Around the village of Brousse

Explore the countryside around Brousse with beautiful views as you arrive in the village.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.59 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 361 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 381 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 942 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 709 ft

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Description of the walk

The starting and finishing point is the Place de la Mairie in Brousse: parking is available in the town hall square or the church square.

(S/E) Go round the community hall on the right behind the concrete bar and follow a path that runs alongside the field to reach the D83.

(1) Follow it to the left for about fifty metres, then take the path to the right of the house at La Vitarelle. Continue along this path, turn right to cross the Ruisseau de Fonvieille via the earthen bridge and continue along the grassy strip on the left (the owner gives permission).

(2) At Melet, take the concrete bridge on the left and continue along the path that climbs through the woods to the road to Saint-Julien-du-Puy.

(3) Turn left for about 100 m, then head right onto the Chemin de Larcario.

(4) After the bend, continue straight on along the grassy path that runs alongside the woods; turn left at the top of the hill and head down towards the woods behind Neraille. Cross the Ruisseau de Villeneuve and follow the path on the right that climbs into the woods.

(5) Turn left as you leave the woods towards Saint-Germain, where you’ll reach a tarmac road. Continue to the D83. Cross it carefully and carry on along the road opposite towards Grésillou.

(6) Turn left before the copse and the pond on the descent and continue towards La Planésié. Pass to the left of the house, continue along the tarmac path and turn immediately left after the orchard. Continue along the grassy path to the Route du Puech de la Rhode, then turn left towards Les Frayals.

(7) Take the first road on the right, Chemin de la Siganié, pass the house and the swimming pool, then turn left into the field, along the edge of the trees. Continue through the woods (do not take the wide dirt track) and follow the path.
Continue along the edge of the field; the path climbs and at the top there is a lovely view of the village and the hamlet of Millet. You can see the small lake below Millet. Follow the Ruisseau de Castelbergat.

(8) Cross the bridge over the stream and turn right towards the sewage treatment plant (the purification is carried out by reeds). Return to the tarmac road, pass a garage, turn left onto Chemin de Millet and head up towards the town hall (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 889 ft - Town Hall Square
  2. 1 : mi 0.33 - alt. 810 ft - D83
  3. 2 : mi 1.12 - alt. 712 ft - Melet
  4. 3 : mi 1.32 - alt. 843 ft - Route de Saint-Julien-du-Puy
  5. 4 : mi 1.6 - alt. 791 ft - Chemin de Larcario
  6. 5 : mi 2.14 - alt. 906 ft - Exit the woods
  7. 6 : mi 2.76 - alt. 928 ft - Path to La Planesié
  8. 7 : mi 3.49 - alt. 915 ft - Les Frayals
  9. 8 : mi 4.21 - alt. 801 ft - Bridge
  10. S/E : mi 4.59 - alt. 892 ft - Town Hall Square

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
espinouze
espinouze

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

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Constance81
Constance81
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hike completed on 7 January 2025.
Unfortunately, it was impossible to reach the path along the stream after point 7. The path through the woods (which was the right one, as our blue route overlapped with the red one) was blocked by branches and impassable.
We therefore turned off to leave the woods and, cutting across the fields, reached the main road just before La Vitarelle to finish our hike as we had started it, retracing our steps from point 1 to the town hall in Brousse.

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Upios
Upios

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, unpretentious but very pleasant route.
Personally, I got lost at stage 7 after the house with the swimming pool, on the edge of the woods; I couldn’t find the path that ran alongside the stream. Perhaps it was overgrown?
In any case, a deer came to say hello to us briefly.

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mbletcbl
mbletcbl
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Despite the lack of signposting, it’s very easy to follow the route. The walk is described very well. The paths are lovely. Beautiful countryside.
As the walk was very short, we made the most of the day to head to Castres (20 mins away) and visit the Goya Museum.

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