Listrac-Médoc circular route via the Châteaux Lestage and Fonréaud

This easy circular route through the vineyards with little tarmac road takes you past Château Lestage, a ruined windmill and Château Fonréaud.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.60 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 32 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 32 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 46 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 16 m

Description of the walk

Car park near the post office.

(S/E) Cross Avenue de Soulac (D1215) at the pedestrian crossing, take Rue Louis Biblan, then turn left and right onto Rue Maxime Hostein.

(1) At the bus shelter, turn right onto the white path and when you reach a pile of plant waste, turn left and continue to the paved road.

(2) Turn right, pass Château Lestage and then, in the bend, take the path on the left and then right at the corner of the vineyard. Follow this path to the large isolated oak tree.

(3) Turn right to jump over the ditch, then right again and then left. Follow the vineyard to the houses and walk along the fence, veering to the left.

(4) Jump over the chain and join the road (D5). Turn right (caution: busy road), follow it for 200 metres and turn right again. Pass close to a group of buildings and walk along the woods and then the hedge to the woods, keeping in the same direction.

(5) Turn left and then immediately left again at the top of the embankment. After 50 metres, turn right between the vineyards, arrive at the road and turn left.

(6) Turn right at the foot of the mill; after 200 metres, turn right between the vineyard and the meadow.

(7) Cross the D1215 (caution: busy road), take the Château Fonréaud driveway for 120 metres and turn left to cross the ditch. Pass by a pond and then an old wash house, turn left and pass in front of a plant depot. Turn right again, then left, then right, and you will arrive at the road. Take this road to the right until you reach the edge of the woods.

(8) Turn left at the corner of the woods and the vineyard, enter the woods, then continue straight ahead until you reach the road and turn right for 100 metres.

(9) Turn left, continue straight ahead, pass between the houses via Impasse de Semeillan. Continue along the dirt track until you reach the road.

(10) Turn left to go around Berniquet, then 150 metres later, turn right onto the gravel path. Pass by the grove, then walk along the vineyards and turn right towards the group of houses in the middle of the vineyards. At the corner of the houses, turn left onto the path, then after 100 metres, turn right between the vineyards to reach the road that leads to the Post Office car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 38 m - Car park near the post office
  2. 1 : km 0.49 - alt. 30 m - Bus shelter
  3. 2 : km 1.34 - alt. 27 m - Turn right at the road.
  4. 3 : km 2.3 - alt. 19 m - Large isolated oak tree
  5. 4 : km 2.82 - alt. 19 m - Chain
  6. 5 : km 3.98 - alt. 32 m - Corner of the woods
  7. 6 : km 4.29 - alt. 36 m - Path on the right near a mill
  8. 7 : km 4.93 - alt. 27 m - Cross the D1215.
  9. 8 : km 6.55 - alt. 38 m - Corner of the woods and vineyard
  10. 9 : km 7.26 - alt. 42 m - Road fork
  11. 10 : km 8.02 - alt. 46 m - Turn left at the road.
  12. S/E : km 9.6 - alt. 38 m - Car park near the post office

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
CDavid
CDavid

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful, easy walk through the vineyards. No problem finding your way with GPS; you can quickly find the path again if you stray a little. In autumn, there are a few muddy sections with tall grass. You'll need good footwear!

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Cédric33740
Cédric33740

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A lovely walk through the vineyards

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Pascale Ré
Pascale Ré

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 27, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice path

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elisa943
elisa943

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 03, 2021
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 through the vineyards. The Visorando trail is very useful for finding your way in several places as there are no signposts.
In wet weather, the route is more difficult as you are walking on grassy and muddy ground.

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Murphy976
Murphy976

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 02, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk.
In winter, bring hats as you will often be exposed to the elements, and good shoes as the paths are muddy after rain.

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Noellabr
Noellabr

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 14, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Easy hike with a good description, very few roads, just a small note after Château Fonréaud when you pass the wash house in the vineyards on the left, there is a slight hesitation about which path to take in the vineyards to reach the forest.
Best regards

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jaja33
jaja33
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello, I did indeed follow the Listrac hike. I have to do it again on 15 June and I will let you know my comments afterwards... Just two hesitations in the vineyards which, in my opinion, could be added. But overall, a very good description of the hike. Kind regards. Jaja33.

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