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Note to moderators: the route has been amended and the description updated accordingly following discussions with walkers who reported that the route through Roquenégade is now closed. The amendment covers the route from (3) to (7).
Park under the plane trees directly opposite the town hall: there are five or six spaces available. If these are full, you can park about twenty metres further on, in the street on the right leading to the housing estate.
(S/E) Head towards the church, walk alongside it, turning left, then take the Grand Rue on the right. Then turn left into Rue de l’Ancienne Mairie and walk past the Post Office to join theGR®® (the route shown on the IGN map is incorrect).
GR®® signposting: white and red
Turn right onto theGR®® and continue for about 200 metres.
(1) At the rusty car wreck that somewhat spoils the view, turn left, following the signposting (sign for Moulin de Couscouillette). Pass the entrance to a private property on your right and turn left onto a wide path where, a few metres further on, another car wreck lies by the side of the path (!).
Stay on the wide main track and climb the gentle slope to reach the plateau. Beautiful views open up to the right, where the landscape is dominated by vineyards. Ignore several offshoots on either side and you’ll come to a junction that requires careful attention.
(2) It’s very tempting to carry on straight ahead along the path you’ve been following so far, but the White Cross and Red Cross on a small tree fortunately dissuade you from doing so. Turn right to cross a small mound of earth and rejoin theGR®® markings on the ground, which are barely visible at first, about ten metres further on.
The path narrows into a narrower track that descends into a small pine copse (with a few fairly steep and awkward sections) before emerging at the bottom of a wide valley where cultivated fields and vineyards are equally divided.
(3) Ignore the path heading straight towards Roquenégade and turn left, skirting the wooded area. After a short climb, you’ll reach a wider path.
(4) Turn right and continue to an inverted Y-junction.
(5) Take a sharp left-hand bend onto a path as wide as the previous one, which winds through the hollow of a valley before reaching a clearly marked junction.
No signposting
(6) Turn right onto a path that begins a very steep climb, straight up the slope, to rejoin the GR®36 at the top.
GR® white and red markings
(7) Turn right to follow the signposted path.
(8) At the junction, turn right and join a track at the Combe de Lèdre.
(9) Keep going in the same direction and carry on straight ahead until you reach a junction marked by a small cairn topped with a stick.
No signposting
(10) Turn right onto a path that descends quite steeply to join the D57 further down. Turn right and walk alongside the road for about 450 m, taking the usual precautions.
(11) Leave the road and take a sharp left-hand bend onto a wide, stony track. Join a small tarmac road and continue straight ahead. Further on, the road loses its tarmac surface but regains it before joining the D57, which you left earlier.
(12) Follow the road to the left with care (the grass verges are very narrow and not always mown). About a hundred metres further on, cross over to take a wide track on the right, which allows you to avoid a good stretch of tarmac. Back on the road, carry on to the right until you reach the junction at the Wine Co-operative (which appears to be permanently closed).
(13) Turn right.
(1) Carry on straight ahead and retrace your steps along the outbound route in the opposite direction to return to the Town Hall and your car (S/E).
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