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Park in the small shaded square in front of Loubers Town Hall (two or three spaces). Right from the start, you will notice the pretty view of the nearby church tower.
(S/E) Walk a few steps across this square towards the church, then turn right and go under the old fortified gate to come out onto a small road.
Turn right, then left at the fork immediately after. Ignore a small road on the right, then another on the left, and pass the beautiful Davids building with its dovecote, where you should turn right and follow the road. Continue for about 250 metres until you reach a very tall boxwood hedge on your left.
(1) Turn left to follow this hedge and reach a vineyard. Go around the vineyard on the left and you will come to a three-way junction.
(2) Turn left and stay on the left to quickly reach the small road that leads to Amarens. Turn right, cross the village square and arrive at a fork in the road at a beautiful house on the corner (signposted Frausseilles).
(3) Turn left and follow the road as it curves sharply to the left.
(4) At the end of the curve, take theGR® trail on the right uphill (red and white markings + 10 km/h speed limit sign). Reach a star-shaped crossroads and take the road on the right.
(5) At the crossroads, turn right again onto the D33 and follow the road for 200 metres.
(6) Turn left onto a wide, stabilised path, following theGR® markings. You will come to a small road.
(7) Turn right, leave the access to the alluvial plain on your right, then turn left and continue on theGR® until it joins another road.
(8) Cross and turn right onto a very narrow path, which is not shown on the IGN map. Join a more marked path and follow it to the right. This path widens and runs along the shady valley of the Saint-Hussou stream until it crosses a road.
(9) Leave theGR® and turn right. Ignore the small road on the right that leads to Château du Cayla, which can be seen behind the tall trees. Continue along this uphill road, ignore a road on the left at the houses and you will reach a fork.
(10) Turn left (signposted Les Cabagnals) and continue straight ahead until you reach the junction with a small road.
(11) Turn right and continue to the next crossroads.
(12) Turn left towards Alos. Continue straight ahead to the village, pass the small, recently built town hall and turn left. Leave the beautifully restored castle on your left and walk down to the church, an ideal place to take a break.
(13) After the church, take a path on the right, cross a small bridge and go back up into the woods. The path then flattens out and joins a road which you should follow on the left until you reach another road.
(14) Turn right and follow this road to the second crossroads (containers on the left).
(15) Cross (carefully), continue straight ahead for about 100 metres, then take the path on the left at the edge of the small wood. Be careful! Do not take the first path on the left, just before the one you need to take. The latter is not shown on the IGN map and ends in a cul-de-sac.
Leave a wide path on your left and continue into the woods to reach a road after crossing a small bridge.
(16) Turn right and follow the road for about 500m.
(17) Leave the road and follow a path on the right, which quickly leaves the woods and runs alongside a meadow on the right. Join a small road and follow it to the right until you reach the junction with the D33.
(18) Turn left for about 20 metres, then cross (take care) and turn onto the wide, well-marked path on the right. Continue, first on flat ground, then slightly downhill. You will see Cordes-sur-Ciel straight ahead, with the little church of Alayrac in the foreground, and you can enjoy the view.
Join the Andignac road, go straight ahead and continue to a crossroads just after a small pond.
(19) Turn right towards La Curade. The road climbs gradually and offers more superb views of Cordes-sur-Ciel.
(20) When you reach a flat section, turn right onto a wide path. Walk along the almost flat path, ignoring a path on the left, until you reach a fork. This section can be very muddy in heavy rain.
(21) Turn left at a 90° angle to descend to the D8.
(22) Cross (with caution) to take the road opposite, which passes in front of the small cemetery and quickly leads to Loubers and the car park in front of the town hall (S/E).
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