Mount Liausson. 7km 3H. Medium. Yellow markers and easy to
follow. This is a walk of pure joy, a delicious mix of village, lake views,
woodland and ridge walking. The views are so extensive, it's like you are on
the top of the world.
A stunning view of Moureze on on side and beautiful Lac
Salagou on the other. Here you can see the coastal plain, Pic Vissou, over to
Pic saint Baudille and even down to the Pyrenees on a clear day.. Wonderful.
And the colour is just amazing. Yellows, greens, blues and the reds and greys
of the rocks. Just lovely.
The walk starts from the little village of Liausson, where
you will find parking in the centre. Turn right and walk a little way down the
road (follow the yellow markers all the way) until you come to a left turn.
Take this small road which soon turns into a track at the next left turn. The
path becomes smaller and steeper as it twists up to the col.
At the col you
will find a junction of paths, where the route to the top merges with that of
the one coming up from Moureze. Turn left at this col and take the little path
that rises steeply to the ridge. Here the route is shared with yellow, green
and blue markers but keep to the yellow ones. The ridge is your prize for
getting to the top. Views to the north of the lake and to the south of the
cirque de moureze.
Continue on this path to the end of the ridge, soon the path
will start to descend a little and the blue path will leave to the right. Keep
going straight on and you will see that the path starts to descend and curve
towards the lake once again.
It's quite a steep path down but with beautiful
views and wonderful flowers all the time. (You can leave the track on the left
to see a large monolith if you wish). Keep on the track down to join the road
in the village once again. Turn left and return to the car park.
There appeared to be an auberge in the village, but I would
take your own picnic if you can as it didn't look very open. Enjoy this
beautiful walk.
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