From the Gèle to Monluc

Park on Avenue René Lassus, near the Salle des Fêtes, using the designated spaces.

(S/E) Head towards the main road (Avenue de la Lomagne). Follow it to the left for a good hundred metres.

(1) Cross at the pedestrian crossing to take Avenue Claude Bordenave. Walk along the housing estate on your left and continue straight on to cross the Gèle.

(2) Immediately afterwards, take the dirt track on the left, which makes a first turn right then left and leads onto the D236.

(3) First turn left then right to join the dirt track that runs alongside the houses at Las Tapies. Go straight on.

(4) Continue to the right, then go straight on until you reach the corner of the vineyard. Then turn left at a 90° angle and head towards a crossroads.

(5) Turn left again and continue, making sure to keep heading in the same direction.

(6) Cross a small road and then the RD23, taking care, and rejoin the path opposite.

(7) Cross the Gèle via the small bridges and continue straight on, cutting across a road, until you reach a stream.

(8) Cross the stream and turn left to follow it. Pass a small reservoir, then turn right at a right angle to join the RD654.

(9) First turn right then left to join the Chemin de la Lanne. Take the path on the left, before the hamlet, then turn right and finally left to rejoin the RD654. Turn right onto the uphill path, continue straight on along the access road to Liébé and emerge onto the D42.

(10) Cross with care and continue straight ahead. Go straight on at the junction, pass in front of Château Monluc, then head down to the left along Boulevard de la Porte Baron to return to the car park (S/E).

In hot weather, it is best to do this walk in the morning or late in the day. Do feel free to stop for a break at a place called Courties (7) in the shade of the oak trees along the banks of the Gèle.

If you’ve decided to have a picnic, you can do your shopping in the village, where you’ll find bread and other food at the convenience store (offering a range of services including groceries, tobacco, newspapers, fuel, etc.). Or perhaps you’d prefer to have lunch at one of the two restaurants in the village...