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(S/E) Leave the car park and head towards the post office. Continue east and cross the bridge over the Neste d'Aure.
Take the Ilhet road to the entrance of the village. Head towards the church and continue along Rue du Montaut.
(1) Turn left onto Route des Tourtères. At the first hairpin bend, continue left along Chemin de Traoussère, heading straight north alongside the power line. Leave the path on the right (elevation 680).
(2) Join Route du Tous, follow to the right for 30 metres and turn left. Pass under the power line. Continue generally north. The path turns north-east.
(3) At Portaillet, the path climbs quite steeply for 250 m, then the ascent becomes less steep. Join a track and follow it to the left until you reach Crête de Coq at the hairpin bend.
(4) Follow the ridge line, first along the road and then along a path on the left (elevation 861), under the trees, heading east then south-east. This shaded path will take you up to an altitude of 1350 m. Following the ridge, you will cross the road twice until you reach elevation 1019.
(5) There, the path continues its climb south-east. You will then cross two paths, the first at an elevation of 1,146 metres and the second at an elevation of 1,240 metres. They are 300 metres apart.
(6) At this last crossroads, continue straight ahead, still heading south-east along the ridge until you reach the Collantigue hut.
(7) From the hut (elevation 1,461 metres), the most courageous hikers will have a 261-metre climb to reach the summit of Pic Montaut, which can be done in less than an hour's walk there and back.
(8) From the summit, they will rejoin the rest of the group at the pastoral hut to share a meal and take a well-deserved rest.
(7) Part of the return journey can be made along the track, rejoining the crossroads of the circular route.
(6) At the crossroads, turn left heading south until you reach the road. Then turn right and continue downhill towards the north-west.
(9) From the place called Stèle, head north-west for 300 m and follow the first hairpin bend on the left. This leads to Tourtères.
(10) Cross the road and continue along the path to the village of Ilhet after passing under the power line.
(1) From Ilhet, return to Sarrancolin and its village square by retracing your steps to the car park in Sarrancolin's central square (S/E).
Visorando member
Moderate 
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Easy 
