Foot path of La Capelle de la Mole
1 - SOME DIRECTIONS
Departure point: parking lot down at the castle of Coupiac
Average duration: 4 hours
Distance: 12 Km
Map : I.G.N. N° 2441 West
 
2 - ROUTE DESCRIPTION
From the foot path information point (on the parking lot), take the right side of the castle up to the beginning of the stairs. Cross the road and start climbing the path between 2 houses (opposite of the butcher) via a concrete stairway. Outside the village cross the road and take the road to the hamlet Boriette. Cross the road that connects Coupiac with St Exupère and take the asphalt road leading to Cabréciès. After a beautiful walk through thicket, go straight ahead and go between the shed and mansion of Mazern. Continue the road to the right leading to Regord, then take a country road leading along Costerasse up to the junction. Go left direction St laurent that is waiting for you after a 500 meter climb. After this hamlet go left direction La Cloutarié. Arriving at the agriculture go right to arrive at the junction of La Capelle de la Mole. Take the asphalt road on your left to Caze. Here you can see the bell tower of Brasc on your left and in front of you the water tower of Montclar, a magnificent spot of 653m altitude.
Take the gravel path opposite of the crucifix. 200m after the resting place, take the path left leading through dense vegetation. Start your descend in order to arrive at Ventadouyre that you will pass (right and cross the D90 ). Continue 100m then left. Follow this picturesque river bed through dense vegetation and descend to the brooklet, while passing Ventadouyre, Révélatis and le Mas d'Agnal. You arrive at a grassy plateau, opposite of an old quarry in the hamlet of Framouly at the border of Le Mousse.
In Framouly you can reach the village by taking the road left, or go to the public baths of Masnaut with its pick-nick place, by first going right then left.
 
3 - HISTORY AND NICE TO KNOW
The hamlet of Saint Laurent: this hamlet has a small Roman church not being used anymore. You will notice remarkable details in the village houses and find a beautiful old crucifix. The road to the plateau of Rayrolles will give you a marvelous view over the valley of La Mousse, a small brooklet of which the water babbles down to Coupiac. To remember 2 major floodings:
29th of May 1968: 0,80m and 11th of may 1993: 1,80m, There was water in the streets of the village!
During your walk you will notice the presence of oak trees everywhere. You will recognize old trees by its crackled tree bark and the young trees by its gray and smooth tree bark. Some parcels especially at Ventadouyre you will find vegetation of much darker color Because of reforesting they are planted with fir trees.
 

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