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The starting point is in the centre of the village of Mas-Sainte-Puelle, on Place Antoine Monier, where parking is easy, in the shade of large plane trees.
(S/E) Head towards the top of the square and follow Rue du Monument. At the end of the street, turn left onto Rue de la Mairie.
(1) A few dozen metres further on, turn right onto Chemin de Tubery. It soon veers left and begins to climb. At the last houses, the tarmac gives way to a wide dirt track. Join another track, follow it as it joins another, higher up, and continue straight on.
(2) Ignore a turn-off to the left and continue for about 50 metres.
(3) Ignore a turn-off to the right and continue straight on (south).
(4) At the next crossroads, take the first path down to the right (Chemin de Passelis; be careful to spot this turn-off). Head down into the valley and descend.
(5) You’ll come out onto a small road (Chemin de la Bousquette); follow it as it continues and cross the hamlet of Le Passelis, continuing to descend. Turn right with the road (ignore a marked path on the right), then left.
(6) Before a left-hand bend in the road, turn right onto a path that climbs and soon bends sharply to the right. Follow this path for a long while; it climbs gently through the woods, with a few bends, and ignore the various more or less passable tracks on either side. You’ll come out onto a ridge offering a superb view of the Lauragais hills and the Pyrenees.
(7) Follow the ridge to the left (east then east-northeast). Climb gently. At a junction, continue straight on to reach Pech des Carmes. Descend on the other side.
(8) At the bottom, leave the wide path and turn right onto a trail. Climb back up to the ridge, heading south-east, with lovely views on both sides. The path widens and begins to descend. Ignore the paths coming from the left and continue east-southeast. The path gives way to tarmac (Chemin de la Gare) and joins the D624.
(9) Cross the road and continue opposite onto the D219, crossing the Ruisseau de Lava Basse. At the first junction, turn right onto Chemin des Écoles, which passes in front of... the school.
(10) Cross Rue de la Fontaine on the left-hand side. Ignore the first cul-de-sac on the left and take the next one, Impasse Als Moulis. At the end of the cul-de-sac, turn left onto an uphill path. Climb a few steps and continue up the path. Pass by the foot of an old, fully restored mill. Continue along the path; the slope becomes steeper.
(11) As you emerge from the woods, turn right onto a path and head downhill (do not continue straight ahead uphill). After a sharp bend to the right, you’ll come out onto a wider track; follow it to the right as it continues. The track becomes tarmac and joins a small road.
(12) Follow the road to the left at a sharp angle. After about 250 m, turn right onto a wide path. Cross a stream and climb gently up the other side.
(13) At the next junction, leave the track and take the path to the left. A few dozen metres further on, turn left again onto a slope. Climb steeply, following intermittent markings on posts. Once you reach a small hillock, follow a more distinct track to the left. On this small plateau, there are several tracks, but they all lead to the same place; follow the most clearly marked one. The path descends into a small valley and enters a copse.
(14) At the exit, take the path climbing up to the left. It turns right, then makes a sharp left-hand bend and climbs for 150 m (without going all the way up to the small pass).
(15) 100 m from the ridge (alt. 290 m), on the right, heading north-west, take a sharp turn onto a grassy path that climbs diagonally (note: depending on the terrain and the height of the grass, the start of the path may be difficult to spot). It reaches the ridge and runs alongside a fence on the right. Go from one hillock to the next, keeping a north-westerly direction. The path then turns west-north-west and overlooks the D264. Finally, head down and join this road.
(16) Follow the D264 to the left. At the first junction, turn right onto the D415 towards Cumiès and cross a stream.
(17) Immediately afterwards, take a wide track that runs diagonally to the right (ignore a path further to the right). At the Fork in the road that appears straight away, turn left onto the track. Climb up the hillside to come out onto another track.
(18) Turn right at a sharp angle. Walk along the edge of the hillside, heading north-east. Then turn left towards a relay tower.
(19) At a fork in the road, keep left. At a water tank, take the wide path that descends to the right. Join a small tarmac road.
(20) Follow the road straight on and pass the base of the relay tower.
(21) At the start of a left-hand bend and a descent, leave the road and take a wide dirt track on the right. Follow this track straight on until you reach a junction you passed at the start of the walk.
(3) Then turn left.
(2) After about a hundred metres, take the path on the right. Walk gently downhill and pass close to the curious and superb Laffont mills. Further on, rejoin the tarmac road and continue along it.
(20) At the junction, turn left towards the village centre
(1) Continue straight ahead and turn immediately right to return to the starting point (S/E).
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