Foot path of Saint-Igest
1 - SOME DIRECTIONS
Departure point: At the square on the right side of the church. There you can park your car. If there is no room, ask advice at one of the villagers. He will direct you to another spot.
Average duration : 4 hours
Distance : 10 Km
Map : I.G.N. N° 2441 West
 
2 - ROUTE DESCRIPTION
From the parking lot take the D184 direction Montclar for about 20 30 meters, then take the road on the right side direction "Mas". Arriving at "Mazet", take the community road leading to "Sajac" and take after 300 meters at the U turn a road leading to "La Graldié". At "La Graldié" follow the road up to the water reservoir "Puech". Continue until the road to "La Contié" and turn left.
After a couple of hundred meters you arrive at a junction to "La Roque" keep right on the road where you see a crucifix alongside the road. After 500 meters at a junction you take the road to the left and down where you start descending in the valley of the Tarn. In the woods carefully close the gate behind you. Follow the path up to the stream, cross it, after a couple of meters to the right and up and ascend a path leading down to "Palaret". Above the hamlet leave the path and follow a smaller path at the right and up until you reach the D184 leading up to Montclar and down to St Igest).
Cross the road and take the path that in the hamlet takes you down. After a couple of hundred meters leave the path and take the path leading down through the woods and ends at the D902 leading alongside the river Tarn opposite of Brousse-le-Château. Cross the road and take the path on your left leading between the Tarn and the road. Follow it for about a kilometer until it joins the original road again. Follow the road left a few meters then take a path right leading back to St Igest.
 
3 - HISTORY AND NICE TO KNOW
During the whole trip you will have a marvelous view over the valley of the Tarn and over the medieval village Brousse-le-Château. At the highest point of this journey you can take a D tour to the water tower of Puech for a marvelous panorama.
 

HOMEPAGE

1 - Brasc
2 - La Bastide
3 - Vérouls
4 - La Capelle de la Mole
5 - Farret 
6 - Jouvayrac
7 - Cayla
8 - La Marquié
9 - Saint-Igest
10 - Suc d'Armont
11 - Saint-Laurent
12 - Saint-Juéry