Circuit- Du Prieure au Castelles d'Olargues-le-Vieux

Circuit- Du Prieure au Castelles d'Olargues-le-Vieux. 6km, 2 hours.Lovely views throughout on this walk. No colour markers on most of the walk, just little white signs, blue markers up to the ruins. Park at the voie verte parking just before the St Julien turn off. There is a pretty vineyard building with a round tower that marks the entrance to the little road. Go over the voie verte and park in the new parking area next to it. Now turn left and walk up the hill to the road, turn right onto it and then left onto the little road up to the prieure. Pretty spot here and a lovely place for a picnic in the shade (picnic table). Continue on the little road to reach the road that goes up to Les Castagnes but just cross the road and take the track to your right which passes an equestrian centre. The is a little stream here for dogs to enjoy. Turn left onto the road then switchbacking right to reach the hamlet of Les Horts. Go through the pretty hamlet and continue up the hill on the track. After the switchback (ruins of an old house or chapel on the corner) turn right following blue markers up the rocky path. This part is quite scambly but easy to follow. At the first lot of ruins I lost the markers and could only find orange ones down the otherside so not sure how you reached the higher ones. Great views up here. Now return to Les Horts on the same route and take the track to your right which continues down the hill past a pretty chalet. Turn right and left onto the road. At the bridge take the little route on your right to reach the voie verte then turn right onto it and about 50 yards further you will see the cars.