You will see the walk signs in the parking area and a painted building opposite will a picture of Saint-Baulery from the vineyards below. Now walk up the D36 past the cemetery and turn right at the first track. Soon you will see a little path ahead of you going up a scrubby slope.
This part of the walk is a little overgrown with brambles at the moment but not to the point where you can't pass though. The blackberries on this walk were amazing and we picked two huge bag fulls. There is also a bike track here if you like biking.
Once up onto the plateau the walking is easy. Turn right onto a wide track and follow it down to a dip where you will pass two old stone buildings. The track now bear to your left at a fork and you go down until you take a turn to the left once again. Now uphill through more vineyards and scrub until the track bears to your left again at another junction.
Soon you will come to a high point of the walk where you have fantastic views to the south of the Pyrenees and to the north on the opposite side of the summit to the Caroux. Now the track goes down past more vineyards and trees until it reaches a pine topped hill where you will find the little chapel and chateau ruins just past the next left turn (so don't turn off here yet or you will miss the fantastic ruins and views across the valley).
The chapel is 12th C and the chateau is 14th C. A great place to wander among the ruins and pines. Now go back down to your turn which will now be to your right and go for some time along the little ridge, lined by pine trees until you reach a small picnic area.
Just past the picnic area you will see a small stone cairn, this is where you turn right to return down the light path back to the track and left along the road to the car park. If you want to you may like to turn right after the cemetery and return through the little streets which are quite pretty.
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