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Access: on the D986, coming from Saint-Martin-de-Londres, just before the Col de la Cardonille, take the D1 on the left for 1 km to find the car park at the top, on the left, 200 m before the entrance to the quarry.
(S/E) Cross the road and take the path opposite, heading north, which will soon descend towards the Mas de la Baraque.
(1) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead ontheoldGR®60(now diverted) and after 250m you will reach the fortified farmhouse of La Cardonille. About 250m further on, the track turns right.
(2) Leave it and continue straight ahead north for about 2 km.
(3) On the left side of the path, you will see some ruins and a decorated cross. After 300 metres, the path descends and the view opens up towards the Cévennes, Mont Aigoual, the Thaurac plateau and the village of Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois.
(4) When the road joins the D986, 100 metres before the Serody bridge, take an immediate left turn, heading south-west on a route markedPR®,GR® andGR® de Pays, towards "Berges de l'Hérault". Follow the water treatment plant.
The track approaches the river – there are numerous paths on the right that lead to the riverbank – and arrives at the ruins of Les Bautes. Rocks placed on the track prevent vehicles from continuing.
(5) Follow the path southwards, which runs alongside the Hérault and, when it reaches a balcony, offers beautiful views of the green waters of the river and its meanders. On the right-hand side of the path, you will notice a magnificent hundred-year-old oak tree before reaching some old gravel pits a few hundred metres further on. At the end of these gravel pits, you will come to a Y-junction.
(6) Take the path on the right that descends towards the riverbank through denser vegetation. After 350 metres, you will arrive at the Moulin de la Meuse de Clauzel.
(7) This old mill, located on a diversion canal, used to power a large paddle wheel enclosed between two high vertical walls. Approach the bed of the Hérault river by crossing the remains of the diversion canal to see the mill from another angle.
Retrace your steps to the entrance to the gravel pit.
(6) Turn right and climb the old path that used to provide access to this site. Follow this path as it winds its way up the slopes of the Cardonille massif until you reach a barrier.
(8) After this barrier, turn left and continue to the crossroads after the Mas de la Baraque.
(1) Turn right and follow the route in the opposite direction. 100m after the Mas de la Baraque, at the Y-junction, take the path that branches off to the right into the woods and follow it to the starting point (S/E).
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