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Park in the car park by the old washhouse.
(S/E) Walk up Avenue des Corbières towards the village centre. After about 150 m, turn left up Rue du Foyer. You’ll arrive behind Saint-Mamès Church; go round it on the left.
With your back to the church entrance, take Rue du Centre opposite. Ignore all the adjacent streets and walk past the ruins of the old tower at No. 13. At the end, turn left into Rue de la Forge and immediately right into Boulevard de Ronde.
(1) At the end, turn 90° to the left and take Route de Ferrals. You will then walk alongside the gardens of the Joncasse stream on your right – so named because this area, where water was abundant, was once overgrown with ‘reeds’. After about 700 m, turn 90° to the right and leave the road. At the Fork in the road, head slightly to the left. Note on your left the reservoir that supplies the village with drinking water, followed by the municipal rubble tip, recognisable by its barrier. This is where the tarmac road ends.
(2) Ignore the path on the right and head north. After a right-hand bend, you’ll reach a junction on the edge of a vineyard. Turn left here. Follow the path as it bends to the right until you reach another junction. Turn left and you’ll reach another junction after about sixty metres.
(3) Then turn left. After 200 m, facing a dry-stone wall, turn right at a 90° angle to take the path leading uphill.
(4) Turn left and climb to the highest point of the walk. Head off to the right (north-north-west) and descend to reach the Roche Trouée.
To return, retrace your steps, pass the highest point again and head down to the left (due east) until you reach the junction you passed earlier.
(4) Turn left, heading due north, and follow a rocky, barely visible, descending path for about 230 m until you reach the iron cross.
(5) About ten metres further down is a track that is more or less passable by vehicle; turn right and follow it, ignoring the adjacent paths. At the end of this track, you’ll come to the tarmac road known as the “Ancien Chemin de Luc”. Turn right and follow this road due south; it’s partially shaded in the late afternoon. The heath is on your right and the vineyards on your left, all the way to the village.
(6) After fording the Joncasse stream, take the short, charming climb straight ahead – a narrow, shaded path between two gardens. You’ll emerge onto the Route de Ferrals; turn left and head straight down, ignoring the side streets, until you reach Avenue des Corbières. Follow this road to the car park. (S/E).
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