Table of Contents

Preface 5Bibliography 6Picnicking 7A country code for walkers and motorists 7Touring 9Car tour 1: NATURE TAMED BY INDUSTRY 11A tour of 255km beginning at Aix-en-Provence andending at RoussillonCar tour 2: THE LUBERON 16A circuit of 166km beginning and ending at RoussillonCar tour 3: MONT VENTOUX AND THEDENTELLES DE MONTMIRAIL 21A tour of 182km beginning at Roussillon and endingat l'Isle-sur-la-SorgueCar tour 4: THE THREE-STAR ROUTE 27A tour of 124km beginning at l'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue andending at Pont du GardCar tour 5: ANTIQUITIES AND THE ALPILLES 31A circuit of 198km beginning and ending at Pont du GardCar tour 6: THE CAMARGUE AND ARLES 28A circuit of 278km beginning and ending at Pont du GardCar tour 7: LES GARRIGUES 42A tour of 177km beginning at Pont du Gard andending at LodeveCar tour 8: CIRQUE DE NAVACELLES 46A circuit of 180km beginning and ending at Lodeve, witha detour to the Viaduc de Millau and Gorges du TarnCar tour 9: CASTLES IN THE AIR 51A tour of 184km beginning at Lodeve and endingat CarcassonneCartour 10: MONTAGNE NOIRE 55A circuit of 201km beginning and ending at CarcassonneCar tour 11: CORBIERES, LAND OF THE CATHARS 59A circuit of 195km beginning and ending at CarcassonneCar tour 12: TOWARDS THE PYRENEES 64A tour of 206km beginning at the Chateau de Queribusand ending at CouizaWalking 68Weather; What to take; Nuisances;Waymarking, grading, safety; MapsWALKS1 Colorado Provencal 722 From Roussillon to Gordes 753 Gordes and the Abbaye de Senanque 78Contents4 Circuit around Buoux 815 Foret des Cedres 846 Dentelles de Montmirail 867 Pont du Gard 898 Gorges du Gardon 929 Circuit to the Cascades du Sautadet 9510 Gorges de l'Ardeche 9811 Barbentane and St-Michel-de-Frigolet 10112 St-Remy and Les Baux-de-Provence 10413 Le Destet and Aureille 10914 Tour des Opies 11115 Digue a la Mer 11316 Montcalmes, and a view over St-Guilhem-le-Desert 11517 On the shoulders of Pic St-Loup 11818 Source of the Vis 12119 Montpellier-le-Vieux 12420 Sentier de la Vallee du Tarn 12621 Roc des Hourtous 12822 Chateau de Malavieille and La Lieude 13123 Cirque de Moureze and Montagne de Liausson 13424 Gorges d'Heric 13625 Circuit above Olargues 14026 Circuit above St-Pons 14327 Gorges de l'Arnette and Hautpoul 14628 Canal du Midi - Carcassonne to Trebes 15029 Minerve 15330 Circuit above Lagrasse 15631 Circuit above Termes 15932 Peyrepertuse and the Fontaine de la Jacquette 16233 Circuit below Peyrepertuse 16434 Circuit to Queribus 16635 Circuit above Tuchan 16936 The 'Roman' bridge at Bugarach 171Glossary 173Restaurants 175Index 182Touring maps inside back cover