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In a few areas the waymarking is not particularly easy to follow. The section between the Col des Thures and Col du Malrif, north of Abriès on the alternative route of Stage 8, requires some care to avoid losing the waymarks. Also, the waymarking on the Italian side of the border tends at times to be inferior to that in France. In this guidebook the route description is particularly detailed in areas where there may be difficulty in following the route.

Remember too that paint waymarking fades with time, and so a route that was once easy to follow may be less so if the waymarking has not been renewed for several years. Conversely, at the time of your visit an area that was once poorly waymarked may be much easier to navigate if the waymarking has since been refreshed.

In the GR waymarking system various arrangements of red and white lines are used to signify different instructions. When two sets of red/white marks appear together, this signifies that a change in direction is imminent. This instruction is also sometimes indicated by the use of curved red and white markings, pointing towards the new direction to be taken. The painted cross, usually of one red and one white line, is an important one to remember – it signals that the route is not in that direction; go back to pick up the correct trail. Very occasionally a red and white mark bisected by another white line may be seen. This does not necessary mean that a mistake has been made, but rather that the route is a variant of the main GR trail.