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The walk starts from the car park behind the town hall. Follow the SP5 signs.
(S/E) Turn left (north-west), cross the D69 and continue straight ahead on the D269, which follows the Aveyron valley. At the wrought iron cross (made from andirons), turn right towards Réquista.
(1) Pass by the Château de Réquista and continue straight on theGR®62Bto the hamlet of Cabanes (pink granite church and two typical Rouergate houses with dovecotes).
(2) At the village square, turn right at the corner of the cemetery, then left, continuing to follow theGR®62Btowards La Vaysse and then Ginestous.
(3) At the road (D118), turn right towards Pouzoulet and the Tour du Cayla.
(4) In Pouzoulet, continue on the D118 on your right to Le Barri, ignore a small road on the right, and continue straight ahead at the crossroads.
(5) Near an old bread oven, take the path on the right (private, but open to hikers) which descends to the Aveyron river, which you follow to the Roman bridge of Cayla.
(6) Go back up the road and 200 m after the hairpin bend, turn right and follow the path through the box 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 20 metres, then take the shaded path on the right, which descends to the Aveyron river and then climbs back up through the woods to Pouzoulet.
(4) Turn right onto the same road as on the way there (SP5 signpost).
(3) Continue along the road, passing a road on the right and then another on the left, until you reach Cabanes.
(7) Turn right and keep right at the next crossroads to arrive at 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 box trees. Continue to the right at the first intersection, 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 will pass Martinet de la Ramonde, a beautiful spot which you can visit by turning right. Return to the D269, follow it to the right and at a place called Le Moulin du Roc, continue to the left towards Le Rieu. At the three-way junction, take the road on the left, then, where it turns sharply to the 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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