3 to 4-hour walk (return)
1 to 1½ hours by bike (return)
Markings : white and red on the GR36 path
- Leave the walled town by the Narbonnaise Towers, cross the drawbridge and the car park at the entrance and turn right
- Walk past the cemetery and turn left onto the narrow road to Sainte-Croix
- Walk under the ring road (bridge), take the first on the left then the first on the right
- Walk for a further 1.7 km until you reach the estate with the wrought-iron gate
- Turn right onto a path that climbs the hill
- On the plateau, follow the markings and head in a south-easterly direction, crossing the grass then walking through a pine wood
- Walk downhill on the path that passes the riding stables on the left and the sports ground on the right. This takes you to the Montlegun road in La Cavayère. Walk on for a further 600 metres.
- Cross the motorway bridge and continue along this road on the left-hand side until you reach the leisure park.
- The path runs along the water's edge all round the lake. Return to the town by the same route.
Site Officiel de l'Office de Tourisme et de la ville de Carcassonne - www.carcassonne.org
Site Officiel de l'Office de Tourisme et de la ville de Carcassonne - www.carcassonne.org