Cardayres and beurriers in Homps

By taking the paths once used for trade between the different valleys, discover a remarkable hidden and secret heritage that will surprise you, like a corner of paradise.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.25 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 93 m
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    Descent: - 95 m

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    Highest point: 197 m
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    Lowest point: 122 m

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Description of the walk

(S/E) Start from the small car park at the entrance to Homps. Take the lane towards the tower and go around it. After 50 metres, join the D151 on the right (take care!) and follow it to the right for 120 metres. Descend to the left towards the wash house.

(1) Turn left and head towards the Oustal house on the right. The path passes near a quarry, turns right at the edge of the woods and leads to a road.

(2) Take the road on the left for 1 km (view of Tillac Castle).

(3) At the crossroads, turn right onto the ridge path towards Solomiac.

(4) At the water tower, turn right. Leave the road on the left and continue along the Lavit path (known as the Beurriers). It turns left and descends to Bel-Air. After the house, continue straight on for 100 metres.

(5) Turn right onto the path for 800 metres, then take the road on the left for 20 metres and turn right onto the path.

(1) At the crossroads, turn left and descend towards the wash house. Climb up to the left, cross the road, and return to the village and the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 151 m - Homps car park
  2. 1 : km 0.57 - alt. 128 m - On the left near the wash house
  3. 2 : km 2.33 - alt. 169 m - Turn left at the road.
  4. 3 : km 3.16 - alt. 196 m - On the right, at the crossroads
  5. 4 : km 3.91 - alt. 197 m - Water tower, turn right
  6. 5 : km 5.24 - alt. 188 m - Path on the right
  7. S/E : km 7.25 - alt. 150 m - Homps car park

Worth a visit

In Homps, Arrats and Saves, you can explore the old village, the wash house, Tillac Castle (private) and the Chemin des Beurriers.

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 12 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
VUILLEMIN Pierre
VUILLEMIN Pierre

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

Hike done in autumn with magnificent colours. The only downside to this overall satisfaction is that a significant part of the hike follows paved roads. However, we did not encounter any cars for over 3 km.
Overall, I recommend it.

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User 25204823

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 16, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike in a magnificent corner of the department, enjoyed on a sunny summer morning. Old stone paths between hedges, a few small roads but not busy; superb views, beautiful stone buildings, then the very pretty village of Homps with its medieval character and beautiful 13th-century tower, among other things. The wash house below the village, in the sloping undergrowth, near a small pond and beneath small cliffs, is also magnificent. A very pleasant hike.

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JMJ31
JMJ31

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hike completed yesterday, 6 February 2025.
Nice start from the village of Homps, slightly muddy path towards the wash house.
Pleasant surprise to see kilometres of replanted hedges.
Most of the paths were gravel or tarmac roads with no traffic.
Pleasant finish, except that one of the last sections before Homs (return via the wash house) was impossible to find... Return via the road, depriving us of the end of the route.

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Babso
Babso

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Description ok. Passage through undergrowth with very tall grass. Lots of walking on tarmac.

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Azulseco2
Azulseco2

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant walk, easily accessible with beautiful views.
The village of Homps is definitely worth a visit.

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Fulgur15
Fulgur15

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

An easy and pleasant route, but caught in the rain, we had to shorten it by cutting 3 and 4 from 2 and going through La Bordeneuve to reach 5. Note the kindness of the very understanding farmer.
The small village of Homps is worth a visit.

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Ninja chien fou
Ninja chien fou
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

Beautiful route, superb village of Homps, wells, tower, etc. Ninja was able to run freely between the dirt track and the small road. Splendid view from the ridge path.

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trubs
trubs

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk on an autumn afternoon. The tour of the small village of Homps is pleasant. There are opportunities to visit a garden and the tower. A very beautiful and friendly Great Dane accompanied us, seeking affection. There is also a beautiful wash house with a spring. The framework has been expertly restored, probably by craftsmen (there are two medallions engraved in the wood). The path is very pleasant, winding through woods and fields, and we had some friendly encounters with an English worker who maintains a huge property and organic farm in a place called En Génerau, and with a farmer who told us we could continue straight ahead and cross the meadow following his cows! The path continues through the woods, avoiding the Bel Air bypass, and descends towards Homps.

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Luludu44
Luludu44

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

The route and description were clear and precise.
Lovely scenery and views of the Gers countryside.
Towards the end of the route, the path was impassable because it had not been maintained.
We had to continue along the road to reach Homps. This shortened the hike by a good quarter of an hour.

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Ghis3131
Ghis3131

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

Pleasant route, true to the description. Please note that on the day of the outing, the end of the route was inaccessible due to a rope blocking the path, so we ended up following the road for a few metres.

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Gaillardyse
Gaillardyse

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 18, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Good directions, the hike is easy with beautiful views of the Gers valleys.

Thank you!

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audreylagrande
audreylagrande

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 04, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk for the whole family... The wash house and the area above it are very pretty (water flows from the stone), with a charming rural atmosphere. The only downside was the penultimate signpost – luckily we had the written directions with us, as the little yellow rectangle took a while to appear
A great time!

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