Les Tuileries - Le Mas d'Enfau circular

A circular that will take you around the Tuileries and Mas d'Enfau for some views of the village of Roquecourbe.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.92 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 25 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 160 m
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    Descent: - 153 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 317 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 205 m

Description of the walk

The hike starts at Place de la Mairie in Roquecourbe.

(S/E) Cross the bridge over the Agout and continue straight ahead on Rue de la Gare.

(1) Turn right onto the tarmac road (former railway line) which curves to the left and crosses the second bridge over the Agout.

(2) At the end of the tarmac road, follow the path that branches off to the right across the fields. Stay parallel to the river, then head south and climb above the tunnel. Ignore a path on the left and join the tarmac road to La Glène.

(3) Turn right, then right again a few metres further on. Continue straight ahead until you reach the D89 road (Castres to Roquecourbe road).

(4) Turn right, then 50 metres further on, turn right onto the old road (Chemin des Tuileries) until you reach the D89 road. Follow the road to the right and cross the Ruisseau de Poumard stream.

(5) Turn left onto Chemin du Mas d'Enfau. At the first houses, leave the road by turning right.

(6) Continue straight on Chemin de Masatge and follow it to Chemin des Quatre Vents. Turn right and, after about 100 metres, take the dirt track. Walk along the edge of a field, then descend gently through a wooded area to Chemin de Lacalm. Turn right and join Avenue de Castres at the bridge over Ruisseau de Madorre.

(7) Finish the route by turning left onto Avenue de Castres (for about 1 km) and continuing straight on to Place de la Mairie (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 214 m - Town Hall Square
  2. 1 : km 0.18 - alt. 220 m - Turn right onto the old Castres-Lacaune railway line.
  3. 2 : km 0.67 - alt. 224 m - Turn right into the field.
  4. 3 : km 2.42 - alt. 317 m - Chemin de la Glène, turn right
  5. 4 : km 3.47 - alt. 277 m - At the junction with the RD89, turn right.
  6. 5 : km 4.54 - alt. 214 m - RD89, turn left
  7. 6 : km 4.96 - alt. 251 m - Take the Chemin de Masatge, then follow
  8. 7 : km 6.14 - alt. 217 m - Avenue de Castres, turn left
  9. S/E : km 6.92 - alt. 214 m - Town Hall Square

Notes

There are no water points along the route.
Steep climb to reach the "Chemin de la Glène".
The end of the route (1 km) runs along Avenue de Castres. This avenue features large mansions that belonged to textile industrialists, who were the main industry in the town until the end of the 20th century.

Worth a visit

At the point (1), on the hill behind you, you can see the remains of a tower from the old Roquecourbe castle.

Reviews and comments

3.8 / 5
Based on 17 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.9 / 5
Route interest
3.5 / 5
User 6093366

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 22, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Too many parts of the route are on tarmac roads, one section is practically impassable and has been 'colonised' by hunters. In summary, I would not recommend this route, but of course that is just my personal opinion, which may be disputed.

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User 2167142

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello,
A restriction concerning hunting seasons or wild boar hunts (detours according to signs)

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GiPhi
GiPhi
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Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Fortunately, we had Visorando's GPS track and map, as the route had changed in several places. Nevertheless, we didn't get lost thanks to your app. It's a shame there was too much road.

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Jacques 31500
Jacques 31500
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Hello,
I am unable to attach a screenshot showing what is causing my error. However, I have completed many of the hikes suggested by Visorando.
On the right is the map with Castres in the centre and the number 2 in a black circle surrounded by a red circle (all the other circles are surrounded by green). In a column on the left is circular Boucle Les Truileries - Le Mas d'Enfau.
I thought this hike started in Castres. I took the train from Toulouse to Castres and couldn't find my way around based on the route description, and for good reason, since it starts in Roquecourbe, which I hadn't understood initially. The text begins with: The hike starts from the Place de la Mairie. I thought it was the town hall in Castres.

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mésange
mésange
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant walk.
Well signposted, but at point 5, "At the first houses, leave the road by turning right," you could add "take the first right."

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LASGOUTTES
LASGOUTTES

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 14, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike worth sharing.

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Abeille66
Abeille66

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Unable to use GPS, I lost my way when passing over the tunnel.
In the end, I followed a path (the old railway line) that went under the tunnel, then found a trail that led directly to the Tuileries, then another path that ran alongside the fields to the old Roquecourbe road. This first part is very pleasant.
The last part of the circular is on the road and is really uninteresting.

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Caelia
Caelia
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route around Roquecourbe. At point 2, I didn't understand which tunnel we were passing over. Going through Mas d'Enfau is very nice and avoids the main road.
Do you know what the ruins are on the climb up the glen?

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henri57
henri57 ★
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Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to give your opinion.

By "route on map", we do not mean evaluating the "amount of tarmac", but rather the accuracy of the route as it appears on the map in relation to the actual terrain.

Did the route cause any problems?
Did you follow the route with a GPS or a GPS application?
Was there any discrepancy between the route and the actual hike?

See you soon!

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avrilmai
avrilmai

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 01, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

a lot of tar

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APPLIED81
APPLIED81

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 03, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

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dlws
dlws

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 09, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

I found a problem between 2 and 3: after the second bridge over the Agout, I couldn't find a path or trail on the right in the field; an electric fence blocks the field and there is no trace of a path. The only thing clearly visible is the track that goes up to La Fargarié. On the other hand, there is far too much tarmac.

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Collioure81
Collioure81

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 22, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

lovely views... a bit of tarmac but a very pleasant walk

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mamie rando
mamie rando

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 14, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Quite good overall, a bit of road, but not too busy.

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, Collioure81
We often repeat that Visorando is not a guidebook. Here we offer descriptions and routes on IGN maps that are accurate enough to do without signposting. We have no control over signposting and rarely mention it in the descriptions, which allows you to get off the beaten track.

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