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Start at the Croix du Bessou (picnic area) on the D64.
(S/E) Take the track heading east.
(1) Do not continue along the track to the right which leads to Le Briol, but take the path that runs parallel to it on the left. You will pass the menhir standing on the right-hand side of the path. Before reaching the next crossroads, you can visit the ruins of an old chapel on the left.
(2) At the large crossroads, head straight on to theGR®®7and follow the Route de l’Espinouse.
(3) 300m after passing the small forest house, turn left onto the path leading to Vaisse Plégade, the hunting school.
(4) Continue along the forest track to the left, following the Sylvetum de Grandsagne.
(5) At the barriers, turn right towards the Château de Grandsagne, which is currently being restored. Listed as a historic monument, it served as a holiday camp after the war. Follow the lane to the D55, which you cross heading towards Ginestous.
(6) A charming little hamlet, mainly inhabited by holidaymakers in the summer. Be careful! At the exit there is a three-way junction; make sure you take the middle path.
(7) On reaching the small road, you can visit the ford consisting of two bridges: a modern one made of concrete pipes and an old one built on rough stone piers and covered with large slabs of schist. The piers are protected from the current by slabs laid at an angle. After the ford is the Auberge du Moulin de Vergougnac, where you can eat. Retrace your steps and continue straight on.
(8) Please note: you must enter the hedge just after the bend before Les Cabanasses, and depending on the season, the path may be more or less visible.
(9) Caution! After crossing a small stream used as a bathing spot by wild boars and other animals, you must leave the path and take a small track to the left; the entrance is not very visible beneath the branches but it widens quickly and climbs towards the D55 road.
(10) Follow this road to the right. Continue to the junction with the A-road.
(11) Take the D150 until you reach the start of a track on your left.
(12) Continue along this track. Pass two track junctions on your left and reach a third track on your right.
(13) Take this track and you will reach the D64.
(14) Continue left along the main road until you reach a path on the left.
(15) Take this path and return to the menhir you saw at the start.
(16) Return along the same path to the Croix du Bessou (S/E).
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