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Park in the car park (free) along the River Lède. The yellow-marked route partly follows theGR®®636
(S/E) Take the D150 (towards Monflanquin) for 300 m, then, as you come out of the bend, turn right onto a path which is steep at first but then levels out as it crosses the Lède via a small wooden bridge.
(1) The path then winds through the forest, crosses a field bordered on both sides by a fence, then winds through woodland once more.
(2) After a stone hut on your right (hidden by the vegetation), turn right onto a small road which, 600 m further on near a building, turns into a wide, cobbled track at the edge of the woodland, crosses a field, then enters a wood.
(3) On leaving the woodland, turn left onto a small road for 100 m, then, opposite, take another stony track for 750 m. At the crossroads, leave theGR®®636and take a path on the right.
(4) At the junction of four paths, turn right onto a path leading downhill along the edge of the woodland, cross a road (elevation 159 m) and continue straight ahead along the path that leads into the woods. Cross the stream over a small stone bridge and head back up to the path leading to La Bourdette d’el Tuc.
(5) Head down the stony path. Pass the Moulin de Saint-Avit on your left, then turn right onto a path lined with dry-stone walls. Cross the Lède (this section is shared with theGR®®636).
(6) Cross the D150 and head up the path opposite that leads into the forest; continue straight on until you reach a road (elevation 204 m). Follow this small road for 1 km.
(7) After passing a house, turn left onto the small path hidden amongst the vegetation. After 250 m, turn right onto a road. Follow it until just before the bend to the left, then take the path opposite which leads into the forest. Ignore the path branching off to the left.
(8) Take the path on the right which descends towards the hamlet of Laurenque.
(9) Take the road on the right (leaving theGR®®636, which heads off to the left) and walk round the church. Cross through the hamlet. After the last few houses, follow the grassy path straight ahead, which leads to the ruins of the Priory of Saint-Sardos
(10) Pass a wayside cross on your left and descend the stony, slippery switchback path which passes beneath the castle’s keep and leads out onto a street. Take this street to the right, passing under the fortified gate, a remnant of the village’s surrounding wall. Return to the car park (S/E).
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