city outlets in France (see Appendix 3).

Each stage in this guidebook is illustrated by a diagrammatic map of the route.

Waymarking and Navigation

Mountain trails in Europe are generally waymarked more thoroughly than the mountain paths of Britain. Most of the footpaths used in this Tour are part of the GR network, and as such are waymarked with a system of red and white painted stripes. These occur, usually in a horizontal position with white above red, on rocks, boulders, trees, posts, fences, telegraph poles, etc. The standard of waymarking in the Queyras is generally very good, and most of the paths are distinct and easy to follow. The walker should not continue too far without seeing another red and white waymark. If a waymark is not encountered for some time, it is likely that the wrong path has been taken.