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Park in the village square and church square in Lamanère.
(S/E) Head south, and you will immediately see a paved slanting street on the left with signposts for hikes. The Chemin des Tours de Cabrenç is signposted and marked in yellow. Climb through the village, where the houses gradually become more spread out, until you reach the last house in the hamlet of La Casanova and come out onto a track.
(1) Cross it and continue through the undergrowth on the path opposite. When you reach a track, follow it to the right, cross a gully and you will come to a fork in the tracks.
(2) Go up to the left and you will reach a new track leading to Mas des Estanouses, where there is a huge statue of a bull at the entrance.
(3) Then turn left onto the well-marked path. You will soon reach a track; follow it to the right. Continue to a dark pine forest where the path climbs steeply northwards. Follow the paths and tracks to thefirst tower, the Torre Alta de Cabrenç.
(4) Continue on theGRP® Tour du Canigou, marked in red and yellow, towards the ridges and thesecond andthird towers. Reach the orientation table at thethird tower.
(5) Descend eastwards towards the castle. Caution! The path is very steep and can be dangerous in bad weather. Reach the large meadow of Pla del Castell.
(6) Stay on theGRP® (marked on the map) for about 100 metres, then turn right and head for the Boix border pass, then the Llistanar pass.
(7) Continue downhill to reach a low point below Coll del Perer.
(8) Turn almost 180° to begin a short climb, then a longer descent to reach Pla del Llop, characterised by houses along the track.
(9) After the second house, take the track, leave it on the right to take the path and reach Capella Santa Cristina.
(10) Turn right, pass the sheep fence and continue along the yellow-marked trail. Continue downhill to reach the picnic area and car park at Lamanère (S/E).
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