A ride through the Frontonnais

A fairly flat ride, suitable for all, starting from the Maison des Vins et du Tourisme. Follow the roads of the Frontonnais on this 15 km route, where you’ll see some vineyards and pass through wooded areas.

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  • Touring/Gravel
    Activity: Touring/Gravel
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    Distance: 9.27 mi
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    Duration according to the author: 1 hr 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 282 ft
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    Descent: - 269 ft

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    Highest point: 719 ft
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    Lowest point: 436 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Fronton (31620)
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    Start/End: N 43.83774° / E 1.397069°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 2042E

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    Type of surface:
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     100% Road
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Description of the route

Start at the Maison des Vins et du Tourisme, Allée du Château.

Signposting: Circular Loop No. 11 – Blue

(S/E) Head to the D29 roundabout.

(1) Turn right onto Avenue de Villaudric, towards Montauban. At the next junction, turn left onto the D71A, Rue du 19 mars 1962, towards Toulouse.

(2) At the roundabout, continue downhill along Rue de la Côte Saint-Roch. Carry on along Avenue du Stade, then along Chemin de Cotité, and continue through the vineyards. Pass under the motorway bridge and reach a three-way junction at No. 1358.

(3) Turn left onto Chemin du Devès and follow it to the end.

(4) Continue left onto the D77, Route de Saint-Rustice, then, at the roundabout, head straight on towards Bouloc. Pass a residential area on your right and arrive at a junction in the right-hand bend of the D77.

(5) Leave the D77 and turn left onto Chemin de Flotis. Continue to the junction with Route de Villaudric, at the entrance to Garbustet.

(6) Carry on to the right until you reach a roundabout.

(7) Head straight on, onto Route de Groussac.

(8) At the three-way junction, keep left onto Chemin de Groussac. At the stop sign, continue straight on until you reach Avenue de Valaudric.

(9) Follow it to the left, pass the school, and arrive at the roundabout you passed at the start.

(1) Turn right and you will soon reach the Maison des Vins et du Tourisme (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 482 ft - Wine and Tourism Centre - Maison des vins et du tourisme
  2. 1 : mi 0.16 - alt. 489 ft - Roundabout. Return
  3. 2 : mi 0.61 - alt. 492 ft - Rue de la Côte Saint-Roch
  4. 3 : mi 3.23 - alt. 614 ft - No. 1358, Chemin du Devès
  5. 4 : mi 4.37 - alt. 709 ft - D77, Route de Saint-Rustice
  6. 5 : mi 4.97 - alt. 699 ft - Chemin de Flotis
  7. 6 : mi 6.85 - alt. 512 ft - Garbustet, Route de Villaudric
  8. 7 : mi 7.57 - alt. 518 ft - Roundabout, Route de Groussac
  9. 8 : mi 7.99 - alt. 518 ft - Chemin de Grousac
  10. 9 : mi 8.56 - alt. 489 ft - Avenue de Valaudric
  11. S/E : mi 9.27 - alt. 482 ft - Wine and Tourism Centre - Maison des vins et du tourisme

Notes

Follow the signs for Circular Loop No. 11 – Blue.
Starting point: tourist information, wine shop and picnic area.
Access to the Frontonnais motorway service area by bike: turn left just before passing under the motorway (fast food and toilets).
You can extend this route by taking "Between the canal and the Frontonnais hills" and "Cycling through the vineyards".

Worth a visit

Places to see: vineyards, Domaine le Roc, Château Flotis, Maison des vins et du tourisme

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