Route from Cuq to Fals

Starting from the charming village of Cuq and its mill, this route to Fals offers beautiful views of the surrounding countryside with several lovely climbs.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.68 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 271 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 274 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 175 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 62 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Cuq (47220)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 44.083688° / E 0.698808°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1840SB, 1841SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Car park in front of the church.

(S/E) From the car park, cross the road and go down the gravel path, then the grassy path below the town hall, Chemin de la Croix de Saint-Marc. Continue downhill until you reach the water treatment plant on the left.
In front of the entrance to the water treatment plant, turn left at the hairpin bend and go up the road to Route du Moulin, turning right.

(1) Opposite the house with the number 440, take the path on the left between two rows of trees. Walk downhill for 200 metres, then turn right along a hedge until you reach a stony path leading up to Route du Moulin, which you take to the left.

(2) At the foot of the mill, go down into the field and then along a hedge for 600 metres. At the bottom of the descent, turn right onto the road, marked with yellow signs. Continue along the road until you reach the D114 road with a "Give Way" sign.

(3) At the road, Route d'Astaffort, turn left, cross the bridge and about 100 metres later, take the gravel or grassy path on the right, marked with a yellow arrow.

(4) At the end of a hedge on the left, at the three-way junction in the road, turn right onto the dirt track followed by a road towards Mazères "Chemin de crête avec large panorama" (ridge path with wide panorama). After the entrance to the house in Mazères, turn left onto the grassy path leading downhill.

(5) Towards the end of the descent, leave the path on the left and continue straight ahead through the undergrowth, following the yellow markings. Pass in front of the farm in the hamlet of Saint-Clémens and continue on the right for 50 metres until you reach the Route de Fals.

(6) Take the small road on the left towards Guinlette or Moulin de Roques.

(7) About 200 metres after the Guinlette house, in a left-hand bend, turn right onto a path that climbs steeply along a ditch marked in yellow. At the top of the hill, at the road, turn left for 50 metres, then left again onto the dirt track after the Roques house, at number 2481.
After climbing 600 metres, at the top of the dirt track, when you reach a wood, turn right onto the gravel path for 200 metres until you reach a road.

(8) At the road, Route de Fals or Route du château d'eau, turn left towards Fals. Pass at the foot of the water tower and enter the village of Fals.

(9) After passing the entrance to the château, at the intersection with a cross, take the road to the right, Chemin de Jean Blanc. 50 metres before the house in this locality (No Entry sign), turn right onto a grassy path skirting the grounds of this property, yellow arrow. After going around the park, continue on the path down between two hedges until you reach a small lake. When you get there, turn left for 50 metres until you reach Route du Lavoir, then turn right and follow it to the wash house.

(10) Above the wash house, climb left up Chemin de Séourin towards La Garenne. At Lescuragne, at the end of the grassy path, continue right on the stony path until you reach a road. Follow it to the right, pass a crossroads and climb up to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 157 m - Car park in front of the church.
  2. 1 : km 0.75 - alt. 155 m - Intersection with path on the left.
  3. 2 : km 1.58 - alt. 161 m - Grassy path next to the mill at - Gers (rivière)
  4. 3 : km 2.95 - alt. 93 m - Intersection with the D114 road. - Estressol (rivière)
  5. 4 : km 3.95 - alt. 150 m - Three-way junction
  6. 5 : km 5.06 - alt. 99 m - Intersection with path on the left
  7. 6 : km 5.51 - alt. 70 m - Intersection with the road to Moulin de Roques
  8. 7 : km 5.87 - alt. 62 m - Intersection with path going up to the right.
  9. 8 : km 6.83 - alt. 168 m - Intersection with Route de Fals.
  10. 9 : km 7.56 - alt. 163 m - Intersection with a cross
  11. 10 : km 9.26 - alt. 94 m - Wash house, Séourin fountain
  12. S/E : km 10.68 - alt. 157 m - Car park in front of the church.

Notes

In the village of Cuq, there are toilets at the end of the village hall opposite the sports grounds.

Worth a visit

See the mill at (2) on the route.
Take a stroll around the village centre.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
ManuVel
ManuVel

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 07, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A hilly route (with lovely views), best tackled in dry weather to avoid slipping, but not when it’s too hot as there isn’t much shade when you’re walking through the farmland.

There are plenty of detours along small grassy paths between embankments and hedgerows: we really enjoyed them.

Be careful not to miss the first turn-off to the left 800m from the start: a path leading downhill through the trees, under the canopy, before the housing estate under construction (in April 2026).
The path then goes round the housing estate before climbing back up to the mill.

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User 18580278

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

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MNORDIC
MNORDIC

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 05, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The slippery, soggy, muddy paths did not discourage us...😂!
This hike is enjoyable with beautiful views
and the chance to discover some beautiful local heritage (the Cuq mill is superb, the Roque mill, the bucolic site of La Guinlette, etc.).
It's well signposted.
We really liked the alternative route that goes through the woods.
Avoid in hot weather as it is largely uncovered!
A pleasant hike.

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pierredagen
pierredagen

Thank you for your comment.

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Cedric47
Cedric47

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very nice to do. Very little driving.

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pierredagen
pierredagen

Thank you for your comment and enjoy your walks in Lot-et-Garonne.

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L'ours Michaël
L'ours Michaël
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Route completed on wet ground... in less time than scheduled, at a good pace and without stopping.
Route mainly on trails, with a few quiet roads.
Well signposted, easy to follow.

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ChristianQ
ChristianQ

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike done in warm weather, 28 degrees on the way back at 2 p.m... but quite a bit of undergrowth.
A few small climbs... very beautiful views...
Thanks to the hiker...

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teddygers
teddygers
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Wonderful walk with friends
THANK YOU

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