Circuit 3 : Abbas
Departure Restaurant des Planques. Abbas is a hiking trail located in the commune of Druelle. This route of approximately 7.3 kilometers represents an average of 2h30 of walking.
1 Go north towards Abbas on the D57. At the first crossroads, follow the GR on the left towards the Moulin du Cros, then turn right on a sunken path through the woods, to go up the hillside towards the plateau. At the end of the wood, turn right in a hairpin. Go along a pasture and then take the small road coming from Abbas, follow it on the left until Caramaurel.
2 In the hamlet, go up to the right. Leave the GR (white and red) on the left and follow the road for 450 m. Turn right on a grassy and then stony path to reach La Landelle. At the crossroads, go straight on for 200 m. Before the reservoir, go down to the right on a wide path to Abbas.
3 Go back and forth to the church (15th century with a square bell tower with a pyramidal roof). Then follow the D57 north-east for 400 m.
4 At the level of the transformer, turn right on the road leading to Sévignac for 500 m. As you go up the hill, take a hairpin turn onto a pleasant "carral" (path in the woods) that winds its way up. Continue on the farm road. After the climb, you come out into the open in the middle of fields and pastures. Continue on the farm road until you reach the road on the right to reach Sévignac. Cross the hamlet by staying on the right and follow the road for 650 m.
5 At the crossroads of the road to Pradels, go down to the right towards Abbas for 600 m. Before the Virgin, turn left in a hairpin on a grassy path that runs between two pastures. After having gone along a fence (be very careful!), turn right on a narrow path. Before taking the path, go back and forth 150 m to a flat area, a rather exceptional viewpoint on the Aveyron valley. Go down to join an old rural road lined with low walls which brings us back to Les Planques.
