Circular around Tresses

We offer you a lovely walk through the undergrowth and vineyards. You will pass by a pond, wine estates and the outskirts of Tresses, Pompignac and Fargues Saint-Hilaire.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.32 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 30 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 40 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 41 m

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    Highest point: 87 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 63 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Tresses (33370)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 44.827728° / W 0.461698°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1536OT, 1537SB, 1636O
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Description of the walk

The start can be before the roundabout before Fargues when coming from Bordeaux. Parking is available on the side road (Chemin de Cadenne).

(S/E) Come out onto the D936 and follow it to the left for about 50 metres, then take the brand new road that leads to Tresses.

(1) At the fork, continue straight ahead, then at the end of the road, turn left onto the dirt track, passing under a power line.

(2) Take the path on the right (marker on a post with a green tip). This path through the woods runs alongside farmland on the right and vineyards on the left. Admire the view of the lake. Arrive at the entrance to the Domaine de Lisenne.

(3) After a break, continue straight ahead on the road (wide pavement).

(4) At the marker before the Domaine de Palot buildings, take the path on the right that runs alongside the vineyards. At the end of the path, take the main road on the right that leads to a crossroads.

(5) Continue on the road opposite, a small dead-end road (Chemin de la Lande), and pass the hamlet of Citon.

(6) At the crossroads, take the road on the right, which further on turns right to join the D115.

(7) Turn left and follow this road, which runs alongside a sports complex on your right.

(8) After this, turn right onto Chemin de Petrus, then left heading south and cross the hamlet of Joli Bois.

(9) At the end of the hamlet, take the road on the right (Chemin de Joli Bois) and rejoin the road you took on the way there.

(1) Turn left and retrace your steps back to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 76 m - Chemin de Cadenne
  2. 1 : km 0.6 - alt. 86 m - Crossroads of the circular
  3. 2 : km 0.83 - alt. 83 m - Green marker
  4. 3 : km 1.81 - alt. 84 m - Château Lisennes
  5. 4 : km 2.54 - alt. 64 m - Yellow/Green marker
  6. 5 : km 3.66 - alt. 86 m - Crossing the road
  7. 6 : km 4.24 - alt. 74 m - Fork to the right
  8. 7 : km 4.84 - alt. 78 m - Junction D115
  9. 8 : km 5.72 - alt. 84 m - Fork in the road after the sports complex
  10. 9 : km 7.12 - alt. 87 m - Joli Bois hamlet
  11. S/E : km 8.32 - alt. 76 m - Chemin de Cadenne

Worth a visit

Take the time to stop and enjoy some delicious tastings.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 19 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
3.6 / 5
zenon libre
zenon libre

A beautiful route in pleasant surroundings, magnificent in autumn! At marker 4, it is impossible to turn right due to lots of brambles! One small downside is that the section between markers 5 and 6 is a bit bumpy and there is no real hard shoulder. Thank you

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Poikku
Poikku
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Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The description promises a walk through the woods and vineyards... Except that we are in the Entre-deux-Mers region, where the vineyards are being torn up and replaced by meadows or – worse – wasteland that is inexorably being turned into housing estates...

So, if you enjoy walks through vineyards, give this one a miss.

But it's still a rather pleasant walk, surrounded by greenery and close to Bordeaux. You just have to improvise and avoid the sections that follow busy roads.

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Henri DELBIRANI
Henri DELBIRANI

Hello, we have just completed this route, which was very interesting. However, as there were no parking facilities at the starting point, we started from the tennis court car park above Joli Bois. Just before Tresses, the path on the right is no longer passable, so we turned right further on to pass by the Tresses cemetery.
however, there is room for improvement between points 8 and 9, as the road is very busy and therefore dangerous.

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pierre-andre limouzin
pierre-andre limouzin

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike, but the path from point 4 is impassable. It is a forest of brambles, so you have to go to Tresses. This makes the route a little longer, but the dead-end road that continues as a carriageway, allowing you to rejoin the route, is pleasant. It should be noted, however, that the D115 between bridge 7 and point 8 is extremely busy. There is a grass verge on the side of the road, separated from the D115 by a ditch, but it is cluttered with large wire fencing, which makes walking considerably difficult

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Bruyèresdeschemins
Bruyèresdeschemins

Hello,
I have travelled this route but I do not recommend it, especially with children. This is because of the section on the D115. I had to walk along the fence on uneven ground. It seemed to take a very long time.
It's a shame, because the first part is very pretty.

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Didier HEREAU 33
Didier HEREAU 33

Thank you for your feedback. Indeed, the D125 is busy and has no hard shoulder, but the quieter alternative passes through private property.

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mahistre.patrice
mahistre.patrice

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

We did this hike on 17-04-2024, with six people. Very beautiful hike, but two small problems.
between points 1 and 2, the road is initially marked as private property. We hesitated, but a few metres further on to the left, the path is clearly there.
from point 7 to point 8, the D125 is busy and there is no hard shoulder on either side, which is relatively dangerous
But everything went well and overall it was very interesting. Beautiful trails and beautiful scenery

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Bruyèresdeschemins
Bruyèresdeschemins

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This route is interesting BUT the section on the D115 is dangerous. There is a lot of traffic. It is impossible to take a group on this route. I travelled it alone on Thursday. Between 3pm and 4pm, I was on this road. I walked along the fence on the left-hand side as soon as I could access it because there was a semblance of a path. But it is full of brambles and shrubs. You have to watch where you put your feet. I found it took a long time... If you want to avoid it, you have to lengthen or shorten this circular path.
Apart from this road, the route has beautiful paths and beautiful scenery.

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Marc Moissat
Marc Moissat

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Ormilly 33
Ormilly 33

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 28, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The explanations about the hike are correct, but there is one very important negative point.

We searched for a long time for the starting point on Chemin de Cadenne and were unable to park our cars in this side street, as we had four cars.

We decided to start from number 4, where there is a 30-space car park behind the church in TRESSES called DUPUCH. I completely agree with Mr FAGET's review

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François Faget
François Faget
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello. It's not easy to park at the start/finish point, which is a recent roundabout. I parked at point 1, a wide white path that you then have to walk along (start between two large stones at the end), with a (temporary and light) "restricted access" sign placed at the entrance by the owner of the house next door. Avoid parking in front of his gate. For the section between 7 and 8, simply walk along the fence behind the ditch to avoid walking along the edge of the D115 road, which has no hard shoulder and is busy. Otherwise, it's a pleasant walk that takes less than 2 hours. Thank you.

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marie 56
marie 56

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

We found that there was a bit too much driving on the roads. However, the sections in the woods were very good

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lostwalker
lostwalker

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 09, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

It's a nice walk near Bordeaux, but there is one downside: the section along the D115 departmental road. The road is very busy and it's difficult to walk along the hard shoulder as there is no suitable path

Lostwalker

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mussonville
mussonville

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

the start at the roundabout is not easy to find, and there is a slightly dangerous section on the road.
nice sections on the path

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Leniah
Leniah

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

A disappointing walk: far too much road for my liking.
The "nature" parts are nice, bucolic... but walking on the country road without a pavement really put me off. Overall, a rather negative experience.

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