In former times, villagers took their livestock to higher ground for summer pastures. Significant work went into building and maintaining the winding trails from the lower valleys to high ground. Not much livestock moves on these trails these days, but they are still used by hikers. In this picture : the trail down from the Larzac plateau to the hilltop village of Pégairolles-de-Buèges. This trail drops by about 300 metres over an 800 m distance so hiking down is a lot easier than hiking up…