Route starting from Aussac

The route alternates between hillsides, valleys, orchards, fields and woods, with panoramic views and typical local farms.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.00 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 287 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 289 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 200 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 101 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park behind the church in Aussac.

(S/E) From the car park, take the tarmac road on the right towards the hamlet of Daynés. After Plane, you will reach a crossroads.

(1) Turn left, pass in front of an 18th-century farm, then 300 m further on, turn right onto the Battut road (dead end).

(2) Go down the road, then pass between the farm buildings and take the path that continues downhill to a house and a road (Bessou). Take the road on the left and follow the Mouline stream for about 500 metres.

(3) Cross the stream on the right to climb up onto the plateau and follow the path through the woods. Join a tarmac road at the hamlet of Bourdalès.

(4) Follow it to join the D69 at Peyret. Turn left, then a few metres further on, turn right onto the road towards Péchiniez. Cross this hamlet and continue into the woods. Further on, follow the Pichau stream. You will come out onto a dead-end road in the hamlet of Gasc.

(5) Follow it straight ahead, then leave it further on and turn right onto a path along an orchard. After a short climb, you will reach a crossroads with four paths.

(6) Turn right, walk along the orchard and you will soon come to a picnic area.

(7) Continue to the road, leaving the path on your right. At the road, turn right until you reach the D69.

(8) Shortly before this road, turn left onto Chemin de Couleau. Before the farm, turn right onto the path that leads to the pond.

(9) Continue along the path: orchard then woods with the pond below on your right. At the crossroads, turn right towards the Lasprades house and go around it on the left. Cross the Gesse stream and follow it until you reach a pond.

(10) Take the path on the right, climb the steep, dirt and then stony path. Go around the house on the left to reach a tarmac road.

(11) Pass between the farm buildings and continue along the road to the D69. Follow it for about 300 metres, then turn right and leave it to head left towards Tournissou. Pass the farm and take the path that goes downhill.

(12) At the bottom of the descent, turn right and walk along the pond, keeping it on your right. Then head towards the woods. Continue through the woods. Then climb up alongside a field and go around it on the left to reach the original crossroads.

(1) Turn left and follow the same route as on the way out to reach the car park at Aussac church (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 192 m - Car park behind the church in Aussac
  2. 1 : km 0.28 - alt. 185 m - Crossroads of the circular
  3. 2 : km 0.61 - alt. 193 m - Battut road (dead end)
  4. 3 : km 1.88 - alt. 101 m - Stream
  5. 4 : km 3.1 - alt. 192 m - Take the road on the right at the hamlet of Bourdalès
  6. 5 : km 5.11 - alt. 116 m - Road to the hamlet of Gasc
  7. 6 : km 6.35 - alt. 197 m - Four-way intersection
  8. 7 : km 6.64 - alt. 189 m - Picnic stop
  9. 8 : km 7.35 - alt. 189 m - Fork before the D69
  10. 9 : km 8.17 - alt. 138 m - Pond
  11. 10 : km 9.08 - alt. 139 m - Pond
  12. 11 : km 9.44 - alt. 184 m - Farm
  13. 12 : km 11.01 - alt. 141 m - Turn right towards the pond
  14. S/E : km 12 - alt. 192 m - Car park behind the church in Aussac

Notes

Wear a hat in areas exposed to direct sunlight. The route is marked in yellow.

Worth a visit

Woods, orchards, fields, typical farms including Daynes: a farmstead with two16th-century dovecotes, traditional Quercy dwellings.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 15 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
Jvandermaden
Jvandermaden

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 23, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb hike! Not much tarmac road, so very good. Yellow markings almost everywhere. Fairly accurate description and effective map. However, quite muddy after a rainy day. Bring walking sticks, they help.
A lovely route that is accessible to all. I recommend it.

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Sonia82
Sonia82

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike with varied landscapes, a bit physically demanding but very enjoyable nonetheless. In rainy weather, there is a bit of mud in some places, but that's part of the hiking experience

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gasfranc
gasfranc

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 09, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Recent yellow markings that intersect with other markings in the second part. Beautiful, peaceful rolling countryside; fields, woods, orchards everywhere, hillside reservoirs. Walk along paths and quiet roads, except for a short section where caution is required.
Route frequented by horse riders.

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Vendinielle
Vendinielle
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A superb spring hike, with plenty of hills. I'm delighted with my choice, especially as I had hesitated after reading the 2020 reviews: fortunately, everything is back to normal.
It's already a little late to see the orchards in bloom, but there are still some in less exposed areas. On the other hand, the fields and roadsides are full of flowers, including magnificent orchids. The hawthorn is also in bloom and smells wonderful! The numerous paths are really pleasant and mostly shaded. There are many changes of scenery and surprises along the way. The elevation gain is not to be overlooked, but it is easily manageable. Note that the route is signposted in both directions, but I think the one indicated is preferable.
I highly recommend doing this hike in March/April, but it must be lovely when the fruit is ripe too. Thank you very much.

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emmathena
emmathena

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

a magnificent route, very well signposted. Definitely worth doing again!

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Farce
Farce

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very beautiful hike

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Hst
Hst

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

Very beautiful hike, a bit physically demanding but very enjoyable

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Pas_d-importance
Pas_d-importance

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

Route taken on 12 February: a bit muddy, but a nice route in the hills.

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escapadesmolieres
escapadesmolieres

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful route, especially at this time of year with the orchards in bloom. Done on 3 April 2021, starting immediately to the right
and we scouted it on 16 January 2021 but encountered a lot of mud and started from the farm
Highly recommended, thank you
Escapades Molières

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au1964fr
au1964fr

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 30, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

outing the day after lockdown, very pleasant for the eyes, a bit sporty if you like, with ascents and descents but not too strenuous, so a good, enjoyable hike to get some fresh air.

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Fabouen
Fabouen

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 15, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A lovely route through the valleys, but not very secluded! Same impressions as the previous message (lots of houses and farms with surroundings that resemble rubbish dumps...). But the square in front of Aussac church is a nice place for a picnic. A beautiful day nonetheless.
Fabienne

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Bortolussi
Bortolussi

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

The first half of the hike is pleasant/unremarkable, but from the 7th or 8th kilometre onwards, sordid passages through a valley surrounded by one or two dirty and very poorly maintained fruit farms spoil the whole hike. This section makes you feel almost uncomfortable and you are tempted to run away from this environment of torn hedges, makeshift agricultural installations and abandoned equipment, plastic and rubbish littering the sides of the path, etc. Fortunately, on arrival, we were greeted at the starting point by the Virgin Mary in front of the church.

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nicodaime
nicodaime

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

There was a lot of tarmac at the start, it was fairly flat but it made our feet hot; the second part broke our legs, it was all uphill and downhill, the last 2 kilometres were very tough

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loslandraires
loslandraires

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 31, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A good, fairly strenuous hike with some steep climbs! The distance is indeed 12.6 km
The landscapes are varied and the route is pleasant. A hike to be recommended

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somebo
somebo

Hello Max,
Thank you for your feedback; I have made all the changes you pointed out.
Kind regards,

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