Boucle des Albères – Le grand parcours

Departure: Town hall car park 

Leaving the town hall parking lot, head towards Laroque-des-Albères. To do so, turn left onto Rue de la Caserne. At the roundabout, take the third exit. Pass the church. At Place République, turn left onto Rue St Jacques. Continue straight ahead onto Rue du Moulin Cassanyes. Turn right onto Rue du Vallespir, then continue straight ahead on Route du Moulin de Cassanyes to reach Laroque-des-Albères.   
At the end of this road, you will come to a no entry sign; turn right towards the roundabout. Take the third exit, then follow the main road through the village. 
After the bridge, turn left towards Villelongue-dels-Monts. Continue straight ahead. At the roundabout, turn right onto Chemin de la Boutade. At the end of the road, do not follow the EV8, but turn right. At the entrance to Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, turn right into the housing estate and at the stop sign, continue straight ahead to the water tower. 
After the water tower, turn left. Continue left on Avenue des 2 Catalognes and then follow the road to the right (Traverse de Villelongue). At the stop sign, turn left. Leave the EV8 and continue straight ahead towards Villelongue Centre. At the stop sign, turn right, then continue straight ahead. 
After the second yield sign, turn left. At the stop sign, turn left towards Montesquieu-des-Albères. In Villelongue, turn right towards the town hall. Pass the town hall and the museum. Continue straight ahead. At the roundabout, take the third exit. Continue straight ahead to reach the EV8, which you should take to the left towards Montesquieu. 
Leave the EV8 before the sign for Le Boulou and turn right. Go under the expressway bridge, then turn right onto the cycle route towards Argelès-sur-Mer. 
At the agricultural high school, leave the cycle route and turn left onto a small road (Cami de Vergells) which passes to the right of the high school to reach the entrance of the lake of Villelongue-dels-Monts, next to the wastewater treatment plant.
Continue straight ahead. At the stop sign, continue straight ahead. Continue straight for 5,8 km. At the yield sign, turn right. Upon arriving in Palau-del-Vidre, continue to the right. At the post office, turn left. 
After the road narrows, turn right and follow Rue Vila to reach the town hall parking lot. Cross the parking lot, then take the second left, towards the "Micro Crèche" (nursery). Continue straight ahead, passing through the roundabout and leaving the village, until you go under the highway bridge to reach Saint-André. 
Continue straight ahead. You will reach Allée de la Liberté on the right, and you will cross the town hall parking lot. Follow the signs to the right, marked "Toutes directions" (All directions), twice. Take Rue Micocouliers. At the stop sign, turn right to reach the Saint-André school. 
Go around the college to the right on the cycle path and continue straight ahead towards Sorède. 
Arrive in Sorède. At the roundabout follow centre-ville, then at the next roundabout, turn left to reach the town hall, end of your journey.