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Park in the car park at the Barthes alluvial plain pond.
(S/E) Cross the D500 and head south towards Reyrac via the yellow-markedPR®. Reach the hamlet of Reyrac.
(1) At the calvary, take the path westwards down into the valley. You will come to a crossroads.
(2) Leave thePR® trail going up to the right and continue straight ahead over a power line. Continue downhill to reach a crossroads in the hamlet of Besseyrole Basse.
(3) Descend the path through the houses to cross the D631 and climb up the other side of the Gazeille valley via a small road to the hamlet of Besseyre Haute.
(4) Take the path horizontally towards the north-west, west, and join the Récoumène viaduct.
(5) Follow the "old-future" railway line to the right until you reach the roundabout at the entrance to Monastier-sur-Gazeille.
(6) To cross Le Monastier, take the small street at the bottom that leads successively to the small chapel, then to the abbey church, and above it the modest but original castle.
(7) Cross over the departmental road, above the castle, and take thePR® trail that joins La Moutette and then the plateau. Take the path on the right before descending again on thePR® trail to Meyzous.
(8) Climb back up to the plateau and join theGR® 430.
(9) Turn right onto the red and white markedGR®. Enter the Courbes National Forest. Almost at the edge, you will come to a new crossroads.
(10) Keep right to follow theGR® towards the Oratoire Saint-Régis, whose fountain provides rare but undrinkable water. You will then arrive at Freycenet-la-Tour.
(11) Continue on theGR®, pass the Roussille farm and then a reservoir, then you will come to a four-way crossroads atthe second reservoir.
(12) Turn right, still on theGR®, walk along the woods towards the wind turbines until you reach the Étang des Barthes on the alluvial plain.
(13) Here you have two options:
- go directly to the Étang des Barthes car park (S/E) by turning right onto theGR® trail,
- complete a small circular loop by staying left on thePR®, walk along the wind turbines, then turn right and cross a section of forest. Then find the D500 road, cross it and turn right onto theGR® to return to the Étang des Barthes car park (S/E).
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