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Contents of article "Tour del Far"  Tour del Far
Tour del Far
walked and described by Lyn and Arthur Saville
This is a steep walk, takes 2-4 hours depending on
ability and if you stop for your picnic lunch. Walking boots are essential,
it is well marked. The views are stunning, plenty of wild rosemary, thyme,
lavender. In April and May the flowers are fabulous and cover the hillside.
If you are scared of heights this is not for you!
- This walk starts on the D59 about 1 km from Casa de Pene. Take the road
into Casa de Pene, go through the village and out of Casa de Pene towards
"La Ferme Auberge Bernard".
- After about 1km there is a parking area on the
left hand side. At the end of the parking there is a crossroads sign. Park
here.
- Turn left towards the Ferme Auberge and when you arrive at the
Auberge ( a few hundred metres on the road) turn right past the Auberge (
which looks worth a visit for a meal, all home produced, when we went past
they had a load of tomatoes on a table being sun-dried) and carry on uphill,
you will see yellow markers.
- Continue uphill following the yellow blobs and markers until eventually you
come to a yellow signpost showing the Tour de Far (one and half hours).
- Turn
left here and the path meanders up, slowly at first and then quite steeply. The path becomes very stony.
- After about half hour there is a yellow cross
and you turn right ( this is marked by yellow blobs) Don’t forget to look
backwards at the views!! Then continue up, up, up!! Very steep in parts
and if there are no yellow blobs you have gone wrong, retrace your steps and
look for markers.
- Eventually you come to another yellow sign showing to go
either right to Casa del la Pene or left to Tautavel. Ignore this and carry
on up the path until you come to the tower. There are 360 degree views and
what a place for your picnic lunch! It is worth climbing into have a look
inside the tower.
- When you are ready to return , walk around the tower and
there is a gap in the wall which you go through and more yellow blobs almost
immediately.
- The next part is very steep, follow the signs all the way down
to a road. The views are stunning.
- On reaching the road turn left past
some vines and after a couple of hundred metres there is a yellow sign to
the right. Turn onto the path, down at first and then uphill again to a
wall.
- Turn left at the wall and downhill until you reach the signpost where
you originally turned left. Retrace your steps back to the car park.
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