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Car park at the village entrance; cross the suspension bridge and turn immediately right down the slope.
(S/E) With your back to the Auberge la Valette, head right towards Faveyrolles along the D60 and follow this road for about 1 km.
(1) At a left-hand bend, take the path on the right – there’s a lovely view of the village. Continue along the path as it climbs towards the ridges, leaving the path that descends back towards the village on your right.
(2) At the next crossroads, take the second path on the left, then turn left again about 200 metres further on and reach a Fork in the road.
(3) Continue to the right, then, at the next Fork in the road, take the left-hand branch. Pass the hamlet of Mas d’Hermet on your left and reach the abandoned farmstead of Graudenc.
(4) Ignore the path on the left, carry on straight ahead and cross through some woodland. Ignore the paths on either side, pass under a high-voltage power line and head down towards the Gos Valley. There are some stunning views of the three valleys.
(5) At the junction, leave the track and take a path on the left which descends through the field to the woodland. Continue downhill following the track, passing Vacayrial. Carry on downhill, ignoring all the paths on the right.
(6) At the second hairpin bend, continue to the right towards the sandpit and the banks of the Tarn. Walk along the shaded left bank.
(7) Turn right towards Les Alvernhes. In the hamlet, turn left onto the road and follow it, continuing to skirt the riverbank. About a hundred metres before the old railway line – now the D200 – leave the road, take a path on the left and head for the bridge.
(8) Caution: the signposting is barely visible. Pass under an arch of the bridge and turn sharply right. Follow a narrow path that runs alongside the Dourdou and takes you round the tunnel via the hamlet of Janolles (a pretty 16th-century building).
(9) At Janolles, follow the path southwards. The section running alongside the riverbank has been slightly damaged by the recent flooding of the Dourdou, but the path is still visible: walk over the pebbles and then follow the path again. Continue along the access track to the Mas de Gascuel.
(10) Turn right to go round the farm and follow the signposts. Turn sharply left and go round the Mas de Gascuel, keeping the buildings on your left. Carry on straight ahead, pass under a power line and reach a farm.
(11) At the farm, carry on straight ahead to join the small road leading back to Saint-Izaire, passing through Le Mazet. Leave the path to Mas de Nègre on your left.
(12) In the village, you can either carry on straight ahead to return directly to the starting point via Rue de l’Ecole and then Rue des Fosses (which continues in the same direction), or turn right to visit the château and walk round the village (option shown on the map) (S/E).
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