Les Palombieres de St Pons

At it was our vet visit this afternoon we planned to walk at St Pons. A new walk for today. Les Palombieres de St Pons.The yellow route is 5 km 2h. but we did a slightly different older route that was marked blue 4.5km 1h30. It's an easy walk but with a steady climb up the hill to reach the flat top of the hill that sits above the north of the town. The walk starts by parking near to the roundabout next to the cinema and walking up the road past the bakers, the children's playground and the fire station. If you decide to stick to the newer yellow route, this turns off to the left. Our route turns right and bears left then right just before the last house onto a little stoney track with a high stone wall. At the top it bears left and then turns right to join the yellow route (there is also a longer orange route up there too that takes 2h30 and is 7km). Our route now turns left on this lovely track with delightful views of the Espinouse and Caroux. Further along the route turns to the right where the views are down the valley and then towards the town and the Avant Monts as it turns right once again. The little paths are quite delightful up here with lovely old stone walls. The route now reaches the houses once again where it turns left and goes down hill into the town. At the bottom of the road the route bears left and then turns right down a lane of lovely old buildings. Now the route turns left and right and onto the main road. St Pons is a lovely old town with castle walls and a very large old church which is well worth visiting.