La Borie Basse, Colombieres-sur-orb

La Borie Basse. 6km, 2H no markers. Easy. This is a lovely varied walk with wonderful views of the Caroux and Orb valley. It uses tracks through forest, vineyards and olive groves, old drailles and finally the Greenway. Start by parking at the parking/picnic area for the Chapel of St Colombe on the D908. This is how we did the walk, but it's a reverse of the one in French below.

Start by taking the track sign posted Sevirac to the left of the chapel and continue up past a stone shelter and two small cabins. The views across to the Caroux and the Gorge de Colombieres are wonderful here. Now turn right and walk across a lovely olive grove. The track keeps going up now through chestnut woods.

Keep to the main track as it crosses a small draille leading up into the mountains. Soon you will cross a small stream and the track now contours around the hill, keep right here at Le Pio (the left track goes up to le Vernet). Now the track descends through lovely pine woods, scented by last nights storm and fresh in the morning's breeze.

The last part of the walk now continues to descend, but by way of an old draille with high sides. These were used many years ago to prevent cattle and sheep entering the crops as they were taken up to the higher pastures, no longer used for this purpose they still look very beautiful. You will soon arrive at the little hamlet of La Borie Basse, where you head through the middle of the houses observing the crosses atop the first building.

Now continue on the track past the vineyard and one more house and you will see a bridge below marking the start of the greenway/piste vert section.

eave the track at a right turn before the bridge and continue on this until it meets the greenway where the main road is crossed.

Now continue on the Greenway for sometime and take the GRP path (yellow/red markers) to your right up the car parking area at the Chapel St Colombe. Enjoy the walk, it's now become a favourite of ours. 

La Borie Basse, Colombieres sur orb.

La Borie Basse, from the chapel of St Colombe near Colombieres sur orb. A lovely easy walk, 6km, 2 hours, no waymarkers. The walk takes the little lane to the north of the large parking area. It climbs a short way with lovely views of the Caroux and Madale gorge, before turning right and taking a level track through woodland. The track then decends through pines and down a lovely old drail. Pass through La Borie Basse and through the vines to reach the voie verte.Just before the bridge take the concrete track to your right and continue to reach the Voie Verte at the main road. Continue on the Voie verte to reach the GR yellow/red on your right. It's difficult to spot so keep a look out for it, you will soon be back at the car parking area.

La Borie Basse, Colombieres-sur-orb, Herault. 34390

La Borie Basse. A lovely walk with beautiful views of the Caroux, Avant Monts and the Orb Valley. It's an easy walk taking about 2 hours/6km. No markings but no problem either. The walk starts at the parking area next to the little chapel of St Colombe on the D908 near Colombieres-sur-orb. It then takes the little road up hill beside the chapel that leads to Servirac, before reaching the hamlet take the right turn and then keep right through the woods. As the track takes a wide turn be careful to stay on this track and not the little footpath that continues uphill. The track contours across the hills with views down into the valley. After a small property in the woods on your left the track splits - take the right track downhill through the pines. The pines smell wonderful here. The track passes a tiny cottage and here you can enjoy the beautiful old stone walls of the sheep drove. Go through the hamlet of Borie Basse and continue to a turn before the railway arch. Take this little track to right, it keep above the voie verte until it reaches the road where you cross the D908 to continue on the voie verte until you reach the PR yellow/red marked path near where the wall rises to your right. Be careful to watch out for this little path. There is an X to mark that you have gone to far but if you reach the tunnel, you will know that you have. The car park and picnic area is at the top of the path. http://www.randodoc.com/?page_id=21042

La Borie Basse, Colombieres- sur-Orb.

La Borie Basse. 6km, 2H no markers. Easy. My last walk in the Languedoc before returning to the UK tonight. 

This is a lovely varied walk with wonderful views of the Caroux and Orb valley. It uses tracks through forest, vineyards and olive groves, old drailles and finally the Greenway. 

Start by parking at the parking/picnic area for the Chapel Of st Colombe on the D908. This is how we did the walk, but it's a reverse of the one in French below. Start by taking the track sign posted Sevirac to the left of the chapel and continue up past a stone shelter and two small cabins. 

The views across to the Caroux and the Gorge de Colombieres are wonderful here. Now turn right and walk across a lovely olive grove. The track keeps going up now through chestnut woods. 

Keep to the main track as it crosses a small draille leading up into the mountains. Soon you will cross a small stream and the track now contours around the hill (it was here that we met a family walking with donkeys on their holiday), keep right here at Le Pio (the left track goes up to le Vernet). 

Now the track descends through lovely pine woods, scented by the warm November sunshine. 

The last part of the walk now continues to descend, but by way of an old draille with high sides. These were used many years ago to prevent cattle and sheep entering the crops as they were taken up to the higher pastures, no longer used for this purpose they still look very beautiful. 

You will soon arrive at the little hamlet of La Borie Basse, where you head through the middle of the houses observing the crosses atop the first building. 

Now continue on the track past the vineyard and one more house and you will see a bridge below marking the start of the greenway/piste verte section. Leave the track at a right turn before the bridge and continue on this until it meets the greenway where the main road is crossed. 

Now continue on the Greenway for sometime and take the GRP path (yellow/red markers) to your right up the car parking area at the Chapel St Colombe. Enjoy the walk, we thought it was lovely.

La Borie Basse, Colombieres-sur Orb.

La Borie Basse. 6km, 2H no markers. Easy. This is a lovely varied walk with wonderful views of the Caroux and Orb valley. It uses tracks through forest, vineyards and olive groves, old drailles and finally the Greenway. Start by parking at the parking/picnic area for the Chapel of St Colombe on the D908. This is how we did the walk, but it's a reverse of the one in French below.

Start by taking the track sign posted Sevirac to the left of the chapel and continue up past a stone shelter and two small cabins. The views across to the Caroux and the Gorge de Colombieres are wonderful here. Now turn right and walk across a lovely olive grove. The track keeps going up now through chestnut woods.

Keep to the main track as it crosses a small draille leading up into the mountains. Soon you will cross a small stream and the track now contours around the hill (it was here that we met a family walking with donkeys on their holiday), keep right here at Le Pio (the left track goes up to le Vernet). Now the track descends through lovely pine woods, scented but last nights storm and fresh in the morning's breeze.

The last part of the walk now continues to descend, but by way of an old draille with high sides. These were used many years ago to prevent cattle and sheep entering the crops as they were taken up to the higher pastures, no longer used for this purpose they still look very beautiful. You will soon arrive at the little hamlet of La Borie Basse, where you head through the middle of the houses observing the crosses atop the first building.

Now continue on the track past the vineyard and one more house and you will see a bridge below marking the start of the greenway/piste vert section.

Leave the track at a right turn before the bridge and continue on this until it meets the greenway where the main road is crossed.

Now continue on the Greenway for sometime and take the GRP path (yellow/red markers) to your right up the car parking area at the Chapel St Colombe. Enjoy the walk, we thought it was lovely.