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Park in the car park at the Mourèze tourist information point (€3 charge) on the D8 - Route de la Dolomie.
(S/E) From the car park, follow the yellow signs up the D8 towards the village. In the centre of the village, turn right onto Rue du Cirque, which bends left then right and continues downhill until you come to a fork in the road at the penultimate house.
(1) Follow the path on the right towards the Cirque de Mourèze. After 50m, leave the green, red and blue markings on the right and continue left on the yellow markings. This path crosses the dolomites and rejoins the other markings after about 450m at Yellow marker No. 3.
(2) Leave the Yellow markings to the right and continue to the left following the Blue markings. The path continues partly through a small drovers' road and then onto the Chemin des Charbonniers, coming to a crossroads. Turn right onto the path, which continues almost level and reaches a fork.
(3) Let the red markings go to the right and continue to the left, following the blue tracks. The path climbs steeply through holm oaks and boxwood for almost 400m (the route on the map no longer corresponds to the actual terrain).
(4) Once on the flat, find a path and the yellow markings. Continue left, still following the blue markers, on a path that follows the ridge line.
When the view becomes clearer, you can see Lac du Salagou to the right (north) and the whole Mediterranean coast as far as the Pyrenees to the left (south). Forget the path that descends to the left.
Pass the ruins of Saint-Jean d'Aureillan (forbidden as dangerous) and continue to the summit of Mont Liausson (535m). The path gradually descends, then becomes steeper until it reaches a small path that invites you to descend to the left towards Les Orgues: forget it and continue along the blue markings that veer due north to reach the Col des Portes.
(5) Continue downhill on the left, following the blue markings on a wide path. When you come to a fork in the road, continue to the right (the paths will merge further down). Continue downhill for about 800m until you reach a crossroads.
(6) Let the path go straight ahead and turn left onto a path that goes back into the dolomites. Be sure to follow the blue markings, as other small paths sometimes confuse the terrain.
The path joins the village at a crossroads taken on the outward journey.
(1) Continue to the right, following the yellow markers, to head back up towards the village along the Chemin du Cirque. Walk back and forth to the church, then continue downhill on the Chemin du Cirque. When this turns left, do not follow it and continue straight downhill, then right onto Rue de la paved slanting street until you reach the D8.
Turn left onto the road to reach the centre of the village and, 400m further on, the start car park (S/E).
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