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Set off from the car park on the Sept Cazes plateau.
(S/E) Go through the cattle grid and the Canadian gate and take the forest track until you are directly below the Col d’Audouze.
(1) Then leave the track and head straight up to the pass (alt. 1,657 m), keeping the Rocher de Scaramus on your left.
(2) Continue to the left, leaving the Audouze fountain and the pond on your right, to reach a ridge overlooking the Bois du Bramefan.
(3) The first fleur-de-lys, No. 1 (Replat), which is situated on the plateau, is positioned horizontally and overlooks the forest below. Carry on to the summit of the Rocher de Scaramus (elevation 1868) to find the fleur de lys No. 2 (Scaramus), 5 m from the fence on the Ax valley side. It is weathered.
(4) Stay on the ridge, keeping to the right towards Pic Fourcat, then veer right to reach Fleur de Lys No. 3 (Beziat) a little further down.
(5) From there, a marked path takes you to No. 4 (Mounégou), which is carved vertically into the Rocher de Mounegou (elevation 1,687) – go round it on the left.
(6) Stay at the edge of the forest, following a marked path which eventually leads into the forest and descends to the Ruisseau de Ferrière.
(7) Head down to the right. Markers No. 5 (Ruisseau de la Ferrière) and No. 6 (Ferrière Champ des Moles) run alongside the Ruisseau de Ferrière.
(8) Leave the stream bed after passing the fleur-de-lis marker No. 6. Head deeper into the forest, staying on the same contour line, until you reach the slope leading to the Boudègue farm.
(9) As you emerge from the forest, cross the sloping clearing through the undergrowth to find, a little further up, No. 7 (Boudègue bas) near a large ash tree. Then head down to the ruins of the farm, then turn right to reach No. 8 (Boudègue haut), which is so named because it lies upstream of the stream even though it is at a lower altitude than No. 7.
(10) Head back towards the stream to reach No. 9 (Boudègue champ), which is the easiest to find as it is carved into the largest rock visible in the field.
(11) The climb then begins, along a marked path, up to the outskirts of the Col de la Gardie.
(12) The more adventurous can take a circular route to find two further fleurs-de-lis.
(13) First, head via the Airolle rock to admire No. 10 (Ayrolle). Then look for No. 11 (Spereguils), carved vertically into a hollow in the cliff and difficult to find.
(14) Head back down to the Col de la Gardie, turn right, then veer left to reach No. 12 (Roc de la Nère), engraved vertically on a large rock 4 metres high.
(15) Head down to the left towards La Fontaine, then on to the Col d’Audouze.
(2) Follow the ascent route in the opposite direction to return to the car park (S/E).
The cold was so intense that I made the most of it whilst I could… ( castle ruins)
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