The path of the béals, small irrigation canals with ancestral origins, allows you to take paths by which pedestrians or animals could reach the agricultural land of the Causse. They will lead to several points of view, from where you can admire the action of the water that has shaped the landscape.
| Department | Hérault |
|---|---|
| Departure municipality | Salasc |
| Outing type | Hike |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Duration | 1:30 |
| Recommended period | from january to december |
| Kilometres | 5 km |
| Altitude upon departure | 208m |
| Change in altitude | 300m |
Go to the parking lot near the school.
At the end of the car park, take the track behind the school. Head left.
Up to the bread oven. Turn left, go down the steps and turn left on rue du Vieux Cimetière (opposite, access to the village square, fountain).
Pass at the foot of the church. At the road, Place de l'Arche, go right and immediately left in rue des Sentinelles. At the end, walk to the left a few meters on the D8 towards Mérifons.
Take a left onto a path, cross a stream. Walk along it, cross a new stream and rise gradually in the boxwoods. Cut a wide path. Join another path and go left for a few meters.
Go up on the right by a path in the red lands (view on the right on Mont Mars above Salasc, Salagou, Octon, Larzac at the bottom, Brénas under Montbringues, Malavielle castle on its peak). At the fork, turn right. Further on, climb a few steps. Walk among oaks, boxwood and fragrances. Pass under a palombière and reach a track.
Go left. After the barrier, turn left. Cross a meadow (view to the right of the Caroux and the Monts d'Orb).
In view of the road, take a path on the left (old ferrat track), cross a barrier (close securely). Walk along a fence, cross two other barriers and join the old road. Continue opposite for 20 m.
Go through the barrier (close securely) to take a left onto a wide grassy path. At the fork, go left. Go down the path in the undergrowth then, in the ruffes (view on Salasc, on the right the peak of Vissou and at the bottom the massif of Aigoual). At the bottom, cross meadows, cross a stream at the level of a waterfall and join a road. Turn right. After school, climb a few steps to reach the car park.
