The Clotte

Take a walk along the Vidourle to discover the mills, fords and wells that bear witness to the essential link between water and human activity in days gone by.

Itinerary :
From Fontanès, at the Foyer parking lot, follow signs for Chemin de Lecques (or rue du Micocoulier), then Château de Pondres.
From this crossroads, follow La Tourille, L'Aigalade and Le Moulin de Pattes.
Then take La Clotte and La Maurine.
Return to Fontanès via Chemin de Lecques.

SIGHTSEEING
- The 19th-century neo-Romanesque church of Saint-Martin.
- The 19th-century temple.
- The well in the hamlet of Pondres, with its drinking trough and pumping system.
- The Pattes mill, an ancient fortified seigniorial mill.
- Old mills on the Vidourle.
- Fords on the Vidourle.

GOOD TO KNOW :
There are many water mills along the Vidourle. In the Middle Ages, the use of water power became widespread, and bladier mills (cereal mills), oil mills and fulling mills (for finishing woollen cloth using water power to drive stone millstones) replaced human or animal power.

The Clotte Chemin du foyer - Parking du foyer
30250 Fontanès

Means of communication

  • Pedestrian sports
  • Hiking itinerary

Itinerary

  • Distance : 9,3 km
  • Type : BOUCLE
  • Signposted itinerary (Yellow markings.)
  • Height difference : 132 m.
  • Positive difference in elevation : 132 m.
  • Duration : 2h40

Equipement

  • Car park

Documents

Open

All year round daily.

Rates

Free access.

Environment

  • 10 - 20 min from a train station by car
  • Less than 10 minutes from a bus stop on foot