Dry-stone walls, low oak copses and bare limestone plateaux: the Causse de Quercy defines the landscape. Here and there you’ll spot a gariotte, a round shelter built from stacked flat stones. The path follows the walls, crossing rocky stretches and sandy tracks.
This is a day of medium difficulty, but a long one. There isn’t much climbing, but around six hours on stony ground will make itself felt in your feet. The copses offer a moment of coolness, then you’re back out in the open sun.
Lalbenque sits quietly on the plateau and is known for its truffles. You arrive with the day still in your legs. Behind you, the stone walls and oaks slowly fade into the late light.