The Loubière plateau via the Frégière
Description
From the Sorgues valley, reach the Croix del Pas: the fields and hills around the Rougier camarésien unfold before your eyes and display a rolling patchwork of green and red colours that extends to the monts de Lacaune.From Lapeyre to the Croix del Pas : from the carpark, take right the D92 for a few metres then, fork to the right on the « la Mine » path which runs along the Frégière ravine and passes close to the former plaster mine. Carry on the path which goes parallel to the fields and leave to the right the Clipis trail. When you reach the Puech Mets farm, do not enter the hamlet, but carry straight on towards the buissière. Follow trail markings up to the Croix del Pas.From the Croix del Pas to the Serre des Cabros : at the pass take the most left track that runs through a wooded area and goes along a field. At the junction with the trail, take right for a few dozen metres a narrow footpath that leads to a scenic view over the Rougier and the castle of Montaigut. Walk back to the wide trail up to a signpost indicating Lapeyre.From the Serre des Cabros to Lapeyre : take the track that that runs downhill through box trees up to the road to Puech Mets, cross the road and take opposite the path which leads to the D92 and joins Lapeyre.
Technical informations
7.5 km
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max. 764 m
min. 366 m
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Altimetric profile
Starting point
Steps
Croix del Pas
Grande croix métallique à la croisée des chemins permettant d'avoir une vue sur les deux versants du plateau de la Loubière, côté Sorgues et côté Rougiers.
Vue sur la vallée de la Sorgues
Ce sentier sur le flanc sud d'un vallon de la Loubière vous fera découvrir un joli point de vue sur la vallée de la Sorgues et l'Avant-Causses
Orchidée sauvage
L’Aveyron avec ses paysages divers et contrastés vous charmera. Lors de votre randonée sur les Causses, ces grands plateaux calcaires qui occupent environ un tiers de la superficie de notre département, vous découvrirez une flore d’une grande richesse…Parcourez les pelouses sèches caractéristiques de ces paysages, elles abritent de nombreuses espèces d’orchidées aux formes, couleurs, parfums divers : l’épipactis rouge, la plantathera à deux feuilles, l’orchis homme pendu, l’orchis pourpre, l’ophrys insectifera…
Points of interest
The del Pas cross
This large metal cross is situated at the junction of paths, which allows a beautiful view over the two sides of the Loubière plateau, the Sorgues side and the Rougiers side.
A view over the Sorgues valley
This path which runs on the southern hillside of one of the Loubière vales will provide you with a wonderful scenic viewpoint over the Sorgues valley and the Frontal Causses.
Wild orchids
The Aveyron provides contrasting and diverse landscapes that will put a spell on you. During your time hiking on the Causses across these large limestone plateaux which cover an area approximately one-third the size of the entire department, you will enjoy a great variety of flora.Hike through the dry grasslands which are so typical of these landscapes and provide a rich habitat for numerous orchid species with diverse forms, colors and fragrances: Dark-red Helleborine, Lesser Butterfly-orchid, Man Orchid, Lady Orchid, Fly Orchid and many more…
Additional information
Public transport
Travel by bus or train: lio.laregion.fr/carpooling : BlaBlaCar, Rézo Pouce, Mobicoop, Idvroom, LaRoueVerte, Roulez malin
Advice
Box tree months are active from May to October. During the caterpillar phase, they feed on the leaves of box trees. They crawl down trees and move on long silken threads, although these threads are annoying when hiking they do not pose any health risk
Advised parking
Parking area at the graveyard in Lapeyre
Access
From Saint-Affrique, follow the D7 towards Cornus. Once in Lapeyre, which is the first village you drive through, turn right towards Gissac and park your vehicle next to the graveyard.
Arrival
Parking area at the graveyard in Lapeyre
Ambiance
The village of Lapeyre, situated in the Sorgues valley, offers you to stride along the foothills of the Loubière plateau via the Frégière former plaster mine. This hiking loop follows rural and wooded trails, and on the way back, goes through a buissière (narrow passage between two lines of boxtrees). As you get closer to the plateau, look for the early signs of a changing landscape: the Rougier and its typical wine-coloured rocks are not far from here!
Departure
Parking area at the graveyard in Lapeyre
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