Circular route around Puimoisson aerodrome

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This circular route starting at the bottom of Puimoisson will take you to the aerodrome. A great spot for gliding.
Once you reach the heights, you’ll be treated to some beautiful views of the mountains.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.26 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 25 
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    Difficulty: Easy
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 176 m
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    Descent: - 179 m
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    Highest point: 775 m
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    Lowest point: 599 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Puimoisson (04410)
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    Start/End: N 43.861937° / E 6.136123°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 3342ET, 3441OT, 3442OT, 3442OTR
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Lavender fields around Puimoisson

Description of the walk

Parking on a grassy area at the bottom of Puimoisson, on the D56 Route de Moustiers.

(S/E) Cross the D56 carefully, going round the tree, to follow the clearly visible yellow markings heading north-east. Pass the hamlet of La Tuilière.

(1) Turn right towards Puimoisson aerodrome. Cross a ford and pass the hamlet of Rème (on the left-hand side of the map). The path becomes a tarmac road. Continue to the D56, going round a campsite. Then keep the campsite on your right as you go round it.

(2) Turn right onto the wide path, keeping the airfield on your right, and continue to the D56.

(3) Turn right onto the D56 and follow it for about 200 m. Then take the path leading off to the left, before Grenouillet. Continue to the hairpin bend.

(4) Turn right towards the Notre-Dame Chapel. Follow the signposts to the sewage treatment plant.

(5) Turn right, keeping the sewage treatment plant on your right. The path then leads back to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 621 m - Parking on grassy area on the D56
  2. 1 : km 1.6 - alt. 658 m - Junction after La Tuillière
  3. 2 : km 3.73 - alt. 774 m - T-junction around the aerodrome. Overlooking the - Colostre (rivière)
  4. 3 : km 6.89 - alt. 664 m - D56 to the right
  5. 4 : km 8.04 - alt. 674 m - Sharp right towards the - Chapelle Notre-Dame (Puimoisson)
  6. 5 : km 9.28 - alt. 615 m - Wastewater treatment plant after the - Auvestre (rivière)
  7. S/E : km 10.25 - alt. 621 m - Parking on grassy area on the D56

Notes

Very little shade along the route.
A GPS is always useful.

Worth a visit

Puimoisson at the top of the car park.
Introductory gliding flight. Enquire at the airfield.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 4 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
Suzanne-Belgique
Suzanne-Belgique

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 04, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk with magnificent autumn colours. As much of the route is not shaded, it may be best not to do this walk in hot weather. Note that just after point 3, we had to continue along the D56 as the path to point 4 was too muddy following the previous days' rain.

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Kahinate
Kahinate

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 31, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, easy walk. The route is easy to follow, varied and matches the description. There’s practically no traffic on the tarmac section (access to the airfield), nor any shade. Towards the end of the walk (between 4 and 5), we had to take our shoes off to cross the ford… and wade through the water. The stream was too wide at the sides to jump over. There was certainly a lot of water, likely due to the rain and storms in the preceding days. Well worth a go.

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Georges-Bernard24
Georges-Bernard24

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely route featuring beautiful scenery and significant elevation changes. However, please note that there is a tarmac section of around 2.5 km, including 500 metres on a fairly busy local road. I highly recommend this route.

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ROBERT60
ROBERT60

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 01, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Changes: tarmac road instead of a track
distances need reviewing
a lovely walk nonetheless

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