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(S/E) When you leave the school car park, follow the road to the right and continue straight ahead on the grassy path. Cross the tarmac road and continue straight ahead on the path. At the stony path at Cap d'Oustaud, turn right and cross the tarmac road.
(1) Continue along the path (follow "BL Vérac Tarnès 7km"). When you reach Château Pommier, pass the chapel and continue along the limestone path, then take the tarmac road on the right.
(2) At the stop sign, cross the D188E1 road and take the path opposite through the vineyards. At the first intersection, turn left, then stay on the right-hand path and continue straight ahead until you reach the paved road. Follow the road to the right
(3) Turn left onto the grey gravel path and, before the "private property" sign, turn onto the dirt track on the right that winds through the vineyards.
(4) At the end of the road, turn right onto the paved road, then take the first left towards Lugon. Continue along the road, passing the Château de Thouil on your left.
Turn onto "le chemin des Granges" which descends to the left, pass the Chalet de Thouil and continue along the grassy path. When you reach the tarmac road, turn right (Grand Boutinet) and continue along the road to Branda.
(5) At the signpost, turn left towards "BL Vérac-Tarnès 2.5km". Opposite you is the hill of Thouil and the Château de Thouil on its right. Follow the path on the left and immediately turn left.
At the oak tree, you will have a beautiful view of the Château de Pardaillan and the Château la Tour de Bellegarde. Go down the path, turn left immediately after the fig tree, then continue along the vineyards until you reach the road (you are behind the Manoir d'Astrée guest rooms)
(6) At the intersection, continue straight ahead; the Château Tour de Bellegarde is on your right. You will arrive near a place called Les Bonnets.
(7) At Château de Pardaillan, at the arrow sign, take the dirt track on the right, then continue straight ahead on the path towards the woods and take the small path downhill on the left, at the edge of the woods. Continue through the woods and undergrowth and go back up towards the road
(8) On the road, turn right, cross the stream and go through the hamlet of Laurence
At the stop sign, continue straight ahead towards the town hall in Tarnès.
(9) Turn right at the church and at the intersection with "la Route du Lavoir", turn right, then immediately left onto the path through the vineyards.
(10) When you reach the road, turn right and then take the first left. Take the road on the right which ends in a dirt track, continue straight ahead through the vegetable gardens, go through the gate and continue towards the woods.
Follow the signs in the woods, turn right and cross the stream, then continue along the tree-lined path. Continue straight ahead through the vineyards and head back up towards the houses.
(11) When you reach the road, turn left, then take the path on the right shortly afterwards and continue through the woods until you reach a paved road.
(12) Turn left, then take the first right. Stay on the main road until you reach the stop sign and turn right towards Vérac. At the traffic lights, turn left towards the Léo Drouyn secondary school (S/E).
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