On the lookout for wildlife, from Paussac to the Boulou Valley
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Millstone path
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Description
A long time ago, the Coline was home to some astonishing creatures. Small and ungainly, they were endowed with spectacular strength and skill, knowing how to carve the rock into blocks or dig it into caves in which they took refuge in the extreme cold. The plateaux and woods around you conceal an unusual history. Without it, there would have been no bread in our lives. It’s a story that stretches back thousands of years: the extraction of millstones to grind grain. This original industry has left behind a labyrinth of quarries littered with stone monsters, some Roman, some from the past. Set off to discover these millstones and rediscover the forgotten memory of the quarry people. Your journey back in time, to the origins of bread, tells the story of the men, the Riches Monts, and the mountains of round millstones.
Route details
- Loop
- 2.8 km
- 208 m
1 PLATEAU DES BRAGEAUX
From the car park, take a small road on the left that leads you into the woods.
Follow the path to an initial station, where you can discover a viewpoint over the Brageaux plateau.
2 L'HISTOIRE DE EXTRACTION DES MEULES
Continue along the path through the surprising vegetation, then follow the signs to a discovery area about the quarries and the extraction of a millstone.
Retrace your steps and follow the trail that traces the site’s golden age.
3 MIRACLE DES SAINTS CREPINS
Continue straight on to discover the miracle of Saints Crépins and Crépinien and the end of the story of the Arkose people.
4 LA FIN D'UNE HISTOIRE
Another stop-off to visit the site and understand the birth of a rare stone, mined by some hellish characters…
To finish, you will cross an ancient moor to reach the car park.