Cartiès (Dun) circular - St-Julien - Troye - Limbrassac

Date of your route : Sep 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We really enjoyed this trail, which we walked in very good weather conditions, as it offers beautiful views of the Pyrenees and many passages under the trees, which are very welcome when the sun is beating down.
There are sometimes ruts, so it is probably best to avoid it in wet weather.
There are quite a few tarmac sections, but the small roads we walk on are quiet, so it's very peaceful.
At 6, a detour to the Laouzada wash house is a must: it's an idyllic spot to take a break under the large tree (stone table and bench).
Just before 9, it is worth noting that you are arriving in Limbrassac, as this is the first sign you will see!

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Date of your route : May 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

too many small roads, not very busy, but tarmacked

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Date of your route : Apr 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A nice little hike to get you started at the beginning of the season. We went at the end of March. The path was easy to walk on, with very little mud, even though it had rained the day before. It took us 3 hours, including a 30-minute lunch break.

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

Well marked, but a bit difficult towards the end.

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Date of your route : Aug 05, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A relatively pleasant hike, except for the stretch between St Paul and Limbrassac, which was long and difficult on the tarmac road in full sun. Furthermore, when we arrived in Limbrassac, we did not see the place called Barry, and at the entrance to the bend, the wooden directional signs were almost illegible, at level 10; and instead of the Chemin des Vignasses, the sign indicated Chemin de Lestrade, which misled us.

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Date of your route : Nov 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The perfect setting for a lovely, easy Sunday stroll lasting a few hours, accessible even to families with children (few hills): beautiful rolling landscapes, woods, fields, a few small villages and hamlets worth lingering in the streets, calvaries, old wash houses, some restored, some not, blacksmiths' workshops and pleasant exchanges with the locals you meet here and there.
Constant views of the Tabe mountain.
About half of the route is on tarmac, but there is little traffic.
In short, a beautiful day.

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Date of your route : Nov 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike with autumn colours at this time of year and views of the Pyrenees. We enjoyed our lunch break at the Lauzada wash house, with a table and bench resembling a dolmen under the oak trees.
By setting off around 11am, we avoided the hunters.

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Date of your route : Sep 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy nature route at the foot of the Pyrenees, with the peaks visible from afar. To extend the hike, you can continue on to the Galinié orientation table: at (11), just before the finish, take the road on the left to the village of "Le Pape" and then continue on a wide, marked path, often shaded, which climbs gently and passes under the Galinié. You will reach the orientation table in 40 minutes (2.7 km). This makes you forget the 3 km of road between (7) and (10) - it's true that they are long! - and brings the hike to a nice end, with the peaks visible from closer up.
I really enjoyed the path in the shade of the oak trees after Limbrassac. There wasn't a drop of water in the stream bed at the end of summer.
I did the whole thing (about 17 km) in 4½ hours.

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Date of your route : Apr 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant walk. However, quite a long route. Signposting completely redone.

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Hello,
Thank you for your suggestions! I have corrected point 4, but point 8 remains obvious.

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Date of your route : May 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

We really enjoyed this hike. There is indeed tarmac on the second part, but it is small roads with little or no traffic.
However, even though the markings are old, you can regularly find the yellow lines from oak tree to oak tree.
There is one small error in the description and one piece of information that needs to be clarified.
So, there is a small error in no. 4 of the description: there is no second junction to take on the left, you have to continue on the track (you are near the village, about 200 metres away); on the left, it's pretty, but it goes up to a dead end called Le Pech (see IGN 2246O).
And at no. 8, a place called Gabach, there is only a directional sign; you must continue on the tarmac road, despite the fact that there are yellow lines on a post at the side of the small road that goes up to the place.
There you go, thank you for all these useful descriptions.

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Date of your route : May 04, 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 hike where it is easy to park at the start in Cartiès. The only slight drawback, in our opinion, is that there is a bit too much tarmac during the hike. Fortunately, these were small roads with very little traffic.

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