Circular route starting from Sempesserre

Panoramic walk around Sempesserre, a charming village in the Gers with a few half-timbered houses and the tower of one of its two former Gascon castles, where General Lagrange was born – a notable figure from the village who served during the Revolution and the Empire.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.56 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 123 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 124 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 175 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 67 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Sempesserre (32700)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 44.015335° / E 0.648946°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1841SB
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Description of the walk

Parking in front of the church.

(S/E) From the church, walk up into the village, passing the old castle tower – of which a gargoyle remains on the left – and see the half-timbered houses on the right.
Cross Place du Général Lagrange on the left, noting the old well and the old hand-operated fire pump on the right, then take Rue des Couteliers to reach the town hall and its promontory, which offers a sweeping view of the valley. Walk down the street opposite to the D284 and the bus shelter,

(1) When you reach the D284 and the bus shelter, take the road to the right, then immediately afterwards take the Chemin de la Fontaine de Cassé on the left (VC14 bis). Head down the slope.

(2) When the road turns right at Gourdon, follow the grassy path climbing up opposite to reach a ridge road, which you take to the left until you reach the Roman road D248.

(3) At the junction with the D248, the old Roman road, take the dead-end road opposite towards Leyreté and Cazeneuve. Pass the Maison de Portugal on the left, then Leyreté on the right.

(4) At the next house, with Cazeneuve on the left, leave the road and follow the grassy path opposite to the entrance of a wood.

(5) At the junction with a stony track, turn left into the woods.

(6) At the edge of the woodland, leave the stony path which continues and becomes a private road, and turn slightly right onto a grassy track between two fields which crosses the Bourdasse stream via a small bridge.
Continue along the path, which meets a private road on the left (signposted), reaches the hamlet of Labermeille and then becomes a road leading to the hamlet of Guillamot.

(7) At the junction with the D284, by the transformer, at the hamlet of Guillamot, take the road on the right for 600 m.

(8) After passing the Lassale house on the right, turn onto the grassy path on the left and follow it to a small road.

(9) At the junction, take the road to the left and follow it to the D248 (ancient Roman road).

(10) At the junction with the old Roman road, take it carefully to the left up to the top of the hill, then turn right to return to the village and the church (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 170 m - Car park in front of the - Église Saint-ïerre et Saint-Paul (Sempesserre)
  2. 1 : km 0.2 - alt. 164 m - Junction with the D284 and bus shelter
  3. 2 : km 1.12 - alt. 104 m - Grassy path
  4. 3 : km 2.76 - alt. 106 m - Junction with the D248 (ancient Roman road)
  5. 4 : km 3.68 - alt. 95 m - Grassy path
  6. 5 : km 4.32 - alt. 89 m - Junction with a stony path. Valley of the - Gers (rivière)
  7. 6 : km 4.7 - alt. 73 m - Junction with a grassy path on the right
  8. 7 : km 6.02 - alt. 86 m - Junction with the D284
  9. 8 : km 6.61 - alt. 89 m - Grassy path to the left
  10. 9 : km 7.85 - alt. 128 m - Junction with a small road
  11. 10 : km 9.51 - alt. 149 m - Junction with the D248
  12. S/E : km 10.56 - alt. 170 m - Car park in front of the - Église Saint-ïerre et Saint-Paul (Sempesserre)

Notes

Water point and public toilets near the changing rooms in the lane overlooking the tennis courts, opposite the church.

Worth a visit

Sempesserre Church.
Grave of a famous figure born in Sempesserre, General Lagrange, in the cemetery
Old hand-operated fire pump belonging to the Sempesserre fire brigade on Place Général Lagrange, near the town hall (photo).

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
spicaud
spicaud

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 22, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

An easy, rather pleasant circular route, even though a significant part of the route is along small roads, albeit ones with little traffic.
When we reached point 6, we found ourselves facing a vast field of sunflowers. We had to make our way through sunflowers taller than us to reach the crossing over the stream. I noticed that a path had been cleared by cutting down a few sunflowers at the base (probably by the farmer), which meant we were able to get through without any trouble.

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philippetalenton
philippetalenton

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Please note: there are no signposts. Please read the description carefully. A pleasant walk.

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dogara
dogara

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 13, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk we did in the morning because of the heat and the overcast weather. Very easy and pleasant. It must be even more beautiful in spring when the landscape is greener.

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danyie
danyie

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We took a route this morning in glorious sunshine. Sempesserre is a very pretty village. Throughout the route, which includes plenty of paved paths, we were treated to numerous views. We must have missed the path after the Lassalle house because we weren’t paying attention, so we turned back.

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pierredagen
pierredagen

Thank you for your comment. It’s true that point 6 can be difficult to spot. Continuing straight ahead, you took a private road whose owner had refused me access...
As for the section on the Roman road, cars drive fast, so you must absolutely stay in single file.

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norarie
norarie

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We completed this route in three hours one afternoon.
We took a wrong turn between points 6 and 7; we didn’t take the right-hand turn-off and ended up below Cazenave (a very short detour!). The section of the Roman road is dangerous; cars can’t see us at the top of the hill.
Otherwise, a very pleasant route with plenty of panoramic views.

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