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On arriving in Talairan via the D613, turn at the corner by the town hall and park near the small fountain (four to five spaces available). Alternatively, you can park next to the Grand Bassin on the avenue of the same name.
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(S/E) With your back to the fountain, take Avenue des Fossés, continue along Avenue du Grand Bassin then turn left onto Avenue de Jonquières (wooden sign on the wall to the left saying “Notre-Dame de Lère”). About a hundred metres further on, let the road veer off to the right and go straight on along Rue du Pech. Continue along this small road, ignoring the vineyard paths on either side.
(1) Just after a small concrete bridge and at a 90° left-hand bend, leave the road and take the narrow path opposite, slightly to the right, which runs between two vineyards. Cross a small stream (dry in September 2017), and follow a wider path to the right. At a short, partly concrete section, ignore the path leading straight ahead (dead end) and continue to the left. Cross through a lovely pine grove and emerge onto a wide tarmac track.
(2) Turn right, then immediately turn left, leaving the buildings of the Cantéric dairy farm on your right.
Continue along a small tarmac road which gives way to a wide, passable dirt track that winds almost flatly, offering lovely views to the right over a valley planted with vines. Ignore the paths on either side and reach a large junction.
(3) Head left and enter the cluster of trees sheltering the Cabane de Loulou. After a short stop to read the touching little plaque celebrating the work that draught horses once carried out in the vineyards, turn back to return to the wide track and continue to the right.
Cross the last vineyard plot lengthwise, passing between two rows of vines, and reach the large polished stone slabs that form the bed of the Nielle, which is completely dry. Walk onto these slabs and turn left to reach the Gourg Goutonniet, which you overlook by a few metres (be careful of potential falls as there is no protection at this point).
(4) Take in the view, then head back along the slabs to spot, on the right, the narrow path climbing between the pines. After a few fairly steep hairpin bends, pass the secured viewpoint over the gourg and emerge onto a wide, stony track. Turn right and begin a steady, gentle climb.
(5) About 350 m further on, at the edge of a pine grove, leave this wide track and take a narrower path that starts on the right. This path crosses a landscape where heath and pine trees create a very pretty scene and, after a short descent, joins a wide track.
(6) Turn right and you will soon reach the large crossroads of tracks at the Col de Salles.
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(7) Turn right, then at the junction about a hundred metres further on, continue left and you’ll soon reach another junction.
(8) Turn left. When you reach a vineyard, veer right to follow its northern edge and finish skirting it by turning south. Shortly afterwards, ignore a path branching off to the left, pass by the Notre-Dame dairy farm and reach the junction with a track situated about fifty metres from the Notre-Dame de Lère Chapel (spelled l'Aire on the IGN map), which stands in a secluded spot, like a sentinel watching over the rows of vines that surround it.
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(9) Turn left to reach the chapel, then retrace your steps.
(9) Head straight on and stay on the wide main path, ignoring the various turnings to the left and right.
(1) Go straight on and retrace your steps in the opposite direction to return to the fountain at the start (S/E).
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