Circular walk between Monluc and the Gèle via Guilleton

Park on Avenue Lassus.

(S/E) Turn left onto Avenue Lassus, then follow Avenue de la Romagne to number 14.

(1) Turn right onto Avenue Claude Bordenave, then head down Chemin de Marin to the River Gèle.

(2) Take the dirt track on the left, continue to the hamlet of Guilleton de Bas and turn left to rejoin the Gèle.

(3) Turn right, cross the Gèle and follow the path along the river.

(4) Turn right to rejoin the path, head left, cross over the river and turn slightly right to reach a road.

(5) Cross the road and continue along the dirt track until you reach a stream.

(6) Cross it, turn left and follow it, go round a pond on the left and arrive at the Ruisseau de Rambert. Follow it to the right, then take the road which leads onto the D654.

(7) Turn right for 20 metres and then turn left carefully to cross the road. Continue straight ahead until you reach another stream.

(8) Turn left, follow the path along the stream and turn right to follow the Ruisseau de Lambert, which you passed earlier.

(9) Cross the stream by turning left twice and head towards the D654 without joining it. Continue to the right to reach the D42.

(10) Cross it carefully and continue straight on along Rue Blaise de Monluc. At the Château de Monluc, turn left to reach the car park (S/E).

In hot weather, it is best to do this walk in the morning or late in the day. Do feel free to stop for a break at a place called Courtis, in the shade of the oak trees along the banks of the Gèle...

If you’ve decided to have a picnic, you can do your shopping in the village, where you’ll find bread and other food at the Proxy (a convenience store selling groceries, tobacco, newspapers and petrol, etc.). You might prefer to have lunch at one of the two restaurants in the village.