Hyelzas - Le Rozier

Start from the Maison Caussenarde in Hyelzas (car park nearby).

^GR®6and^GRP® Tour du Causse Méjean signposting

(S) With your back to the Maison Caussenarde, turn right heading west, and after 80 m, take the^first path on the left. Ignore the two paths a little further on to the right, and after about 800 m, you will reach a fork in the path. Take the path on the right that turns northwards, and 150 m further on, look out for a gap in the fence on the left.

(1) Leave the path and go through the fence (wooden ladder system), then stay relatively close to the path for about fifty metres before it curves north-west. The path descends gently into the Ravin des Bastides, crosses the stream and then climbs back up to the D63 at a fork.

(2) Take the upper road and head up towards the hamlet of Les Bastides. Pass through it and continue westwards on the path that runs alongside the tarmac road. After a cantilevered section, the path turns north, then descends into the Vallon des Eyguières to join a track.

(3) Turn right towards Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers. After 600 m, the track forms a hairpin bend: look out for a path starting on the right amongst the rocks about 100 m after the bend.

(4) Turn right here, and after about 1.5 km, reach the road and then a crossroads south of Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers.

(5) Walk to Saint-Pierre Church and back. Turn back and continue straight on until you reach a beautiful cross. Leave the road and take the path on the left. After about 600 m along a straight path, you’ll reach a crossroads marked by a stone cross.

(6) Take the path on the right and head towards the hamlet of La Viale. In the centre of the hamlet, you’ll come to a crossroads.

(7) Turn right. After 200 m, cross the road to take the track opposite, and after 350 m, at the fork, take the path on the left. The path then winds through picturesque countryside for about 1.2 km to reach the Grotte de l’Homme Mort.

(8) Continue due south, passing through the ancient Gallo-Roman village of Résiniers, then Les Arcs de Saint-Pierre. About 250 m after the latter, following a descent into the Ravin de Rounzenas, you’ll reach a track.

(9) Turn right, and after climbing out of the ravine on the other side, you’ll reach a crossroads.

(10) Continue straight on and join the road 50 m ahead. Turn left onto it, heading towards Cassagnes. Continue along the track due west until you reach the hamlet of Cassagnes; ignore the paths coming from the left or right for about 300 m, and you will reach a junction.

^GR®6signposting

(11) Leave the^GRP® Tour du Causse Méjean on your left (unless you wish to pass through the Vases de Chine and de Sèvres), and continue right on the^GR®6. At the next fork, turn left. You will then begin the descent into the Gorges du Tarn. After 600 m, you will reach a crossroads (not marked on maps).

(12) Continue straight ahead for about 1 km until you reach a small pass. Turn left to head down the slope towards the Gorges de la Jonte (do not take the path opposite), and after about 200 m you will reach the junction with the^GRP® Tour du Causse Méjean.

^GR®6and^GRP® Tour du Causse Méjean signposting

(13) Turn right, and after a straighter section following numerous hairpin bends, pass beneath the Rocher de Capluc and reach a track. Continue to the pylon above Le Rozier. Leave the road for a path on the right just after the pylon, and continue the descent along the path, thus avoiding the hairpin bends on the road, to Le Rozier. At the bottom of the descent, turn left towards the village centre, head towards the Pont district and the bridge providing access to Peyreleau on the opposite bank (E).

Drinking water point opposite the Church of Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers.
All amenities in Le Rozier.

• Accommodation in Le Rozier and Peyreleau.

Caussenarde house in Hyelzas.
Romanesque church of Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers (11th and 12th centuries)
Arcs de Saint-Pierre, Grotte de l'Homme Mort.
Gallo-Roman village of Résiniers.
Capluc Rock.