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Head to Le Revest-les-Eaux and park in the large car park on Place Jean Moulin.
(S/E) Leave the car park via the car exit and turn left onto the Traverse de la Luzerne.
(1) At the end, turn right and you’ll immediately come to another junction.
(2) Turn left onto Chemin des Châteaux d’Eau. Head uphill and, after about 250 m, turn right onto the Montée du Pigeonnier, which begins with a concrete ramp and continues as a very steep flight of steps – initially fitted with an iron handrail – before becoming a path that first runs alongside the gate of a property directly overlooked by the dovecote perched on its monumental rock.
The path then joins a deeply rutted track; take this to the right to reach the dovecote, perched on an enormous, ball-shaped sandstone rock. Warning: this rock is dangerous, as there are no guardrails: do not venture to the edge, and do not attempt to walk round the dovecote. Enjoy the view with caution and vigilance. Head back up the track until you reach a track in good condition.
(3) Turn right onto this track, which runs almost horizontally towards the north-east. Initially in good condition, this track gradually becomes rutted and impassable even for a 4x4. Continue along it until you run alongside an old quarry. You’ll come out onto a road.
(4) Follow this road northwards. After a few dozen metres, leave the road and turn left to walk alongside a handball pitch on your left (GR®® red and white markings). Walk round the handball pitch to locate the start ofthe GR®® trail, which heads towards the Siou Blanc. Return to the road.
(4) Follow the road to the right and, after about fifty metres, turn left to follow theGR®® towards the village. Join the road you left earlier and follow it to the left until you reach a junction you passed on the way there.
(2) Carry on straight ahead.
(1) Cross Rue de la Luzerne on the left-hand side and carry on straight ahead. Walk past the town hall and turn left onto the Allée de la Libération, lined with plane trees, until you reach the church. Walk up this street and along Rue de la Paix, then turn right onto Rue Jean Aicard, Rue Lazare Carnot, and finally Rue de la Tour. Following the route by eye, still heading uphill, you’ll reach the medieval tower, which you can access here via a covered passageway.
From the esplanade surrounding this tower—now used as a belfry (a bell in a campanile strikes the hours at its summit)—you can enjoy a panoramic view of the whole village, the lake, and to the east, the Tourravelle estate, Mont Combes, the Ragas ravine, and so on.
Head back down via Rue de la Tour, Rue Carnot and Rue de la Paix, or follow any other route through the village’s narrow streets, which are well worth exploring. Make your way to Boulevard de l’Égalité, then to the car park at Place Jean Moulin (S/E).
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