Saint-Martin-de-Villereglan circular

In the Malepère region, a route through the vineyards of the same name with magnificent views of the Pyrenees.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.30 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 176 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 182 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 308 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 177 m

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Description of the walk

Park at the Espace Philippe Dumont in Saint-Martin-de-Villereglan.

(S/E) Turn right and head up the Route de Cepie for about 300 m, then turn left onto the Chemin des Marty to join another road (Chemin des Trois Pechs).

(1) Continue left along the tarmac road, passing the Bégude and Rives Blanques estates, until you reach a crossroads.

(2) Turn left onto the tarmac road towards the Nérige estate. Pass through a wood of holm oaks and go past the estate, continuing along the ridge paths.

(3) At the three-way junction, turn left twice and head down the path towards the Montagnère estate. Pass the access path to the estate on your right, walk past a hedge of umbrella pines and continue to the Rivairolles stream.

(4) Turn right to follow the stream for 1.5 km and cross three fords (take care when crossing after heavy rain).

(5) When you reach a tarmac road, turn left and head uphill to the D318. Cross this road and take the dirt track opposite to the right for about 150 m.

(6) Turn left between the vineyards towards the Domaine de la Louvière until you reach the water basin.

(7) Turn left and continue to a vineyard hut.

(8) Turn right and head up through the vineyards to the Vierge du Razés.

(9) Turn left onto the ridge path, following the vineyards. Ignore a path on the left; pass the Boyer estate on your right and turn left towards a telecoms mast. Walk to the D318 (Route de la Malepère) in the village of Saint-Martin-de-Villereglan.

Cross the three-way junction straight ahead to reach Rue Jules Verne, which turns left after the Ruisseau de Rivairolles. Ignore the road on the left leading to a housing estate and take the next left to reach Espace Dumont (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 183 m - Espace Philippe Dumont
  2. 1 : km 0.77 - alt. 254 m - Chemin des Trois Pechs, on the left
  3. 2 : km 1.88 - alt. 285 m - Crossroads, turn left
  4. 3 : km 3.14 - alt. 295 m - Three-way junction, two left turns
  5. 4 : km 5.06 - alt. 182 m - Rivayrolle stream, on the right
  6. 5 : km 6.21 - alt. 194 m - Tarmac road, on the left
  7. 6 : km 6.57 - alt. 223 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 6.88 - alt. 213 m - Water basin, on the left
  9. 8 : km 7.31 - alt. 204 m - Vineyard hut, on the right
  10. 9 : km 7.61 - alt. 228 m - Vierge du Razès, on the left
  11. S/E : km 9.3 - alt. 183 m - Espace Philippe Dumont

Notes

The tarmac roads are rarely used, but stay alert. The initial climb in the sun can cause you to overheat.
Fording points: be careful in wet weather, otherwise your feet won’t stay dry, but you can shorten the walk by continuing straight on to the village.
At the start of the Espace Dumont, there is a picnic table and a playground.
Don’t forget to bring water and a hat in strong sunshine; there isn’t much shelter.

Worth a visit

Wine cellars in the surrounding villages where you can sample local wines.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
AlainL
AlainL
• Edited:

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A pleasant route, although mostly tarmac.
A beautiful climb leaving St Martin, but apart from that, a fairly easy route.

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Tenzig
Tenzig

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk that I go on regularly.

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RFC31500
RFC31500

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk for a couple in their eighties on a beautiful, sunny but cold November’s day.
In theory, the route is marked with a yellow line and circle, but the paint has faded considerably. Whilst the markings are more or less clear up to point 5, they become quite difficult to spot beyond that point, and we got a bit lost in the vineyards. It wasn’t a big deal, but it was a bit of a shame.
Apart from that, the views of the mountains are lovely and help you forget that a good part of the route (up to point 3) is on tarmac. We didn’t come across any other walkers, just a few cars between points 1 and 3.

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JDB
JDB
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Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 26, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

There was a lot of mist, so we couldn’t see the Pyrenees: we could just make them out in the distance.
An easy and pleasant walk through the vineyards.

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Hpcr
Hpcr

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 05, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Stunning views of the snow-capped Pyrenees.
A very pleasant walk in the December sunshine.

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