The Tourond pastures and refuge

Name: The Tourond pastures and refuge
Address: Champoléon, 05260, FRANCE
Location: Address

in Champoléon

12.7 km

Round-trip

Walking/pedestrian

3h 30min

Quite difficult

As soon as you arrive in the village of Les Borels, the trail unveils some of the history of pastoral farming.
The history of the village of Champoléon is closely linked with pastoral farming. In autumn, Les Borels hosts the Tardon (lamb) Festival. The Shepherd’s House invites visitors to interpret pastoral culture and to understand its foundations. The pastoral narrative continues when the ewes are taken up into the mountains from Les Fermons in June to spend the summer on the rich and sunny slopes of the Tourond mountain pastures.

Tips

Is in the midst of the park : The national park is an unrestricted natural area but subjected to regulations which must be known by all visitors.
Herd protection dogs : In mountain pastures, protection dogs are there to protect the herds from predators (wolves, etc.).When I hike I adapt my behavior by going around the herd and pausing for the dog to identify me.Find out more about the actions to adopt with the article "Protection dogs: a context and actions to adopt".Tell us about your meeting by answering this survey.

Departure

Champoléon
Difference in height

773.667 m
Departure : Les Borels, Champoléon.
Road access : 3 km from the Chabottes plain along the D944, cross Pont-du-Fossé, then at a crossroads after the Corbières bridge, turn left onto the D944A in the Champoléon valley and park in the car park on the left in the village of Les Borels..
Parking recommended : On the left in Les Borels .
Public transport : Coach stop: Les Borels .
Documentation
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774 meters of difference in height