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© Alan Mattingly 2005

Reprinted 2011, 2014 (with updates)

ISBN-13 978 1 85284 423 3

ISBN-10 1 85284 423 X

Printed in China on behalf of Latitude Press Ltd.

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

All photos are by the author unless otherwise stated.

The routes of the GR®, PR® and GRP® paths in this guide have been reproduced with the permission of the Fédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre, holder of the exclusive rights of the routes. The names GR®, PR® and GRP® are registered trademarks. © FFRP 2014 for all GR®, PR® and GRP® paths appearing in this work.

Acknowledgements

Special gratitude is due to all those, volunteers and professionals alike, who have recently planned, waymarked, maintained and written about the paths described in this book. Some have no doubt been motivated principally by a love of the outdoors; others by a desire to bring more tourists to their villages. But the result of their labours is a wonderful network of walking routes which is continually being added to and improved.

For their various measures of help, advice and patient tolerance I would also like to thank in particular: Branton Bamford, Hazel Clarke, Alan Haworth, Lucy Histed, Terry Marsh, Wendy Mattingly, David Monnet, Jim Palfrey, Eliane Pech, Sébastien Pla, Joseph Ribas and Jonathan Williams. I am grateful as well to Stuart Alderman, former Chief Executive of Ramblers Holidays. A few years ago Stuart asked me to prepare a Ramblers Holidays walking tour in this part of France. That tour formed the starting point for the walks in this book.

My gratitude will be further extended to all readers who follow these walks and, on finding any problems or changes to the routes, tell me about them. Please send this information to the publisher by e-mail or otherwise.

Advice to Readers

While every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of guidebooks as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime of an edition. If we know of any, there will be an Updates tab on this book’s page on the Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk), so please check before planning your trip. We also advise that you check information about such things as transport, accommodation and shops locally. Even rights of way can be altered over time. We are always grateful for information about any discrepancies between a guidebook and the facts on the ground, sent by email to info@cicerone.co.uk or by post to Cicerone, 2 Police Square, Milnthorpe LA7 7PY, United Kingdom.

Front cover: Quéribus – possibly the most vertiginous Cathar castle (Section 12)