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Park in the car park at Place de la République.
(S/E) Head to Avenue du Pont and go up it, turning left and leaving the bridge behind you. Pass in front of the town hall. At the crossroads, continue straight on the D22, following the signs for Montvalen.
(1) After the field on your left, take Rue de Grajot, which opens up to the left of the statue of the Virgin Mary in the middle of the fork. Leave the first road on your left and continue straight ahead.
(2) At the fork, keep left on Cami Biel and immediately turn right onto the dirt track that passes to the left of the house on the corner. Continue to the first intersection.
(3) At the junction with the wide track, continue straight ahead towards the hillside. (For those who want to extend the route a little, from this point 3, it is possible to go around the field by taking the track on the left, then turn right twice to rejoin the original route). On the hill climb, follow part of the motocross track on your left before turning onto the path that climbs to the right to rejoin the road.
(4) Turn right when you reach the road. A beautiful view of the valley opens up before you for 600 metres.
(5) In the left-hand bend, descend the hill via the track on the right, marked by a signpost. This track continues along Chemin de la Vieille Côte. Continue straight ahead until you reach the junction with the D71 and descend this road on the right with caution.
(6) At the crossroads, turn left onto Chemin des Vignes, marked by a no-entry sign. Cross the D71d road and continue straight ahead on the grassy track, which turns into a footpath and crosses a wooded area. A short steep hill awaits you after you cross the bridge. At the end of the path, turn right and then right again to descend onto the D22 road. Just before point 7, take the small path on the right that opens onto the side of the road to see the nearby Touroumbadou wash house and then retrace your steps.
(7) Take the first road on the left (Chemin des Gasques) and follow it to the housing estate of the same name.
(8) Ignore the dead-end road opposite and continue right along Chemin des Rives, which runs alongside the river.
At the houses, continue straight ahead on Chemin de la Garenne. When this road turns right, leave it and continue straight ahead along the Tarn. Cross the small bridge over the Lauzat stream, then, at the terrace overlooking the riverbank, turn right to enter Mirepoix via Rue du Souvenir, as access to the terrace is currently closed. Then turn left at the end of Rue du Souvenir to reach the car park.
(S/E) Place de la République.
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