Circular Monmarvès

(S/E) From the Monmarvès cemetery car park, take the path opposite and stay on it until you reach the top of Le Vignal.

(1) Turn right and, at the bottom of the path, join a road.

(2) Turn right and then left at the first crossroads, towards Pecdorat.

(3) In the hamlet, take the second road on the right, which becomes a path after the houses. Follow this path to a crossroads.

(4) Turn left, follow the path through the woods and pass by an old wash house fed by a stream. At the end of the path, you will come to a road.

(5) Follow it to the right and cross a small bridge over the Nette.

(6) Immediately after the bridge, find a path that climbs to the left and goes around an old inhabited farm. Chickens and ducks roam freely. Be careful if you have dogs. Follow the path that climbs to a crossroads.

(7) Turn right onto the path that descends towards the lake. After about 200 metres, there is a steep descent. At the bottom, enter the undergrowth and take the path on the left that leads to the lake.

(8) Follow the path on the left that runs alongside the reservoir to the tip: you are not allowed to continue straight ahead.

(9) Turn right, follow the path and climb up to a road.

(10) Cross it and continue climbing to the cemetery car park (S/E).

For the descent of the steep slope between points (7) and (8), I recommend using a walking stick for safety.

In wet weather, the path between points (8) and (9) along the lake is very slippery.

A wash house between points (4) and (5).

The ruins of a mill between point (10) and the finish.

The charming hamlet of Pecdorat with its old, renovated houses.