On leaving the village of Le Rialet, follow the D53 towards Anglès and after 1,200 m, take the tarmac road on the right marked by a White Cross on the left. Park in the grassy car park on the left.
(S/E) Start the walk by taking the tarmac road, which initially descends past the Rieu Grand stream and then climbs up to a junction located in a right-hand bend.
(1) Take the track on the left. At the bend, leave the track on the left and continue slightly uphill to the junction with another track
(2) Go straight ahead, turn left then right along the track and reach another junction.
(3) Follow the track on the left for about a hundred metres, then the one on the right. Ignore two paths on the right in succession and continue straight on until you reach a track.
(4) Follow the track to the right and stay on it, ignoring all other paths to the left and right. You’ll reach a fork at a treeless gully.
(5) Take the path on the left, then turn left and right in turn to come out onto a track. Head straight along the track, then continue along the path that follows it.
(6) At the corner of a meadow, take the small path on the right, cross the Rieu Grand and head up to Les Combals.
(7) Follow the tarmac road to the right, then the track to the right. Ignore two turnings on the right and continue to a T-junction.
(8) Turn right, then leave the track very quickly to follow a path on the left which leads straight to the tarmac road at the end. Then turn right to return to the grassy car park (S/E).