Chemin des Pibouls

Park at the signpost near the porch, on the street called La Mare.

Very erratic yellow markings

(S/E) From the porch, turn left onto Grand Rue. Walk past the statue of the Virgin and Child, then continue along Rue de la Mairie.

(1) Turn right onto Chemin d’Al Granier. The road becomes a track, passes through fields, enters the vineyard and eventually joins the D63.

(2) Turn left onto the D63. At the first junction, with its magnificent poplars, turn right. 100 m further on, turn left towards Richard. At the bend 100 m further on, take the track on the left, skirt the fields once more and head up towards the Lacaze farm.

(3) Turn sharply left onto the path that follows the ridge for 1 km, running alongside the vineyards.

(4) After the grove of pine and cypress trees on your right, turn right and go down the grassy path. At the^first crossroads, continue straight ahead. Then, veer right and climb up to the T-junction. Turn right, follow this grassy path for 150 m, then, at the fork, turn left to pass in front of the greenhouses. Then veer right, leaving the path that heads straight towards Cammas Vieux, and climb up through the fields to a four-way junction.

(5) Turn left and continue to the tarmac road. Turn right and, 80 m further on, at the bend, take the path almost opposite which passes to the right of the cross. Follow this scenic path downhill to the D914 at Croix Lisette.

(6) Follow the road to the right leading to Ferran. Pass the orientation table and continue to the three-way junction at the first houses. Turn slightly right to reach the entrance to Ferran.

(7) Turn right onto Rue de l’Église, walk up to the Church of Saint John the Baptist and turn left just behind it. Take Rue du Chemin de Ronde and walk around the village.

(7) Turn left and head down Chemin de Mazerolles to the next junction.

(8) Leave the road and take the path on the right. Walk alongside a pond on your left, continue uphill through fields and vineyards until you reach the road.

(9) Turn left onto the road and follow it to the fork.

(10) Turn right and head towards Brézilhac. Pass the old fountain on your right and enter the village. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead along the street marked ‘No Entry’. At the top of this, turn left onto Allée des Pyrénées and walk past the church. Turn left just after the church to follow Rue de l’Église until it joins Route de Mirepoix.

(11) Cross the road and continue straight on along Rue des Moulins. At the crossroads, take Chemin de Cannelle opposite. Walk past a mill on your left and continue downhill to the junction of three paths.

(12) Turn right towards the^GR®® 78. Walk alongside the Ruisseau de Pradel and the vineyards until you reach the road.

(13) Turn left onto the road and follow it to Lasserre-de-Prouille. Enter the village and head up to the junction with Rue Notre-Dame and Rue du Marin. Turn left onto Rue du Marin, take the^first right onto Rue du Presbytère, then immediately left towards the church. Walk alongside it and go round the large roundabout on the left before heading back down through the porch to the car park (S/E).

At (S/E) and (2), at the foot of the poplars: picnic tables.
Between (6) and (7), picnic tables.

Between (6) and (7), a map showing the way with a view of the Pyrenees.