The route starts from the hikers’ rest area next to Saint-Preuil Church.
Orange signposting
(S/E) With your back to the car park, turn right, then follow the white path straight ahead for approximately 800m.
(1) Turn left at the first stop, “La Fuie”, and continue along the white path. At the three-way junction, take the left-hand path.
(2) When you reach the second stop, “Font-qui-Bouille”, turn right into the field of walnut trees. Cross it straight ahead, skirting the woodland, then head uphill to your right.
(3) At the first path on your left, enter the woodland and walk through it for a short distance (200m), then follow the path on your left to discover the “Font Loubat” spring. Follow the path uphill past the fountain. On leaving the woodland, take the path on the right and follow it uphill for a few metres.
(4) Take the hairpin bend to the left at the junction and carry on. At the crossroads as you leave the woods, turn right. Walk past the “Font de Gours” fountain, then turn left, skirting the edge of the woods.
(5) At the corner, head back down to the left to rejoin the country lane and continue along it to the left.
(6) At the five-way junction, take the second turning on the right and join the D90. Turn left and continue along the RD, taking care, until you reach the village of Saint-Preuil. Head left towards the church to reach the village centre and the car park (S/E).