The Plos circular route via Ferrières

Car park opposite the town hall, at La Ramade, near Ferrières.

(S/E) Take the small road that passes beneath the church. Ignore a path on the right. Walk through the hamlet of Le Soulié and, at the cross, continue along the path lined with standing stones, opposite. Join the road and follow it to the left as far as Pébiau. Turn right into the hamlet to leave it.

(1) Take the path on the left. The path joins a stony track which you should follow uphill. Here begins a walk through woods, fields and meadows, with numerous views. Continue straight ahead until you reach a three-way junction in the path opposite (junction with the Puèch de Bourion path not far away).

(2) Carry on straight ahead along the grassy track between two fields. The path passes through woodland before joining a forest track. Follow it to the right until you reach a small road. 

(3) Then turn left and walk through the hamlet of La Canipèze. Take the path on the left. The path narrows and winds through the woods to Cazalits.

(4) Walk through the hamlet, keeping to the right, and, at the D66, continue straight ahead, then immediately turn right. The track climbs up to the ridge path. You’ll come to a four-way junction.

(5) Turn right. This track marks the boundary between the former communes of Ferrières and Castelnau-de-Brassac, now merged under the name Fontrieu. As you descend, you can enjoy magnificent panoramic views of the Monts de Lacaune, the Sidobre, the Montagne Noire and the Pyrenees. Walk past a menhir statue. You’ll come to a crossroads.

(6) Ignore a path on the right. Pass the hunters’ hut and, at the next junction, continue to the left. After the farm buildings, follow the road to the right.

(7) Follow this road, ignore a path on the left, and take the track beneath Travez Castle. Join a track, which you should follow to the left, passing the houses at Vaissassou, and join the D53. 

(8) Follow the road to the right as far as Ferrières Castle. Take the footpath on the left, beneath the road, cross the road, then follow it to the right until you reach the forecourt of the old narrow-gauge railway station. View of the mills at Ferrières and Record.

(9) Follow the railway track to the right. Go through the tunnel and continue. View of the Agout, transformed into a rocky stream. You’ll come to a Fork in the road.

(10) Follow the small path which climbs to the right, pass over the penstock, and join another path. Descend to the left, cross the stream, and climb back up to the D53. Follow the road to the right until you reach the car park (S/E).

Start: Picnic area carpark

Finish: same place as the start

Towns: Fontrieu

Road access and parking: via the D53 or the D66

Parking: in the car park at the picnic area opposite Ferrières Town Hall

Accommodation

Museum of Protestantism