PR - 3 SITES : GROTTE, CHAPELLE ET FALAISE

PR9 - 12.5KM - Walking and hiking trail - Cave, Chapel and Cliff - Starting point : Car park of the school 32480 La Romieu To discover on the way - The Gardens of Coursiana: created in 1974 by Gilbert Cours-Darne, an eminent botanist who received in 1995 the Olivier de Serres prize (the highest distinction of the Academy of Agriculture), the Gardens of Coursiana compose, a plant group of any beauty. Today, Véronique and Arnaud Delannoy, the owners of the estate, invite you to discover the arboretum and its 700 rare species of trees and shrubs from the 5 continents, the English garden, its beds of plants and flowers with a heady bouquet, the garden of medicinal, aromatic and perfumed plants, the small family vegetable garden, for all nature lovers, whether curious or passionate. The Gardens of Coursiana were classified in June 2005 "Remarkable Garden" by the Ministry of Culture. - The pigeon houses of the Bois de la Ville: places where wood pigeons, known as palombes in the South-West, pass through on their migration over the Pyrenees. - The Chapel of Tressens (private). - Between the chapel and the DN166, cliffs and two sources in the rock. - The village of La Romieu: 14th century collegiate complex listed as a World Heritage Site by Unesco; The legend of the cats. THE ROUTE : Take the direction of the Jardins de Coursiana where you will find the GR65 (white and red markings) and take this path until the junction with the PR10 after entering the Bois de la Ville. Leave the PR10 and the GR65 on the right and continue straight on through the woods to reach a tarmac road. Turn right and go straight on until the next intersection just before the water tower and the Cavet Blanc cave. Follow the gravel path to the left, reach the chapel of Tressens and continue the path until a few meters after passing the place called Flages. Continue the path on the left following the rise until you reach the D166. Turn right following the direction of Sounet and take the grassy path to the valley Turn left up the steep slope. Continue to the left towards Hameau Le Cuq. Leave the tarmac track at a bend for a path, then a dirt track. Along a classic house, continue on the ridge and after two farms, emerge on the DN41 that will bring you back to La Romieu and your starting point.