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Once in Bouisse, park in the small shaded car park next to the church.
The entire route is unmarked.
(S/E) Leaving the car park, turn left towards the village square. Head left to take the narrow street aptly named Cami de Mielobre. Pass the castle above on your right and continue along the tarmac road, which gives way to a wide path at the last houses. You will reach a first fork.
(1) Keep left and follow the path that climbs gently through fenced meadows to reach a second fork after passing close to the famous kennels, where the dogs greet you with loud barking.
(2) Take the left fork. After a moderately sloping section, the path suddenly levels out before bending to the left and continuing along the hillside. You will come out onto a large flat grassy area with a cattle enclosure.
(3) Stay on the path, turning right along a fence. This is followed by a long traverse along a balcony from where you can enjoy spectacular views of Canigou and the peaks of the Ariège Pyrenees. The climb is gentle, apart from the final steep section that leads to the gentle ridge of Milobre de Bouisse, which you follow to the summit.
(4) Only a modest stone marker indicates the location, yet the 360° view is magnificent: Montagne Noire, Corbières, Canigou, Ariège Pyrenees and far beyond. Continue along the ridge, cross a small hillock and begin the descent.
(5) At a fence, turn right at a 90° angle, facing a boxwood forest ravaged by moths but now in full regeneration. Continue down the wide grassy ridge, passing several hunting posts spaced at regular intervals. Further on, the path slopes to the left and passes along the edge of a beautiful coniferous forest.
(6) At the crossroads, turn left at the hairpin bend and begin the long descent of the Combe de Font Bonne. You will reach the crossroads with the carriageway leading to the Domaine de Salagriffe, where a sign reminds you that this is private property with no trespassing.
(7) Take the wide track on the left, which soon passes by a charming little lake, also private.
(8) Stay on the track you have been following, ignoring the start of another track on the right, which is blocked by a chain. Continue climbing gently up a beautiful valley, almost following the contour line, and take two hairpin bends.
(9) Ignore the path going up to the right and stay on the track.
(10) Just before reaching the tarmac, turn left onto a steeply ascending path which then levels out and runs along the mountainside. During this crossing, don't miss the exceptional panorama of the Pyrenees mountain range which unfolds to your right.
Then begin the descent towards Bouisse, with the castle in your sights. At the first houses, rejoin the tarmac road and turn left to return to the village square. Then simply head right towards the church to return to the car park (S/E).
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