Saint-Genies-Bellevue stream circular

The countryside around Saint-Geniès-Bellevue, a few kilometres from Toulouse.
However, it is best to walk during dry weather, as some sections along the stream are very muddy.

Details

n°4509736

Creation:
04 Jan 2021

Last update:
15 Jan 2021

Last review:
28 Apr 2025

Activity: Walking
Distance: 10.10 km
Average duration: 3h 15
Difficulty: Moderate
Back to start: Yes
Ascent: + 128 m
Descent: - 131 m
Highest point: 209 m
Lowest point: 141 m

Country: France
District: Saint-Geniès-Bellevue (31180)
Start/End: N 43.684208° / E 1.485891°
IGN map(s): Ref. 2043ET
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Description of the walk

Start at the car park of the town hall of Saint-Geniès-Bellevue.

(S/E) Leaving the car park, turn left onto the main street, go straight across the roundabout and continue until you reach Rue du Ranch on the right-hand side of the bend.

(1) Continue straight ahead to Ruisseau de Lenguille. Do not cross it, but take the small path on the left. Cross Route de Bessieres and continue to follow the stream along the path straight ahead.

(2) Cross the stream via the small pallet bridge and walk up through the middle of the field to the water treatment plant, then follow the path to the left to reach the road.

(3) At the road, turn right onto Chemin Gatis, then left onto Chemin Chaud until you reach Route de Launaguet.

(4) Follow this road to the left. It turns right, then left and right again.

(5) At a place called La Plane, just after the wooded embankment, take a small path that descends to the edge of the Ruisseau de Carles. Follow it to the right, cross the stream at the end of the field and continue to follow it as closely as possible through the woods. Cross the Ruisseau de Castels and join a wider path.

(6) Follow this path to the left and, at the end, turn right, then left and, at the small wood, continue slightly to the left to join the D15c.

(7) Caution: heavy traffic on this road.
Go left and, after the big bend, take the road that descends to the right in a hairpin bend, Chemin de la Vieille Côte. Go to the stop sign and continue straight ahead for about 100 m.

(8) Take the path on the left that descends into the field and follow it along the edge of the Ruisseau de Pichounelle stream without crossing it.

(9) Before the water treatment plant, turn left onto the path in the woods until you reach Chemin de la Perrière.

(10) Descend to the right and take Rue du Ruisseau on the left, following it until you reach the stream again.

(11) Do not cross it, but take the path on the left along the edge of the Ruisseau de Casteviel. Follow it to the end and go up to the left towards the village. At the end, turn right to return to the starting point, the car park of the Saint-Geniès-Bellevue town hall (S/E).

Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 205 m - Saint-Geniès-Bellevue Town Hall
1 : km 0.54 - alt. 198 m - Lenguille stream
2 : km 1.32 - alt. 179 m - Small bridge
3 : km 1.81 - alt. 194 m - Chemin Gatis crossroads
4 : km 2.17 - alt. 206 m - Launaguet Road
5 : km 2.86 - alt. 203 m - La Plane
6 : km 4.36 - alt. 153 m - Path on the left
7 : km 5.93 - alt. 176 m - Route D15c
8 : km 7.06 - alt. 148 m - Pichounelle stream
9 : km 8.2 - alt. 152 m - Fork in the road before the water treatment plant
10 : km 8.55 - alt. 164 m - Chemin de la Perrière
11 : km 9.34 - alt. 157 m - Castelviel stream
S/E : km 10.1 - alt. 205 m - Saint-Geniès-Bellevue Town Hall

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5

Based on 15 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5

Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5

Route interest
4.2 / 5

G-D

28 Apr 2025 at 16:47 7200

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Longer distance than expected, and a dangerous section for groups (traffic and being trapped against the safety barriers), but otherwise a beautiful hike on the outskirts of Toulouse.

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Astig jeudi

16 Aug 2024 at 19:31 7200 • Edited: 16 Aug 2024 at 19:33 7200

An easy and very well-documented hike (thanks Yves) done on the morning of 16 August 2024. Lots of paths, copses, woods and fields, which is quite rare so close to Toulouse.
At (2), the pallet bridge was unstable and damaged, so we crossed the stream a few metres before it.
Regarding the road crossings,
- there was not too much traffic on the Launaguet road
- the 15C requires a lot of attention as there is no hard shoulder
- It gets more complicated on Chemin de la Vieille Côte (one-way, downhill), with heavy traffic, few hard shoulders and vehicles not respecting the speed limit (30 km/h)
- The hardest part is the 100 metres on the Toulouse road. We avoided this by taking a path along the edge of the woods, 2 metres from the road, at the stop sign 50 metres away. We only had about 20 metres left on the road before we could take the path.

Philippe and Elisabeth

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emico63

13 May 2024 at 09:43 7200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 12, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk on the outskirts of Toulouse. A beautiful alternation of woods and flower-filled glades at this time of year. Avoid after heavy rain as the undergrowth can be muddy. As mentioned, take care on the road leading to point 8 as it is very busy and there is no hard shoulder.
On the way back after point 10, there is a house with a magnificent Mediterranean garden!
It's a shame the weather was a little overcast for the view of the Pyrenees.

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Marie Pascale

10 Apr 2023 at 21:45 7200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant and easy hike.

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MAMISS

12 Mar 2023 at 19:31 3600 • Edited: 12 Mar 2023 at 19:33 3600

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk, with a few moments of uncertainty finding our way through the woods, but we made it! Beautiful unobstructed view of the Pyrenees. Some sections of road were quite tricky due to traffic.

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Les Randonneurs Toulousains

16 Feb 2023 at 15:11 3600

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Lovely route from stream to stream.
Lovely rolling countryside.
Best done in dry weather.
Be careful when crossing the road that goes up and down in Saint Genues, as there is heavy traffic.

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vsteller

13 Feb 2023 at 09:18 3600

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice ride... quite a few mountain bikers but no problems. Despite the dry weather over the last few days, some areas are still muddy!

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jab31

06 Dec 2021 at 09:21 3600

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,

This is an interesting route because it is close to Toulouse and, in good weather, offers some panoramic views of western Toulouse and, sometimes, the Pyrenees.
The banks of the Carles stream can be wet and muddy when it has rained!
To avoid this area, at km 3, you can turn left, then right onto the path that passes through Restes and Lièges. You will rejoin the route at approximately km 4.5.

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RandoRosy

25 May 2021 at 18:41 7200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant short hike with beautiful views (as far as the Pyrenees on a clear day).
As mentioned, it can be muddy!

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DELBES

10 May 2021 at 10:57 7200

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Yes, this route was "a bit busy" on Saturday, 8 May
It should be noted that there are many trails along this hike, so it is important to follow the description and map carefully.
This trail, which is very interesting, can be quite muddy in places during wet weather!
Caution is advised (and rightly so) from point 7 of the description to point 8: there is virtually no shoulder along this section of road, which is quite busy. So BE CAREFUL AND CAUTIOUS!

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l'indienne

26 Apr 2021 at 09:14 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 23, 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 family hike under bright sunshine!

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jipekos

05 Apr 2021 at 18:20 7200

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

Average in the sense that there are far too many tarmac roads with heavy traffic, even on Easter Monday afternoon.
The section between point 2 and the bottom of the descent after point 5 can easily be omitted. Instead of crossing at point 2, you can continue along the Lenguille stream and avoid the Launaguet road.
The other problem is walking along the D15C, the Vieille Côte path and the D61: there are no pavements or verges.
It's a shame because the whole section in the woods of Saint Génies is very pleasant and there were people there.

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massat09

29 Mar 2021 at 18:27 7200

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Difficult to find your way around in the middle of the route to reach the D15C. A map is recommended, but otherwise it's a beautiful route through the woods.

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Baroudeur 65

15 Mar 2021 at 20:22 3600

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

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vgrandpi

21 Feb 2021 at 18:35 3600

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

Hello,
A superb walk on the outskirts of Toulouse. A very well-designed route, few inhabited areas, lots of countryside. Are we really only 10 minutes from Toulouse? The only difficulty is the ST-Génies-L'Union road, with little space for pedestrians and fast-moving cars. The road belongs to them and not to us, which is a shame, as there are only a few centimetres for us to put our feet.
Thanks to whoever suggested this route.

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