Tourtrès, du pech du moulin à vent au bois de Verteuil
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Tourtrès, du pech du moulin à vent au bois de Verteuil

Trail characteristics
📏 Distance 11 km
📊 Difficulty Medium difficulty
🔄 Trail type Loop itinerary
🚶 Mode Walking
⛰️ Elevation gain +430 m
💡 Durée: 2h50

Starting from the panoramic site of Tourtrès, the circuit goes deep into the forest of Verteuil, home to many dwarf trees. Avoid this route from October to mid-November or respect the hunters' instructions...

Starting from the panoramic village of Tourtrès, five thematic panels present the landscapes, the habitat, the agricultural productions, the history of the village and the evolution of the site. The circuit then goes into the Verteuil woods, home to numerous doves (circuit to be avoided during hunting season). Le pech de Tourtrès offers a 360° view of the surrounding countryside. The "moulin tour" would have been built there in 1620, with two other mills giving its name to the site "Tourtrès". Only one remains today. Destroyed in 1892, it was rebuilt in 1895. It is now equipped with wings to be covered. The church, surrounded by its cemetery, crowns the top of the "pech". The single nave is finished by a chevet with cut-off sides. The walls are made of mixed tuff and flint rubble, except for the western facade, which is made of dressed stone. The bell-tower-wall is pierced by 4 bays shel




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