Caroux walk from Mons.

A walk from the gorge d'heric up to the Refuge de Font Salesse and back via Heric to the car park. Start in the Car park. Allow 6 hours. Grade D. 13km. Go up to the pont des soupirs (the small foot bridge when you first come into the gorge). Cross and take the footpath to the left. Its a steep path and requires effort and caution. This path has red/yellow and yellow markers. At the col de Bartouyre you pass through some cool woods before coming out on to a view point. After one switch back you come to a junction. (The yellow path goes down to your right, the yellow/red to the right too). Take the red spotted trail to the left . This continues to wind up over the rocky mountainside until you reach a small beach wood at the top. Here you will find the Refuge de Font Salesse, a small hut for protection in bad weather. There is a picnic area under the trees here go to the left of the hut and keep following the red/white or yellow markers until you come to a junction of paths. leave the main path turning left and follow the occasional orange triangle until you see some rocks and a small path leading down to the GR7. Turn left onto the GR7 red/white markers, follow the path down through the woods to Heric( this path becomes a little broken and difficult near Heric). Before the hamlet take the main track down the gorge back to the car park. Its a long way down.