SENTIER BOTANIQUE DES SOTCHS

On the eastern edge of the Causse du Larzac, the magnificent village of Sorbs marks the starting point of the Smart?Flore* "Sentier des Sotchs" digital botanical trail. This original walk invites you to discover the local flora while exploring three sotchs typical of the surrounding landscape.

A sotch is a small-diameter but deep, circular, funnel-shaped depression. It is formed by the filling in of a sinkhole, or by the removal of clay from the bottom of a doline.

Of the three formations visible along the route, the most spectacular is the Parade, with its oval shape (200m long by 45m deep) and steep, asymmetrical slopes lined with boulders and wooded vegetation.
Robert's sotch, on the other hand, is virtually circular (200m in diameter and 30m deep). The gently sloping sides, topped by a rocky embankment, are covered with boxwood moorland.
Finally, the sotch de la Fageolle (the smallest, 100m in diameter and 5m deep), completes this singular geological trilogy.

This botanical trail is proposed by the CPIE des Causses Méridionaux, which contributes to the knowledge and preservation of flora by deploying the "Smart Flore" participatory science program in its territory.