Circular Crozes in Neffiès

An easy hike combining open areas with views of the Pyrenees and wooded areas.
Along the route, you will see a coal mine shaft and the ruins of Tibéret, behind which is a multi-level mill powered by gravity from a water basin (now abandoned).

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 14.62 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 15 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 380 m
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    Descent: - 386 m

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    Highest point: 349 m
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    Lowest point: 115 m

Description of the walk

Park in the car park near the town hall.

(S/E) Leave the car park and head for Rue des Aires Basses. Turn left, then just after the post office, turn right and walk alongside the church. Continue straight ahead, then turn left into a narrow street that goes down a small hill. When you reach the main road (D15), cross at the pedestrian crossing, turn right and take the first road on the left. Cross a bridge and continue to No. 10.

(1) Take the road on the left (Chemin de la Mine), which is paved at first and then becomes a path. Go around a hairpin bend and you will soon come to a mine shaft and some ruins.

(2) Continue along the main road, which bends to the right to go around the site and then heads north-east. Ignore the turnings on either side.

(3) At the X-shaped crossroads, turn sharply left until you reach the road, which you will follow to the right for about a hundred metres.

(4) Take the small path on the left and follow it. On a clear day, you can enjoy superb views. On the plateau, cross a transverse track and join a main road.

(5) Turn right and follow it for 50 metres, then turn left along the edge of a wood. Continue straight ahead, using a drystone shelter on the hillside as a landmark. Then make a short detour to the left to take a look, then continue along the path which descends towards the Col du Terme.

(6) Turn left until you reach thePR® and take it opposite to arrive at the village of Les Crozes after crossing the undergrowth.

(7) Leave the main track and take the path opposite the junction, which is a shortcut. Return to the track and continue for about 20 metres to the right.

(8) Take another path on the left that cuts across the bend and joins the track, which you should follow on the left. A good hundred metres further on, don't miss the start of a pretty little path with a handrail on the right, which descends towards the village.

(9) After visiting the village, particularly the church (baptismal font) and the bread oven, take the same path back. Continue along the track and go around the hairpin bend to the right.

(10) Turn left onto the path leading to the hamlet of Lauriol. Pass the hamlet and then turn left ontothe PR®, which quickly leads to the hairpin bend of a track.

(11) Continue straight ahead uphill on thePR® to the ruins of Tibéret.

(12) Continue for about 600 metres until you reach a three-way junction between two vineyards at a small pass.

(13) Leave the track and turn right to go around the vineyards on the right. At the end, continue straight ahead and further up you will reach a junction. Take the track on the left, ignore a track on the right and then walk along the vineyards on your right. Join a tarmac road at the corner of the field.

(14) Turn left onto a path to cut across a bend. Return to the tarmac road and continue straight ahead until you reach a bridge where you join the D15. Cross the road carefully (bend) and take the blue-marked path opposite, slightly to the left. Pass under a high-voltage power line and you will come out onto a small road.

(15) Turn right, then turn left at the corner of a vineyard. Return to the tarmac road, go straight ahead, then turn left to walk alongside the cemetery and return to Rue des Aires Basses. Turn left before the post office to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 136 m - Car park
  2. 1 : km 0.53 - alt. 116 m - Chemin des Mines
  3. 2 : km 1.52 - alt. 179 m - Access shaft to an old coal mine
  4. 3 : km 2.13 - alt. 197 m - Crossroads, turn left
  5. 4 : km 2.47 - alt. 222 m - Path on the left
  6. 5 : km 3.24 - alt. 308 m - Track junction
  7. 6 : km 4.38 - alt. 310 m - On the left - Col du Terme (310m)
  8. 7 : km 7.16 - alt. 336 m - Path opposite
  9. 8 : km 7.41 - alt. 297 m - Path on the left, shortcut
  10. 9 : km 7.76 - alt. 256 m - Crozes Church
  11. 10 : km 8.14 - alt. 293 m - Path to Lauriol
  12. 11 : km 9.79 - alt. 183 m - Hairpin bend, straight ahead uphill
  13. 12 : km 10.65 - alt. 236 m - Ruins of Tibéret
  14. 13 : km 11.25 - alt. 258 m - Field, on the right
  15. 14 : km 12.76 - alt. 231 m - Shortcut on the left
  16. 15 : km 13.73 - alt. 140 m - Crossroads, on the right
  17. S/E : km 14.62 - alt. 136 m - Car park

 Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 14 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.1 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
Villeveyrac
Villeveyrac

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely trail with beautiful views. It's a shame that there's only a small gap in the oak trees offering a glimpse of Lake Olivette and the dam.
A little signage on the way back. Pleasant stop at Les Crozes.

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Mitch64
Mitch64

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

It's difficult to find the way out of the village.
The start of the hike is easy to follow, but without a GPS we would not have found the path.
Elevation gain of 450 metres according to our GPS.
We took a path indicated by the GPS where hikers no longer pass (undergrowth)
Hikers no longer pass (undergrowth)
After the ruins of Tibéret, near a vineyard, the path is blocked by an electric fence, which we were able to cross.
Very beautiful views.
A beautiful drystone shelter, the village of Crozes, the hamlet of Lauriol and the ruins of Tibéret are worth seeing.
This is the first time we have been disappointed by the route description for this Visorando hike.

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Lechatoscar34
Lechatoscar34
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Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We did the hike backwards, and the route 150 m from the village of Lauriol took us on a very pleasant trail through the woods, which brought us back to the trail near the village of Les Crozes but added 3 km to the hike. GPS was very useful on the unmarked sections
At the start and end of the hike, there is a very stony, sloping section with loose stones, so walking sticks are very useful.
The hike is very shaded, even in hot weather, and is feasible.

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Fredtrek
Fredtrek

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike, pleasant, easy.

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Nadège12
Nadège12

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

No particular difficulties
Mostly in the woods, very pleasant

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Elisa07
Elisa07

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hike on a sunny Sunday in November. Easy route, often rocky, mostly shaded. Beautiful views, but long stretch through the forest with no views. In my opinion, best done in summer when it's hot, to enjoy the coolness.

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dr34
dr34

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike for everyone. Some truly stunning and varied views of the sea and the countryside.
There are multiple possibilities along the route, such as avoiding a return on the track and staying on the single track as part of the route.
We were in "sprint" mode, so we followed the route. Looking more closely at the map and seeing all the tracks, it is possible. But well done to everyone who opens and describes them.
Enjoy your hike.

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georgevelyne@gmail ;com
georgevelyne@gmail ;com

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 01, 2024
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 where, once you reach the small hamlet of Crozes, you can take a break on a bench for a well-deserved picnic and refresh yourself at the fountain.
Thanks again to the author of this hike.
Highly recommended!

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lesvegas
lesvegas

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 24, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike with varied trails and superb views.
No difficulties to report.
Note that between point 10 and the Croix de Lauriol, the path is not very visible in places, probably because it is not used very often.
The GPS was useful.
Thank you.

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Toumabena
Toumabena

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk with some pleasant shaded sections in the warmer months

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benoit390
benoit390

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful route. There isn't much of anything, but there are quite a few rocky paths. Shady in places, but mostly sunny, so depending on the season, bring water and a hat. A pair of walking sticks will come in handy.

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Bobe51
Bobe51

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 21, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Some details about the route description:

Point 3: at the X-shaped junction, take the blue trail on the left.
Point 4: leave the blue trail and take the small path on the left
Point 9: after visiting the village, retrace your steps and take the path on the left at the hairpin bend.

Other than that, the route is very good as it offers many views. It is an easier variation of the Crozes drovers' road, part of which it follows.

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sabinelagardeval
sabinelagardeval

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb hike, varied landscapes, to be done again!!!...Took 4 hours...

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celinemma
celinemma

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 04, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A magnificent hike and a superb, varied landscape with pleasant, picturesque trails. To be repeated without moderation.

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