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This route, published in the Tarn guidebooks, is marked in yellow and supported by country signs. I suggest you do it in the opposite direction to that given in the guidebooks, as that is how I did it.
Park in the car park opposite the town hall.
GR®36red and white markings
(S/E) With your back to the car park and facing the town hall, turn left onto the main street. Stay on the road until you reach the end. At the end, turn right onto the path. At the fork, take the left-hand path, which crosses a ford further on before ending at the D53.
(1) At the road, turn left. At the fork, follow the D79 to the left. Pass the cemetery and its access road. At the next crossroads, take the track on the right. From here, there is a long descent to Saint-Jean de Jeannes, with a break around the lake and the Septvals campsite. The track winds through the woods to reach the D53. Cross the departmental road and walk about 50m to the right to continue on the path to the left. Pass in front of Lestelle.
(2) At the clearing, head diagonally to the right across the grassy area. The path leads to the lake, which you go around on the right.
YellowPR® le Chevreuil markings
(3) At the T-junction with the D53, turn right. From this point, the route leaves theGR®36and rejoins the Chevreuil markings but in the opposite direction. Walk along the road to the bridge at the entrance to St-Jean de Jeannes. Do not cross the bridge, but turn left between the house with the Virgin Mary on the left and the wash house on the right (towards La Ragnié). After the house in the bend, take the first path on the left. It is a long climb to Plagnes.
(4) At the fork, take the left path (the path is not shown on the IGN map but exists on the ground). It heads north and then, after about 350m, turns sharply to the right and continues to the road between La Baraque and Plagnes. At the road, turn left to reach Plagnes. Stay on the main street, which curves to the left and then turns right. At the D79, turn left and walk along the departmental road for about 900m.
(5) Turn right onto a pretty tree-lined path (not shown on the IGN map). Further on, it crosses a branch of the Roumignane stream before running alongside a reservoir of the same name. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead to reach Connac.
(6) Turn left to enter Connac. Cross the village, keeping to the left until you have completely left it. Do not walk alongside the industrial building, but take the other path away from it.
(7) At the fork, take the left-hand branch. Cross the Roumignane stream. Follow the track, which first turns right then left before continuing straight on until you arrive in front of the Paulinetoise cheese dairy in Paulinet. Turn right to return to the Town Hall and the car park (A/D).
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