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Park in the side lane of the D999, opposite the water tower or at the foot of the water tower, or along the houses on the local road. Carpool if possible.
The route is not signposted as such, and shares sections of theGR®36orPR® Sentier des Avalats trails.
The use of a GPS is recommended.
GR36 Red and white markings
(S/E) In front of the iron cross, take theGR® on the left. After the houses, leave the path on the left, which will be the return route. Follow the road to the Saumes stream. After the stream, climb up the dirt track opposite. At the road, at another beautiful wrought iron cross, turn left. At the next fork, leave theGR® and turn right towards La Sirventié.
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(1) Shortly after the farm and before a bend in the road, turn left onto a dirt track. It is not shown on the IGN map but is visible and quickly widens. At the bend in another track, turn left and then immediately right.
GR36 Red-white markings
(2) Take theGR®36on the left until you reach the road.
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(3) At the crossroads, leave theGR® and cross the road, passing in front of the Brandié cross. Walk 100m along the tarmac road, then take the path opposite. The wide path crosses meadows. Before the group of houses in Tour, turn right to cross more meadows. The farm track, which is not marked on the IGN map, ends at a road. Turn left onto the tarmac road. After 200 metres, before reaching Le Bez, turn onto the wide farm track on the right. Follow this wide dirt track downhill until it reaches the D172 (Route des Avalats to Ambialet).
(4) Continue straight ahead along the track to cross the D172 via a pedestrian tunnel below. The route turns left and runs alongside the Tarn, parallel to the road at the foot of its retaining wall.
(5) In wet weather and in winter, you will need to go back up to the road and retrace your steps a little (in summer, you can cross the road again via a second underpass a few metres before, by climbing over the rocks that form it). After crossing the road, climb up the pretty dirt track that runs alongside and overlooks the road. The path climbs and then descends towards the D172 at the Avalats Water Sports Centre.
(6) Follow the departmental road to the left for about 300 metres. Head back towards the centre, taking the first street on the left. After a few dozen metres, the street gives way to a footpath blocked by a concrete block. The footpath leads to the centre of the village, not far from the church. At the end of the footpath, go up to the left.
GR36 Red-white markings
(7) Take the hairpin bend to the left into Côte du Castel. The tarmac quickly gives way to a path after the last houses in Les Avalats. Follow theGR® markings which pass in front of Le Truel and turn left before Conte.
There are no markings or only a few rare yellow markings, the meaning of which is unclear.
(8) Leave theGR®36and continue along the path opposite the road. At the green gate of a waste collection centre entrance, enter the waste collection centre. Walk along the vineyard on this side only. At the corner, go down into the waste collection centre and turn right onto the dirt path (there is a faint yellow marker on a tree). The path widens and runs below the waste collection centre.
(9) Almost at the edge of the woods, turn left towards the vineyard. There is no route marked on the IGN map as we are walking alongside the vineyard. Walk around the vineyard on the left on three sides.
(10) At the corner of the last side, turn left. The Moussoulieyres water tower is in sight. At the corner of the woods, turn left and walk along the woods for 300 metres.
(11) Turn left onto the wide dirt track that descends. Follow this track as it winds up and down through the woods. At the edge of the woods, the dirt track becomes tarmac. At the junction with theGR®36, turn right to return to the cars (S/E).
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