MTB 11: The Roman Way

Tarmac sections open to traffic: 20%.

This circuit follows the route of PR 24 and, despite some difficult sections, offers a short introduction to mountain biking.

Start from the Louis Brousse school parking lot in the center of the hamlet of Vendes, take the left-hand road looking towards the school (near the 12th-century chapel).

1. At a wide bend in the road, turn right onto a small asphalt road. Once you've passed the last dwellings, this road gives way to a wide track that leads to the vacation village.

2. Just before the first houses of La Baraque, turn right down a wide track. At the first fork in the road, turn left uphill.

3. In sight of the summit, take the right-hand path down into the forest, cross a talweg and then climb up the forest slope to a wide, passable track.

4. Turn right on this ancient Roman road, which leads to Vendes at the Château.