Around Rieutort-de-Randon via Malassagne

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A short, easy walk around Rieutort-de-Randon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.16 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 531 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 561 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 3,888 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3,599 ft
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Description of the walk

Car park at the Place du Syndicat d’Initiative in Rieutort-de-Randon (at the foot of the church).

(S/E) With your back to the church, head down towards the Place du Foirail, turn right onto Rue de Mirabel and turn right again. Pass a signpost for the walking route. Continue for a few dozen metres along Rue de Mirabel.

(1) Turn left onto the Chemin du Pont Fer, following theGRP® markings, until you reach the D806.

(2) At the D806, make a first turn left then right (cross the main road with care). Pass the sewage treatment plant. Continue along this road, following the GRP® markings.
When you reach Fangette, carry on along the road, still following the GRP® markings.

(3) When you reach the top of the road, at the junction, turn onto the path on the right, following theGRP® markings. Leave the path on the right and continue straight ahead.

(4) When you reach a junction by a menhir, turn right onto theGRP® path to reach Le Savigner.

(5) In the centre of the hamlet, continue straight up the road. Pass to the right at the foot of a farm. Leave the road leading to the farm and carry on straight ahead to reach Malassagne.

(6) In this hamlet, pass the first houses and take the first path on the left. Continue straight on along this path. Stay on this wide, ascending track, ignoring the paths branching off to the right and left. You’ll reach the junction at the 1185-metre mark.

(7) Continue straight on along the track. At the next four junctions, carry on straight ahead to reach Rieutortet. Follow the tarmac road to the D806 county road.

(8) At the D806, turn left and follow it – taking great care – as far as Rieutort-de-Randon. Take the road that climbs towards the village centre. Return to the Place du Syndicat d’Initiative (S/E) .

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 3,727 ft - Place du Syndicat d’Initiative in Rieutort-de-Rand
  2. 1 : mi 0.16 - alt. 3,707 ft - Chemin du Pont Fer, GRP
  3. 2 : mi 0.27 - alt. 3,642 ft - Crossing the D806, GRP
  4. 3 : mi 0.82 - alt. 3,714 ft - Path on the right, GRP
  5. 4 : mi 1.44 - alt. 3,825 ft - Menhir crossroads, GRP
  6. 5 : mi 1.8 - alt. 3,678 ft - Le Savigner
  7. 6 : mi 2.84 - alt. 3,671 ft - Malassagne
  8. 7 : mi 3.88 - alt. 3,888 ft - Crossroads
  9. 8 : mi 4.86 - alt. 3,681 ft - Junction with the D806
  10. S/E : mi 5.16 - alt. 3,727 ft - Place du Syndicat d’Initiative in Rieutort-de-Rand

Notes

No particular difficulties
No water source

Reviews and comments

4 / 5
Based on 2 reviews
Reliability of the description
3.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.5 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
Cat 8
Cat 8

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

In the village of Savigner, we went the wrong way because we followed some brush-painted markings; we ended up taking a 5-kilometre detour and had trouble finding our way back to the village of Malassagne.

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Michèle BESNARD
Michèle BESNARD

Hello,

I’m sure that’s right, but just outside the previous village, we must have taken the wrong route. But it doesn’t matter – we managed to complete the walk within the allotted time (as noted on the document) and enjoyed some stunning scenery. Thank you.

M BESNARD

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

We’ve never seen Malassagne. Perhaps it wasn’t a village?

If you followed the route, you’ll have passed through the hamlet of Malassagne at this point (6)

See you soon

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Michèle BESNARD
Michèle BESNARD

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 31, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The information at the start is very good, but halfway through the route it’s incorrect. We never saw Malassagne. Perhaps it wasn’t a village? We carried on a bit at random, following the direction shown on the map, and then finished the walk without knowing whether we’d followed the marked route.

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