Park in the car park at the top of the village; there’s plenty of space and it’s free; toilets are available nearby (drinking water point).
(S/E) Head uphill towards Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède Cathedral and the Bishops’ Palace.
(1) At the town hall, carry on straight ahead along Rue Maubec until you reach the car park. Follow the dirt track straight on, which runs along the outside of the ramparts. 50 metres after the ramparts, turn right onto a path that climbs towards the Pouterolles cross. Turn left, pass the public bench and go down the grassy slope via the steps. Take the road on the right, towards the cemetery.
(2) At the crossroads, carry straight on along the dirt track. Go through a gate set up to cross the meadow, rejoin the track in front of an old sheepfold and leave the property (make sure you close the gate properly).
Turn immediately right onto a grassy path that descends and ends at a right angle to another path. Take this path to the left until you reach the junction with the road, with a farm on your right. Follow this road until you reach another road at a junction.
(3) Turn right towards Maubresc, which is visible below, until you reach the wayside cross on the right-hand side of the road, then turn left. After about fifty metres, turn right and follow the road alongside the stream until you reach a crossroads.
(4) Do not cross the bridge. There is an old wash house below the junction on the south side. Continue south-east for about 200 metres.
(5) Turn left onto a gravelly, uphill track (laid in 2012). Continue along the track as it climbs to the top of the Tuc de Montcalibert. Take a moment to enjoy the view...
(6) Turn back to the path you were previously following.
(5) Turn left onto the track (signposted). At the end, turn right and join the Route de Camp de la Flou (C10). Cross it and immediately turn right to rejoin the suggested route (GR®78).
(7) Turn right and follow theGR®78back to St-Lizier. (S/E)