Roquefort Castle as seen from Estillac

Circular route from the Estillac market hall to the commanding position of Roquefort Castle and its viewpoint over the Garonne plain, passing through the wooded hill of Moirax and then the church of Estillac.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.60 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 656 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 630 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 528 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 243 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Estillac (47310)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 44.167041° / E 0.575834°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1840SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park at the Estillac market hall.

(S/E) With your back to the market hall, walk to the roundabout and turn left onto Chemin de Piouzet until you reach the junction with Chemin de Peyrelong. Follow Chemin de Peyrelong to the right until you reach the junction with Chemin de Montalivet.

(1) Turn left until you reach the D931. Take care when crossing the road at the pedestrian crossing, turn right and then immediately left onto Chemin de Massée. At the end of the path, just after the bridge, turn right onto Chemin de Pitot and then, after 100 m, take the first road on the left which climbs towards Bourrut.

(2) At a place called Bourrut, after the house at number 1161, follow the path to the right which descends into a wood. Once at the bottom, turn right onto the path running alongside a stream.

(3) Turn left to cross the stream at the ford and continue along the grassy then stony path until you reach the road. Follow the road to the left, then 100 m further on, turn right onto Chemin de la Jarroussette, which winds its way before joining a tarmac road at Mariotte. Continue to the junction with the D931, Route de Condom.

(4) Cross carefully as cars travel fast and you are coming out of a bend. Head up the road opposite to the church at Estillac, which is open to visitors.

(5) Turn right onto Chemin du Château until you reach the roundabout, then go round it on the left, following the signs for Roquefort for about 30 metres.

(6) Turn left between two houses onto the grassy path called Chemin de Vidounet, which forms part of theGR®652. You will reach the rear of Roquefort Castle, which you go round to the left.

(7) Leave the Château road on your left as it descends towards Roquefort, offering views of the town and the Garonne valley. Continue to the right along Chemin des Chevreuils.

(8) Turn right onto Rue du Sartre and climb to the top of the hill and the junction with Chemin de Buscon, located about fifty metres before the roundabout you passed on the way out. Take this road to the left as far as the hamlet of Le Buscon.

(9) At the right-hand bend, take the "Chemin Citoyen", which descends opposite a house, then continue along the road to the left (Chemin Champs de Lassalle). Pass the Chemin du Plat de Carrère and the Chemin de Piouzet on your right.

(10) A few metres further on, turn right into the public park to return to the starting point at the market hall (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 243 ft - Estillac market hall.
  2. 1 : mi 0.39 - alt. 256 ft - Montalivet path.
  3. 2 : mi 1.1 - alt. 417 ft - Bourrut – Path on the right
  4. 3 : mi 1.76 - alt. 266 ft - Crossing a ford
  5. 4 : mi 2.39 - alt. 430 ft - D931 road
  6. 5 : mi 2.51 - alt. 515 ft - Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Estillac)
  7. 6 : mi 2.72 - alt. 515 ft - Couchillon
  8. 7 : mi 3.84 - alt. 344 ft - Roquefort Castle
  9. 8 : mi 4.4 - alt. 476 ft - Rue du Sartres
  10. 9 : mi 4.95 - alt. 367 ft - Chemin Citoyen
  11. 10 : mi 5.38 - alt. 243 ft - Entrance to the public park
  12. S/E : mi 5.6 - alt. 243 ft - Estillac market hall

Notes

Under the market hall, market on Thursdays from 4 pm to 8 pm.
Public toilets open on market days.

Worth a visit

Tower of the old Roquefort castle and its commanding view over Roquefort and the Garonne valley.

Estillac Church (usually open).

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.8 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
User 3802783

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

Thank you for this lovely little hike with pretty houses, a castle and a church. A nice quick climb and then little difficulty with alternating paths and quiet roads. It's hard to get lost if you follow the map, but there is one small downside in 2025: at the bottom of Chemin du Bourrut, there may be construction work for a basin, so you'll have to walk through a construction zone, but it was passable on the day we were there.

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Anglais
Anglais

Overall rating : 3 / 5

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

No signposting, just descriptive instructions but no indication of distance. We had to use Map to complete the hike!

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FGECAYA
FGECAYA

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 05, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy and interesting walk, half on tarmac and half on footpaths, but with shade for about 60% of the route.

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Labat Fabienne
Labat Fabienne

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 04, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk, but unfortunately, as usual, there’s a lack of clear signposting and more detailed descriptions at certain key points. It’s a shame!!! But it’s still a walk worth doing.

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luc.wg@free.fr
luc.wg@free.fr

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A bit too much tarmac for this walk (about a quarter of the route), but the roads were very quiet. Varied scenery. Thanks to the author.

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