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From Narbonne, take the D168 dual carriageway towards Narbonne-Plage. At the roundabout, turn right onto the D31 towards Gruissan. At the next roundabout at Ricardelle, turn left onto the Route de la Couleuvre to climb up onto the plateau. Further on, take the tarmac road at a 90° right turn towards the Bergerie de Figuières. Park next to the gate to the property.
(S/E) Leave the car park near the Source de Saint-Louis and quickly take the path that heads off to the left. Then take the climb up through a scree slope leading onto the plateau. Follow a faintly marked path through the heath. For the most part, the route runs along the edge of the cliff without posing any danger.
(1) When you reach a stony track, turn left. At the next hairpin bend, a path climbs up to the left. This allows you to cut across the next two hairpin bends on the track. Return to the track and cut across another hairpin bend. The track continues north-east.
(2) At the next right-hand bend, leave the track. The path climbs through the heath, turns 90° to the right and continues north-east until it joins another track. Head left for about 60 metres.
(3) Turn right onto a wide path. The path heads south. It offers lovely views of the coast and the sea.
(4) Turn left onto the wide stony track leading to the lookout post.This service building is used during the summer to monitor the entire mountain range and alert the fire services in the event of a fire breaking out. The view from here is magnificent.
(5) Head back the way you came and look for the start of a path on the left, about 100 m away. Follow this path, which descends gently at first, becoming steeper after you’ve walked alongside the cliffs. You’ll come to a wide stony track.
(6) Turn right at the bend and take the small track that branches off to the right for a few metres, then follow the path as it turns 90° to the right. Follow the (almost always dry) stream of La Combe de Tintaine to reach a crossroads of paths. Turn onto the path on the right, make a wide bend to reach another crossroads of paths. Carry on straight ahead; the path veers to the right, then to the left, followed by a hairpin bend to the right, then to the left onto a new track. You’ll reach a junction of tracks near the Saint-Obre estate.
(7) Turn right to go round the estate and, once you reach the rear of the buildings, take the track that branches off to the right at a right angle. This track leads to one of the few springs to be found in this mountain range.Notable for its stone tunnel structure, this attraction is well worth a visit.
(8) Retrace your steps for about 250 m. Head up to the right into a field, following the edge of the woodland. Enter the woodland via a path that becomes increasingly faint, which will lead onto a track further up after crossing a fairly steep, stony slope. Follow the track to the left, which leads to the Chapelle des Auzils.
(9) When you reach the hairpin bend, turn right at a right angle and follow the yellow-marked path. At the next bend, ignore the path that heads straight on. At the next junction, ignore the path on the left leading to the Rec d’Argent (another spring). Further on, you’ll reach a junction of paths (elevation 158).
(10) Turn right and continue along the path which takes you to the top of the cliffs of the Plateau de Figuières. The path runs along the cliffs before descending towards the Source de Saint-Louis and the Figuières estate (S/E).
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