Distance: 11,9 km
Duration (average) : 03:00pm
Level: Easy
Elevation: 320 D +
Departure: DAVEJEAN
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Ranking & labels
- PDESI
- PDIPR
Your itinerary
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Step 1
From the stone stele, take D10 leading to the Col du Prat. The Pech de la tuilerie, near the D10, is a former quarry site used for the manufacture of tiles and other coarse pottery.
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Step 2
From the Col du Prat, take the path to the left, then the trail to the right, which joins the road higher up. You're in an oak undergrowth bordering a plot of land that's often fallow. Continue for 155m on the D410.
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Step 3
Turn right onto the old Dernacueillette road. You'll reach a small pass overlooking the Maisons valley. Join the D10. Pass the mill (now private) with its spillway and two millstones.
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Step 4
Turn right onto a path. The Lavalette site, a "geological jostle," features a large cliff with red and black veins. Protected by holm oaks and boxwood, ancient cavities once served as shelters for humans. Go back up along the stream to a track.
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Step 5
Take a single-track path slightly to the left. This path offers a view of the village before rejoining the carriage track. The Col d'En Jaune is 400m away.
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Step 6
A round trip of approximately 850m allows you to reach this ochre mineral point which, from its height of 527m, dominates the Davejean depression. Returning to the Col d'En Jaune, two choices are available to you: - The direct return by an old track leading to the village (route From rocks to Dolmen Small loop) - The large loop which leads to the dolmen then to an old communal marker before returning to the village (7)
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Step 7
Returning to the intersection, take the track on the left (follow the sign "Return to village via dolmen 5.6 km") for 400m. Slightly before the turn to the right, the path offers a beautiful view of the village.
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Step 8
Continue along the trail, following the markings for 1.8 km. Throughout this section, you can see Pech Bugarach, Mount Tauch, and even Mount Canigou! At the end of this distance, you will find a sign indicating a 150 m round trip to the dolmen.
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Step 9
The rest of the hike requires you to retrace your steps to the directional sign (Footpath) indicating you to take the single track. The latter plunges into the vegetation, then a scrubland, then pastures and finally joins a track leading to the D139 (between Laroque de Fa and Davejean). During the descent, you can make out the first massifs including the Roc du Nitable (the village of Termes and its castle are behind).
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Step 10
Once on the departmental road, turn left and follow the road for 160m (towards Laroque de Fa). The path then takes a few steps on the right to plunge back into the vegetation. The trees are taller. Here we are following the municipal boundary between Laroque de Fa and Davejean. A historical marker is marked by a cross pattée engraved on a stone.
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Step 11
Very quickly, the trail returns to a slightly more open path. This is the old road between Davejean and Laroque de Fa. This entire area was once cultivated, and this path also provided access. Follow this path for about 1 km.
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Step 12
The path leads to a track. Turn right and follow the vineyards until you reach the D139.
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Step 13
The route then runs along the departmental road towards the village for around a hundred meters then crosses a cedar wood.
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Step 14
The village is not far away. As you leave the wooded area, turn right and return to the village.
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Step 15
Cross the "town hall square" and take "flower street". At the next intersection, the signage finally leads us via "post office street" to the POM's (multi-service point), a veritable little concentration of public utility services for the town's residents, then to the Saint Saturnin church.
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Step 16
You will return to the starting point by retracing your steps along the same street and then towards Félines Termenès.
Be careful, the fire risk is often high, especially in summer, and can lead to flower bed closures. Find out before you go consulting the fire risk map for outdoor activities.
Fires strictly prohibited. Do not smoke and never throw cigarette butts in nature. Fires are numerous and catastrophic in our region. In the event of a fire or accident: give alert 18 or 112 from a cell phone.
Protect yourself from the sun and take enough water with you.
Avoid picking flowers and plants. Take all your trash. Close fences and keep dogs on a leash in pasture areas, villages and protected areas.
Mountain bike routes: the routes are often shared with hikers or other users (cars, tractors, etc.). Be careful and always anticipate that a pedestrian may be present around a bend to have time to brake if necessary. Pedestrians have priority in principle, slow down at crossings or stop if the configuration of the terrain requires you to do so.
Thank you and happy hiking!
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