Étang d'Izourt

Caution! Temporary detour via the "Artiès" option at the "Coumasses Grandes" intersection and at the "Etang d'Izourt" intersection.
(D/A) From Pradières-d'en-haut to Garguéran (1177m) at the parking lot, follow the signs for Etangs du Fourcat (white and red markings), Refuge du Fourcat. Continue through a birch wood, leaving the stream and the power station on the left bank. Cross the stream by the footbridge. You return to the road and shortly afterwards the path starts off to the right through the ferns.
0h55 - ORRIS DE LA COUME (1522m). Pass the small Coume lock on a hairpin bend, and the path leads down into the valley.
1h40 - ETANG D'IZOURT (1647m). Keep your distance from the buildings. Go past the hut, straight through the low walls, the opening is on the right. Return to the path.
2h45 - A - Return to the Pradières-d'en-haut parking lot.