Around Barroubio

Date of your route : Aug 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Like the other reviews, GPS is essential!
We avoided a section between 6 and 7 where the description said there was a lot of vegetation.
We stopped for lunch in Barroubio and paid a quick visit to a winegrower after the second loop.

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Date of your route : May 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike but difficult to navigate, no trail markers and in some places the path is overgrown, but the flora and landscapes make up for this minor issue
I strongly recommend using GPS or Visorando

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Date of your route : Nov 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hike completed on 28 November 2024.

In the eastern part, the loop in the Mounio woods is in a hunting area. It is obviously preferable to do this hike outside of hunting season.

On the D177, immediately after the bridge over the Barroubio stream (between km 10.7 and 11), you can leave the road and climb directly to the hamlet of Barroubio via a path that climbs north-west (don't miss the gap in the fence just before the bridge).

The rest of the hike is straightforward, with a beautiful descent and climb back up through the Dieuvaille canyon to pass by the Chapelle-Eglise du Trou.

All in all, a pleasant hike, but one where nature has reclaimed its rights in places (GPS or smartphone app guidance is recommended).

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Date of your route : Jan 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pretty hike of moderate difficulty.
Walking poles are necessary.
The route is varied but be careful, as the paths are not often used and vegetation has grown, so you need to take care not to lose your way (a GPS is necessary).

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Date of your route : Oct 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

the route follows the GRP tours en Minervois Saint Chinian-Faugères in its southern section.
For the rest of the route, we recommend that you take a detailed map and a GPS device with you, as there are no signposts

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Date of your route : Feb 27, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

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Date of your route : May 06, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful walk, but a GPS route is essential because in some places nature has reclaimed the path, making it difficult to see.

Few people, beautiful views and a very accessible route.

Thanks for this hike!

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Date of your route : Jan 24, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Easy route. No signposts. Best done with a GPS and route map to avoid getting lost. Some sections are on very overgrown and poorly visible paths. Long stretches on uninteresting tracks.
Nice section on the last part with cliffs and a church.

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Date of your route : Feb 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice hike despite the presence of "private property" signs

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Date of your route : Jan 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The previous comments still apply: very little signposting (a few cairns and some paint marks).
It is best to rely on GPS for certain sections, even if they are not overgrown (oak trees, tree heather, etc.). Relatively very shady, so few clear views of the distance. If there are fewer than five vehicles, it is best to start from Gimios (small car park at the entrance to the hamlet, note the humour of the street names). The little church of Le Trou and its old cemetery are worth seeing, but access to the Dieuvaille canyon is very difficult, which is a shame!
Another point of interest is the Muscat wine of St-Jean de Minervois and Barroubio

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Date of your route : Sep 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

This route is very difficult to find in places without GPS because vegetation has grown back and the paths have disappeared under the vegetation, particularly between points 9 and 10.

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Date of your route : Sep 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

thank you to those who kindly placed or drew arrows to guide hikers, it was very helpful!

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Date of your route : Apr 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

It's best to have a GPS to check your position from time to time when bypassing the Mounio woods.
There is a beautiful viewpoint a little off the route: just before point 11, on the descent towards the bridge, take the track on the right for about 100 metres. You will arrive at the edge of the cliff, which is spectacular.

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Date of your route : Mar 31, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

This route has few signposts, many sections are unmarked and vegetation often obscures visibility, which is a shame because the canyons carved out by what are now streams are well worth seeing. In fact, the entire wooded area known as "Bois de Mounio" is a hunting ground, as evidenced by the impressive number of cartridges around the shooting posts. Not very environmentally friendly in this area. We did this route during a dry spell a few weeks ago and outside the hunting season. The GPX track from Visorando was very useful as some parts are completely covered by vegetation, but fortunately it is mainly tree heather, arbutus and viburnum, which are easy to push aside and not prickly. A word of advice: use the GPX track and check your route carefully with Google Earth.
"Download the GPX track with route calculation and, using this free software, you can create a KLM track that will open in Google Maps when you click on it."
This is a great way to get off the beaten track, but make sure you prepare well in advance.
Bonus: the car park is in front of the cooperative winery, which is open on Sundays. The village's Muscat wine is good

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Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to give your opinion.

By "route on map", we mean assessing how closely the route shown on the map matches the actual terrain.

You followed the route with a GPS. Is there a discrepancy between the route and the actual hike?

the paths have disappeared under the vegetation.

Nature has reclaimed its rights. However, the maintenance of the paths is not the responsibility of the author or Visorando.

See you soon!

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