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The route starts from the car park behind the town hall. Follow the SP5 signposts.
(S/E) Turn left (north-west), cross the D69 and continue straight on along the D269, which follows the Aveyron valley. At the wrought-iron cross (made from andirons), turn right towards Réquista.
(1) Pass by Réquista Castle and continue straight on theGR®®62Bto the hamlet of Cabanes (a pink granite church and two typical Rouergue houses with dovecotes).
(2) In the village square, turn right at the corner by the cemetery, then left, still following theGR®®62Btowards La Vaysse and then Ginestous.
(3) At the road (D118), turn right towards Pouzoulet and the Tour du Cayla.
(4) At Pouzoulet, continue on the D118 to your right as far as Le Barri; ignore a small road on the right and carry straight on at the wayside shrine.
(5) Near an old bread oven, take the path on the right (private, but open to walkers) which descends to the River Aveyron; follow the river until you reach the Roman Bridge of Cayla.
(6) Return to the road and, 200 m after the hairpin bend, turn right and follow the path through the boxwood trees to the old village of Cayla. Continue to Le Barri, and take a look at the ruins of the Cayla Tower.
(5) After the hamlet, follow the road for about twenty metres, then take the shaded path on the right, which descends to the Aveyron and then climbs through the woods to Pouzoulet.
(4) Turn right onto the same road as on the way there (signposted SP5).
(3) Continue along the road, passing a road on the right then another on the left, and arrive at Cabanes.
(7) Turn right and keep right at the next crossroads to reach l’Ortal.
(8) At the end of the hamlet of L’Ortal, next to a beautiful house, turn left onto the path lined with oak and boxwood trees. Keep right at the first junction then turn right at the next one (not shown on the map). At the D269, turn left, following the Lézert valley and theGR®®62B.
(9) You pass the Martinet de la Ramonde, a very beautiful spot, which you can visit by turning right. Return to the D269, follow it to the right and, at the hamlet of Le Moulin du Roc, continue left towards Le Rieu. At the three-way junction, take the road on the left then, where this turns sharply left, continue straight ahead on a dirt track. Pass the Château de Réquista again.
(1) Turn right and take the same path as on the way out towards La Bastide-l’Evêque to reach the town hall car park (S/E).
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