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Departure from Saint-Lautier church square, park in the town hall car park.
(S/E) Take the road on the left that goes up to the cemetery and church. At the Virgin Mary statue, continue straight ahead until you reach an intersection. Take the Chemin de l'Autan on the left, which goes uphill. This marks the start of the botanical trail. At the road, continue straight ahead on the central reservation and then follow the grassy, shaded path. At the intersection of paths (panoramic view of the Hers valley), turn left onto the gravel path running alongside a field. At the road, turn right and continue to the reservoir.
(1) Turn right to reach the Château de Montlaur and its old mill.
(2) Return to the reservoir crossroads.
(1) Continue right on the grassy path. Pass a house and immediately turn right to descend to the bottom of the valley. Cross the Tissier stream and continue along a farm to the junction with the D31 road in the hamlet of Maravals.
(3) Take the Potie road opposite. Continue along the dirt track. At the fork, turn right.
(4) At the next intersection, take the path on the right. At the next crossroads, continue to the right to reach a road at the hamlet of Borde Haute.
(5) Take the track on the left that runs alongside the electricity substation. Then turn right. Go around the house on the right. At the stony path, turn right and continue straight ahead to reach the foot of Maravals church.
(6) Retrace your steps (view of the bell tower of Baziège) and after the electricity substation, continue straight ahead to reach the Borde Haute crossroads.
(5) Follow the road alongside a house. At the first crossroads, turn right towards a farm. Walk alongside the building. Continue along the path that goes around the woods. After the woods (view of the old Montlaur mill), continue and join the D 31 road. Cross carefully at the crossroads, turn right and return to the Maravals intersection.
(3) Take the path on the left that you took on the way there via Chemin de Faouria and walk alongside the farm. Cross the small bridge and go up the grassy track. You will come back to the crossroads by the reservoir that you also passed on the way there.
(1) Follow the route back in reverse to easily find your way back to the car park at the town hall square (S/E).
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