Park in the car park between the Route de Marsan and the walls of the old village of Montaut-les-Créneaux.
(S/E) Take a footpath uphill to reach the village’s fortified gate, then take thesecond right onto the Route de Preignan. Atthe third junction, keep right onto the Route de Crastes and continue downhill to the next crossroads.
(1) Turn left onto the Route de Mirepoix; further on, ignore the turn-offs to En Gelotte on the left. After the hamlet of Saboge, take the path on the right, continue to the hamlet of Labarthète, then carry on straight ahead along a path on the edge of the Bois du Pilhat until you reach a crossroads.
(2) Turn left and continue along this forest track, leaving a path on your right. Carry on to the next crossroads outside the forest.
(3) Turn right, then carry on straight ahead, passing the hamlet of Larrouy, and continue to the junction with the Chemin d’Enjolis.
(4) Turn right and carry on straight ahead along this stony track.
(5) At the right-angled bend, take the dirt track opposite. Follow this dirt track across the fields until you reach a junction with a tarmac road. Turn right and carry on to the next junction.
(6) Veer to the right and continue along the road until you enter the forest, having crossed the Ruisseau d’en Jouanet beforehand.
(7) Turn right onto the first forest track in the Bois du Pilhat and stay on this track. Pass thefirst junction, leaving a track on your left, and carry on to the next junction. Turn left and continue straight on, staying on this track, until you reach the junction with the Route de Crastes as you leave the forest.
(8) Turn right and carry on to the junction of the Route de Crastes and the Route de Mirepoix.
(1) Turn left onto Route de Crastes and head back up to the village of Montaut-les-Créneaux as far as the fortified gate. In front of the gate, turn right onto the rampart walk and then head down towards the car park where you started (S/E).
