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Arriving from the RN88, park at the exit of the hamlet of peatland-Rousse, on a large grassy area.
This hike follows theGR®70, marked in red and white, to Espradels en (9) then from L'Herm en (16) to the finish.
(S/E) Leave the hamlet via the road with theGR® heading south-west and after a hundred metres take the first track on the right at the three-way junction. The path alternates between meadows and woods and, after a climb, reaches the road at the hamlet of Fouzillac. Cross the hamlet via the road, which then turns into a track and reaches a fork.
(1) Leave the path that continues straight ahead and leads to Chaudeyrac, turning left at a right angle with the GR®. Cross beautiful beech woods before reaching a wide track in the open.
(2) Take this track on the right; it descends into the valley and joins the D71 shortly before Cheylard-l'Évêque.
(3) Continue on the right to cross the village, pass a forest house and reach a hairpin bend on the right.
(4) Leave the road and continue straight ahead on a track overlooking the valley floor before climbing steeply. You will reach a fork.
(5) On the right, theGR®470leads to the Gardille lodge and, further on, to the Moure de la Gardille. Turn left onto theGR®70, begin the descent, leave the woods and arrive at a crossroads.
(6) Descend slightly to the right with theGR® and follow this path until you reach a road.
(7) Turn right onto the road, cross the Langouyrou and start climbing opposite. After turning left onto the road, reach a path that climbs to the right.
(8) Take this path, which cuts across two bends in the road. Then follow the road again as it climbs to the left. When you reach the hamlet of Espradels, you will come to a junction with a wide path.
(9) Leave theGR® which takes this path on the right and cross the hamlet completely. Here and there you will find yellow and green markings which you will follow until you reach (13). On leaving the hamlet, the road turns into a path which winds down towards Langouyrou and leads to a footbridge.
(10) Cross the Langouyrou and continue along the marked path, which follows the contour line to the Cheylard stream, which also has a footbridge.
(11) After crossing the stream, climb up the path into the woods. After a good 500 metres, the slope levels out and you reach a road.
(12) Continue right on this road, which crosses the hamlet of Les Huttes. As you leave the hamlet, you will see a large meadow below on your right. Just before this meadow, look for a path that descends to the right.
(13) Take this path which runs alongside the meadow, then plunges down to the right into the woods. You will come to a crossroads.
(14) Take the path on the right, which continues downhill before turning left. Follow this path, which descends more gently, then turns left to reach the bottom of a small valley.
(15) Then begin the climb. This will take you to a road which you take on the right and which leads, after a few hundred metres, to L'Herm.
(16) At the entrance to the hamlet, turn along a café-restaurant open in summer and immediately join theGR®70, which you take on the left. Climb steeply along this path until you reach a wide track.
(17) Do not take this track, but instead take a path opposite into the woods, which quickly leads to a crossroads and a remarkable fir tree. Continue straight ahead.
(18) Take the first path on the right, which crosses a stream before joining the road.
(19) Turn left onto the road and head towards Sagne-Rousse (S/E).
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