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(S/E) Park at Place des Jeux in Cals (hamlet of Lacombe).
(S/E) Head towards the Route de la Loubatière. At the Place de l’Aubépine (two-hundred-year-old tree), turn left downhill, passing a village fountain. At the bottom of Rue des Lavandières, rejoin the Route de Laprade (D 253) to cross through Cals Bas.
(1) After a traffic island, turn left onto the Chemin des Mineurs, a poorly marked track that bypasses a large circular bend in the main road via the Travers de la Fonde. Back on the road, follow it to the left and pass the Maison Forestière de la Loubatière, ignoring a signpost on a track to the right. Look out for a disused road on the left and take it.
(2) On this slip road, known as Allée du Roi de Rome, take the path on the left and head up into the Loubatière National Forest. You will reach a junction at a place called Lacal.
(3) Turn right onto the Chemin de l'Eau, a path created for a water pipeline. This section is marked with a yellow line (PR® de Lacombe) and blue markings. After crossing two streams, tributaries of the Linon, head back up to the D 253.
(4) Cross the road at a bend and take the path opposite into the woods. The path runs alongside the road for a while before veering away to climb up to the Col du Fangas Haut. Head left to the crossroads, the meeting point for the Lacombe ACCA hunters.
(5) Walk a few metres to the right along the road before spotting thePR® markings on the left, which lead down towards the Fraissègne valley. You’ll come out onto a track.
(6) Leave thePR® trail, which heads towards the shore of Lac de la Galaube, by turning sharply left. At Prat d'al Reï, ignore the path opposite leading down to the lake. Stay on the track that crosses the headwaters of the Ruisseau de Dental. After two wide hairpin bends, join the Piste du Fangas.
(7) Take it to the right and cross the Rec des Agnels plateau before passing the water tower and a mobile phone relay station.
(8) Take the faint path on the left which crosses a copse and then a field protected by a barrier. After passing an underground water reservoir, you’ll reach the dead-end of the Ruelle du Réservoir, which leads back to the Place des Jeux de Cals (hamlet of Lacombe) (S/E).
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