Roc de la Truque

The route starts near the Cauquenas bread oven.

(S/E) Head towards the centre, towards the oven. At the bread oven, turn left onto the track between the farm buildings and sheds and climb up to the Col du Roc de la Truque.

(1) Then follow the track to the right and head for the hamlet of Mazel-Bouissy. Keep left twice, then turn right. Continue in this direction until you reach Mazel-Bouissy.

(2) In the hamlet, go up the small street on the left, just after a stone cross, and join a wider track. Then turn left, then right, then right again. Continue uphill to the next junction (elevation 905).

(3) Turn left, then right at the fork. At the top of the hill, at elevation 939, continue straight ahead, due south. Keep going until you reach the hamlet of Les Cayroux.

(4) Turn right onto the road, then keep left twice. Carry on in the same direction until you reach the first track on the left (Terres Rouges).

(5) Carry on straight ahead to the Clapas de la Truque.

(6) Return to the previous junction.

(5) Turn right. At the second junction, turn left. Ignore a track on the left and continue along the drovers' road leading up towards Cauquenas. Carry on straight ahead at the next four crossroads. You’ll come to a fifth.

(7) Turn right, then left. Walk through the hamlet, and at the road, turn left to reach the car park. (S/E)

Access:
From La Malène, take the D43 towards La Canourgue, then take the first road on the left towards Cauquenas

Car park:
Car park near the bread oven

Tips:
The path offers little shade. Make sure your kit is suitable for the day’s weather conditions. Remember that the weather can change quickly in the mountains. Remember to bring plenty of water, suitable footwear and a hat. Please close any gates and fences behind you.

Le Mazel Bouissy
Here, as elsewhere on the Sauveterre plateau, in the early 19th century, priority was given to milk production, driven by the Roquefort cheese-making companies. Dairies were established, the causses switched to dairy farming, and the Lacaune breed became the dominant one. On the Causses de Sauveterre, the Massegros cheese dairy is a large dairy specialising in sheep’s milk. Its signature cheese is the “Salaki”.

Clapas de la Truque
Apart from the wild panorama of the Tarn Gorges, the Roc des Hourtous and the Cirque des Baumes, the place is notable for an unusual event that took place in the past.” “In 1990, you wouldn’t have been able to get near the Roc de la Truque; hundreds of cars were parked here, and the same was true opposite, at the Roc des Hourtous. A rope had been stretched between the two rocks, spanning 1,000 metres. The tightrope walker Henry achieved the feat of crossing the distance on the rope.”