The Bouiron and Seygne trails starting from Lardiers

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In the land of the white oak, through the lavender and heather.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.04 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 991 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 994 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,762 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,909 ft
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Description of the walk

Park in the church car park or in a public car park about a hundred metres away.

(S/E) With the church on your right, head east along Rue des Fontaines.

(1) Turn left, passing the Chapelle Saint-Claude and the cemetery on theGRP® Tour de la Montagne du Lure trail, marked with yellow and red signs. Follow the markings to the Colet du Champon.

(2) Leave the marked trail and head down to the right via La Combe until you reach a crossroads.

(3) Take the path opposite towards Bouiron. The hamlet is a few hundred metres beyond a ford.

(4) Go straight on at the junction and follow the road to a T-junction shaped like an inverted Y.

(5) Take the sharp left-hand bend and head for Les Bisques.

(6) Carry on straight ahead towards Ongles. Stay on the same road, ignoring any roads joining from the left, and enter the village.

(7) Turn right towards the church. Ride past it on your right, then carry on straight ahead until you reach the Verdets junction.

(8) Turn right and head for the D951.

(9) Cross the road carefully and take the path opposite. Keep going in the same direction, cross the Ruisseau de Jaïncel and continue to the D950.

(10) Cross carefully and continue along the path opposite towards Château d’Alliance.

(11) The path becomes rocky for a few hundred metres and reaches a junction where you should turn right to rejoin theGRP® Tour de la Montagne de Lure trail.

(12) Turn right and join the D950.

(13) Cross the road carefully and head straight on towards Seygne, then Curel.

(14) Turn left. Pass Les Ganas and then Les Taillas, then turn right, following the signposts to reach the D12 at Combe Crue.

(15) Cross the D12 and stay on the GRP®. Further on, rejoin the D12 and follow it to the right towards Lardiers.

(1) Keep left to reach the church car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 2,536 ft - Church car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.08 - alt. 2,526 ft - Junction of the circular loop
  3. 2 : mi 0.87 - alt. 2,753 ft - Small pass of Champon
  4. 3 : mi 1.66 - alt. 2,408 ft - Crossroads
  5. 4 : mi 2.67 - alt. 2,172 ft - Bouiron
  6. 5 : mi 2.96 - alt. 2,067 ft - Hairpin bend to the left
  7. 6 : mi 3.38 - alt. 2,060 ft - Les Bisques
  8. 7 : mi 3.98 - alt. 2,024 ft - Ongles
  9. 8 : mi 4.33 - alt. 1,936 ft - Les Verdets
  10. 9 : mi 4.86 - alt. 1,991 ft - D951 road
  11. 10 : mi 5.55 - alt. 1,972 ft - D950 road
  12. 11 : mi 6.03 - alt. 2,090 ft - Rocky stretch
  13. 12 : mi 6.68 - alt. 2,185 ft - GRP°°®°° junction, turn right
  14. 13 : mi 7.13 - alt. 2,172 ft - D950 road
  15. 14 : mi 8.31 - alt. 2,093 ft - Curel
  16. 15 : mi 9.47 - alt. 2,198 ft - Combe Crue
  17. S/E : mi 11.04 - alt. 2,536 ft - Church car park

Notes

Bar and restaurant in Ongles.

Worth a visit

You can visit the abandoned old village of Ongles (marked as ‘Vière’ on the IGN map) via the path opposite the Écomusée: allow half an hour for the return journey.

(14) From Curel, you can visit the Rocher d’Ongles, which is less than 500 metres away.

You may spot does and/or stags whilst crossing the Pré Fourcat between late September and late October. A doe crossed the path in front of me shortly after the Château d’Alliance.

There is a beautiful covered wash house near the war memorial in Lardiers.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 2 reviews
Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
CACHIA
CACHIA

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Part of the walk completed. Quite interesting: woodland, fields of lavender, a few lovely views of the villages and hamlets. A beautiful wash house fountain in Lardiers.

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manonroro
manonroro

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy and very pleasant walk. Perhaps a bit too much tarmac…

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