The Source de l’Alambic and the Croix d’Heyre ridge

Park at the Heyre signpost if travelling by car from Prads.

(S/E) Walk down the track towards the cemetery and admire the three ancient graves.
Opposite the cemetery gate, cross the esplanade and head down the small path that branches off to the right between two rows of box trees. Pass by one of the village children’s huts, then the path descends a steep slope and disappears into the meadow. Cross the meadow, keeping in the same direction, and you’ll come to a gap in a thick hedge, through which you can see the Alambic.

(1) Cross the stream and continue down the meadow in the same direction until you reach a very distinct break in the slope. Then turn left, following this break in the slope from a distance.

Pass through marshy areas which are full of flowers in season (daffodils), then cross the large hedge once more via another gap. Climb a steep slope to reach the bottom of the Heyre valley. Start by walking up this valley towards the cross, then, as soon as possible, turn right onto a steep slope leading up to the ridge (Photo no. 5)

(2) Follow this ridge as far as the cross (Photo no. 6), then reach the chapel (which you can visit).

(3) Above the fountain, take the track that leads back to the car park at the entrance to the village (S/E).

You may pass through areas currently being used for grazing. In this case, go round them by following the fence.

Alternatives:
You can also join this walk via the^PR® trails, marked in yellow and signposted:
- 2 km, 0h45 from the wooden bridge at Blégiers (steep climb)
- 4.5 km, 1 hour 15 minutes from Prads or 4 km, 1 hour 30 minutes from La Colle (after Chavailles), the Tour du Carton trail.
Apart from^{the PR® routes}, access is possible in 1 hour, 4 km, from Tercier via the track, with a gentle gradient.

(S/E) Visit the villageof Heyre: the cemetery, cross, chapel, narrow streets, vaulted passages, bread oven and fountain.
Between (S/E) and (1) The path is narrow, yet this was the old route from Prads. It was necessary to conserve arable land. The meadows you will cross were once the valley’s granary.

(1) L’Alambic: You will finally come across L’Alambic – the remaining vat, featuring a beautiful engraved plaque. Behind it lies the Source de l’Alambic, a rectangular stone cistern with a spillway made of hollowed-out tree trunks (Photo no. 3).