The Tall Trees Path
The hidden treasures of a quiet village
This diversified and pleasant path allows to understand
the village of Rouairoux identity : a hilly landscape , fields ,
conifer woods bordered with , chestnut-trees, nice rows of
beeches, kitchen-gardens surroundedwith stone walls , small
orchards with apple-trees, many streamlets along the slopes,
lovely rural hamlets, farm-buildings lost for agriculture but
having a new life with city-dwellers . And above all, far from
the busy road, in the valley, calm and peaceful.
Rouairoux
12 km - 4h
Elevation: 400m
By the way
Rouairoux in Occitan is Roairos, that means :’bois de
rouvres’=oak wood.
The small village of Rouairoux remained involved with religion. You will be able to see many Crosses and Calvaries
all along, which are on the processions ways. One of them
‘loucamis das morts’ (the deads’path), is an indication for
the time of the protestant reformation. In Lacabarède, the
catholic worship was forbidden, so the catholic inhabitants
were buried in Rouairoux. To avoid the protestant garrisons,
they used to go far away, cross the river Thoré and carry
the dead persons to the church by the deads’path (loucamis
das morts).
Acces: on the D612, in Lacabarède, take the
direction :Anglès/Rouairoux and stop at the carpark next to the ancient station on the right after
the bends.
Departure: From the car-park , go westwards on
the Green Way (la VoieVerte) for 2 kms. After 3
small houses on the left , go under the bridge, just
after, turn left and go up a small slope to reach
the bridge; go up the wood and follow the grass
path.
At Puech Fouyé, in front of the wash-house, go
on the left, you see houses, leave the road and
take the path on the right bordered with stones
and hollies. In front of the fence, turn right and go
up a steep path for 1 km. Join the crossroad, turn
left direction MasRedon ; pass the Calvary and
150m further, turn right on the path bordered with
hollies. At the crossroad, go straight on.
At the crossing, go straight on; the path goes
up gently; walk for 700m. At the crossing, go on
the right, the path is shared with cattle; go down
gently, cross the stream and go to the road.
On the road, go down on the right and straight
on. Go through the place ’Cavaillès’, pass the
bridge and 25m further, join the village by a small
sinuous concrete path on the left. Along the standing stones, straight to the ‘château de Caylus’.
Go on the alley to the D52, turn right, 100m
further, take the right again on the stone-path; go
down this path, pass next to the water-station;
100m further in the turning, go down straight on
the path along the field. When the path cross, go
down on the left; cross the small road and straight
on.
In front of the small house 40 on the Green Way
,turn left and join the starting point.