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Beautiful walk which is neither sheltered from the wind nor the sun. Rather steep climb on the first kilometer and smoothed over the next two. Signs in raw wood, hollow, indicating "Circuit Saint-Roch" will guide you all along, even if they are not very visible or legible ... Since October 15, 2018 and the floods a lot of land has been removed from the paths and many of them became very stony and rocky. But the circuit remains entirely feasible.
The large car park is located at the bottom of the village, to the east, at the start of the Moussoulens road.
(D/A) A road runs along the car park, itself bordered by a high stone wall. Take this road to the left and walk along the wall all the way.
This road climbs quite steeply. Follow it to a path that climbs to the left and is signposted "Circuit Saint-Roch".
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(1) Take this path which goes up to the Saint-Roch chapel. Pass in front of the chapel and on the right go down by a motorable lane which, after two hairpin bends, will bring you back to the road. At this point, the tar gives way to a carriageway but stony. Take it to the left and climb slowly towards the plateau in the middle of low vegetation of boxwood and Kermes oaks.
(2) At this junction, abandon the main track for the left track. Continue this path until you enter the forest. Arrived on an asphalt road, take it on the right. After about 300m join the D148.
(3) Take the road on the left. After a few hundred meters, pay attention to the wooden sign on your left, which indicates the path to take.
(4) Be careful, the first meters of the path descend steeply and are covered with rolling stones underfoot. Arrived on a scree, continue straight ahead and go down into the field on the left to cross the few meters which will bring you to a motorable lane. Continue this road until you find the D148 which you take on the left. Go down to the village and walk along a large wall of rectangular rocks.
(5) Immediately after this wall cross the field which is on your left in the direction of the cars that you can see. Arrive at the car park (D/A).
Points de passage :
D/A
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km 0 - alt.
149m - Parking at the bottom of
the village
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: km 0.92 - alt. 220m - Sign "Circuit Saint-Roch"
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: km 2.65 - alt. 275m - Left at the junction
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: km 4.38 - alt. 286m - Road on the left
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: km 4.75 - alt. 269m - Stony path to the left of the road
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: km 6.05 - alt. 170m - Crossing the field towards the cars
D/A
: km 6.18 - alt. 155m - Parking at the bottom of the village
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- Distance
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6,2 km
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- Mini Altitude
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149 meter
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- Departure
- Montolieu |
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- Type
- Loop
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- Max Altitude
- 313 meter
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- Vertical drop
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191 meter |
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- Duration
- 2
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Hours
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- Markup
- Yes
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- IGN reference
- 2345O
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- Difficulty
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Easy
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- Coordinates
- N 43.307197° / E 2.218964°
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Opening
Sentier Montolieu et la
Chapelle Saint-Roch:
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01 january to 31
december
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