La Coste to La Pomarede.

A rainy walk today, just getting some fresh air and exercising Phoebe. It rained all morning but as forecast it's not now that we are back home. La Coste to La Pomarede and back along the lower balcony of the Caroux. 7km, 1.30-2 H easy walking. Parking in La Coste and following yellow signs towards St Martin de L'Arcon along a small concrete track, through mostly disused vineyards and normally wonderful views of the valley and mountains. But not today, although it was pretty dramatic watching the swirling clouds around the Caroux. Continue on this track through chestnut woods and up to the road. Turn right and then left at the Mairie. Towards the pretty church (Blue markers). Keep on this little track to reach La Pomarede and then return the same way to reach the Mairie in St Martin. Turn right and keep on the upper track above the road, following the blue markers. On a bend you will see a tiny left turn between a stone wall down into a tiny stone path. This is very small path behind the houses. The tiny old path (blue markers)finally comes out in the village where you pass under a few lovely arches and then turn left to return to the road. Now turn right and head for a small path that goes left down between the houses on the corner. The little stone path twists it's way down to join the concrete track where you rejoin the yellow markers and turn right to return to La coste. We saw a little red squirrel but Phoebe took a fancy to him and he took refuge in the trees, so no Photo's of him.