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Departure from the Briatexte Town Hall car park. The car park is located just behind the war memorial.
The route is clearly marked in yellow with additional country signs.
N.B. Here I suggest a short loop for a winter outing.
Yellow markings
(S/E) With your back to the car park and war memorial, cross Rue de la Mairie and head towards Place à Couverts (market square). Admire the architecture of the square and its old medieval houses. Walk along the square under the half-timbered houses and pass in front of the ovoid stone sculpture. At the corner of the square, turn left into Rue du Château and then continue along Rue du Théron. At the end of the latter, take a sharp right turn to descend towards the Dadou. As you pass, admire the beautiful mansion in front of the Dadou before taking the grassy path up to the left between the pillars of an old ruined aqueduct. The path ends on tarmac and on Avenue Saint-Paul.
(1) At the main street, turn right. At the small roundabout, cross Rue de Saint-Gauzens and take Route de Saint-Martin opposite. At the next crossroads, take the cul-de-sac on the left. At the end of the cul-de-sac, take the path on the left. The wide grassy track climbs up to the first plateau and ends on the tarmac road in front of La Fédal. Continue to the departmental road, ignoring the roads on the right.
(2) Cross the D14 and climb towards Puech del-Fi, then past Puech de Faux, staying on the road. This is the longest stretch of tarmac.
(3) At this point, there is a junction of several paths and the option to shorten this loop. This is the choice made in this description. Go left and then immediately right onto a wide gravel path. Ignore the two roads leading off to the left.
(4) At the third road crossing, cross over and take the grassy path opposite. The path crosses vineyards and continues generally northwards. Further on, the grassy path gives way to a wide stony track that descends towards La Gasconne.
(5) At the metal cross near La Gasconne, leave it on your left and continue straight ahead until you reach a house at the edge of a crossroads.
(6) At the crossroads, leave the house behind you and turn left. The road passes En Ségur and leads to the farm of La Borie Blanche (ignore all turnings on the right and left). At the fork in front of La Borie Blanche, turn left and walk to the Cabanes road, which crosses at a T-junction.
(7) Turn right to reach the centre of Briatexte. At the crossroads at the entrance to the village, continue straight ahead to find the car park 50 metres further on, on the left (S/E).
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