Crête de Taillade and Rocher du Causse - Cazevieille

This long walk along the ridges overlooking the Claret wine-growing plain takes you to the Rocher du Causse oppidum, via a succession of magnificent viewpoints.

An exceptional site.

On this walk in the Clarets, discover the richness of the region's geological heritage and the diversity of its natural environments.

You'll reach the Rocher du Causse viewpoint: an orientation table will help you admire the plain as far as the eye can see.
An archaeological site can also be seen on site: explanatory panels tell you all you need to know about this discovery from the Copper Age.

Path on the right

Turn right at an olive grove. The stony path continues through the land of the Patus du Bois des Rabassières, between low walls and old cultivated plots, and joins the DFCI F40 track. Follow it to the left and go through a gate. Go right, passing a DFCI tank. Continue uphill to Matte de Maurice.

Turn left.

Turn left and continue uphill, passing a vineyard and a balcony. At the Caladas fork, go left for 80 m.

A panoramic view.

Go up to the right and climb two hills (from the Tout Auras ridge, there is a view to the right of Mont Saint-Jean and the Aigoual massif, and to the left of Claret and the Pic Saint-Loup).

Continue along the Taillade ridge (on the right, capitelle and shepherd's turret), through evergreen and white oaks and reach a crossroads.

It's time to set off again.

Continue straight ahead on the wide ridge track. After 350 m, take a path on the left (650 m from the junction, note a buried cistern). Rejoin the track and reach the D107. Cross the road and take the right-hand track around Grand Puech to rejoin the D107E4.

Follow the path...

Opposite, take a path through the moorland (follow the signs), passing along the edge of the Cougnets retreat. Continue between the oaks and box trees. The path becomes a track and comes to a crossroads.

Turn left onto the track, passing the Espinas pond. The path crosses two low walls. After the second low wall, Les Clapasses (possibility of shortening the circuit to 17.5 km, by continuing straight ahead to Pas du Renard on the GR® de Pays, yellow-red markings), turn right and walk past a lavogne (pond). Turn right and walk past a lavogne (pond). Go around the Mas Neuf buildings to the right (follow the signs).

Passage on the GR® de Pays.

Go left up onto the plateau. Continue to the right to reach the Rocher du Causse lookout: theme panels, landscape interpretation table (360° view: from right to left, the Hortus and Pic Saint-Loup, Canigou in the background, the sea, Mont Ventoux, Mont Lozère, Mont Aigoual, Roc Blanc and Séranne). Go down to the right, leave the enclosure and take a path winding along the edge of the plateau (take care around the cliffs).

Back to Claret

Turn right onto a track descending into the Pas du Renard fault (take care). Continue along a gullied path above the Gratet ravine, between oaks and pines. Further down, pass between two vineyards and continue on the tarmac path to the hamlet of Le Bouyssier.

At the hydrant, turn left (Chemin du Bouyssier) and cross a ford. Turn right, then right again into Avenue des Embruscalles. 100m further on, turn right onto chemin du Mas Blanc. Turn left into chemin des Charettes (distillery producing Cade oil).

Take the Rue du Camp Rouge on the left to reach the car park.

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