Saint-Cézert circular

This village, typical of the Toulouse region with its bell tower featuring a triangular gable and its brick houses clustered around the village square, was endowed with a Benedictine priory in 940 and subsequently became the property of the Jourdain de l’Isle family in the 12th century. The church, rebuilt in the 19th century using a ‘sandwich’ construction of bricks and pebbles, was dedicated to Saint Orens, Bishop of Auch in the 4th century. At that time, Abbot Gilard immortalised the faces of the parishioners in the church’s frescoes.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.34 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 180 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 161 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 561 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 430 ft

Description of the walk

(S/E) From the car park, head down towards the wash house, cross the road and go up the Chemin d’En Piroulet. Follow it to the end.

(1) 350m further on, at a right-hand bend, at the crossroads, continue straight on along the Chemin d’En Léran for 700m.

(2) At the crossroads, turn right and then right again. Follow the road for 900m.

(3) At the roundabout, turn left onto the D30, passing the cemetery and then a few traditional houses on the right.

(4) At the cross, after the bend, take the path on the right for 800m. Further on, 50m after a path on the left, turn right following the path, then right again after 450m.
Walk along the lake on your left and continue straight ahead. Follow the path when, 200m further on, it turns right to head back towards the village.

(5) At the first houses and the first crossroads, turn left. Then follow the Route de Launac to the left and immediately turn right onto the Chemin Profond. Take the D30 left towards Le Burgaud for 300m.

(6) Turn left onto Chemin de Pountet. Ford the Radier, a stream that can burst its banks during heavy storms. Continue straight on for 1.2 km, passing two paths on the right.

(7) At the end of the track, after the woods, turn right. Continue for 1.6 km through scattered farmland. Cross a bridge over the Goutoule then head up to a junction.

(8) Turn right onto the D30 and continue for 600m.

(9) Turn left, between the fields, opposite a driveway leading to a house and before a large right-hand bend downhill. Turn right onto the Boissier plain, which overlooks the Goutoule. Continue straight on until you reach a driveway leading to the private Boissier estate and turn right.

(10) At the bottom of the track, turn right again, cross the Marguestaut and join the D58f to head straight back up to the village (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 502 ft - Car park in Saint-Cézert
  2. 1 : mi 0.71 - alt. 522 ft - Chemin d’En Léran
  3. 2 : mi 1.13 - alt. 541 ft - Road on the right
  4. 3 : mi 1.78 - alt. 518 ft - Roundabout, turn left
  5. 4 : mi 2.06 - alt. 538 ft - Cross, on the right
  6. 5 : mi 3.6 - alt. 531 ft - First houses, on the left
  7. 6 : mi 4 - alt. 459 ft - Chemin de Pountet, on the left
  8. 7 : mi 4.95 - alt. 469 ft - Turn right after the woods
  9. 8 : mi 5.96 - alt. 551 ft - D30 to the right
  10. 9 : mi 6.33 - alt. 535 ft - To the left
  11. 10 : mi 7.29 - alt. 525 ft - Turn right towards Marguestaut
  12. S/E : mi 8.34 - alt. 495 ft - Car park in Saint-Cézert

Notes

Cap or hat.
Suitable for trainers.

This circular loop can be divided into three smaller circular loops, each of which returns to the centre of the village.

In stormy weather, fords can be difficult.

Worth a visit

Hilly landscape dotted with streams and a lake. Scattered farms, cereal crops, a church with Toulouse-style walls, a square with an Occitan cross on the ground, and a wash house.

Reviews and comments

4 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
2.8 / 5
Shrando31410
Shrando31410

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A walk starting from a small, very quiet village. Perfect for a family outing, with small tarmac roads, sections along farm tracks, and a ford with water! No uphill or downhill sections.

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RME
RME

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

A route around the pretty village; 75% of the route is indeed tarmac, so it’s best to go after a spell of rain to avoid the mud.
I can confirm the tricky stream crossing (point No. 6); you’ll get your shoes a bit wet, but don’t let that put you off.
There’s an organic farm to visit, with sheep and produce.
We skipped the circular route through the village; the walk took us 3 hours 15 minutes (including a stop at Le Burgaud for lunch).
This walk is ideal for families given its low difficulty level.

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vsteller
vsteller

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A walk to stretch our legs... WARNING: after point No. 6, there is a ford... which we couldn’t cross because the water was too deep. We tried to go round the stream on the left: impossible; too deep, too wide!! We turned back and took the road to point 9.

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roques michel
roques michel

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Diversion due to flooding; flooded road; route runs along the edge of very muddy fields

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archimbald ortie
archimbald ortie

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 13, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing

The route is 95% tarmac (even though it consists of quiet local roads).
A route more suited to cycling than walking
Easy to follow with the route description.
A very well-signposted route, by the way.
In short, a real disappointment!

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