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OR-8060630--Casteljaloux:Au pays des Cadets de Gascogne

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Distance
10.8 mi
Elevation gain
515 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
515 ft
Max elevation
436 ft
TrailRank 
29 3.7
Min elevation
213 ft
Trail type
Loop
Time
10 hours 20 minutes
Coordinates
311
Uploaded
December 3, 2017
Recorded
December 2017
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near Casteljaloux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France)

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Itinerary description

Le Lot-et-Garonne à pied - FFRP - 2012

Note géographique et géologique
La cité est installée dans une branche de l' Avance, au pied du plateau landais, au sein d'un petit pays du nord de la Gascogne nommé Queyran. La commune abrite une curiosité géologique: un cryptokarst. Le karst est une structure géo-morphologique qui résulte de l' érosion hydrochimique et hydraulique. Le cryptokarst de Casteljaloux a une altitude comprise entre 150 et 70m et résulte de l'interaction entre la nappe sableuse et les bancs calcaires karstifiés.

Note historique
Les seigneurs d'Albret font de la cité un fief protestant qui souffrira durement en 1685 des conséquences de l'édit de Fontainebleau de Louis XIV.

A visiter: dolines (cavités connues des spéléologues) de Neufonds-Clarens et de Le Papetier

Note écologique(observations)
Flore: chênes, fougères, pins maritimes, ajoncs, bruyères
Faune: tourterelle turque, merle noir, foulque macroule, cygne tuberculé, canard colvert, papillons, cheval, milan royal, bergeronnette grise, geai des chênes, pies bavardes, pic vert, vanneaux huppés.
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Geographical notes
The city is located in a branch of the Avance creek, at the foot of the Landais plateau , in a small country north of Gascony named Queyran. The town territory is home to a geological curiosity: a cryptokarst. Karst is a geomorphological structure that results from hydrochemical and hydraulic erosion. The cryptokarst of Casteljaloux has an altitude between 150 and 70m and results from the interaction between the sandy layer and karstified limestone beds.

Historical notes
The lords of Albret make the city a Protestant stronghold which, in 1685, will suffer the consequences of the edict of Fontainebleau signed by Louis XIV.

To visit: sinkholes in Neufonds-Clarens and Le Papetier

Environmental note (observations)
Flora: oaks, ferns, maritime pines, gorses, heath
Fauna: Eurasian collared dove, common blackbird, Eurasian coots, Mute swan, mallards, butterflies, horse, red kite, white wagtail, Eurasian jay, Eurasian magpie, European Green Woodpecker, Northern Lapwings

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  • rozkres Jan 3, 2021

    I have followed this trail  verified  View more

    Great walk really enjoyed it just have to be a little careful as some landowners have fenced bits off...having said that from the maps you can make your way round these parts...Great Fun

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