Padié route

Walk starting from Belpech church offering different views of the valleys and hills planted with fruit trees or woods.
05/02/2024: Route modified to avoid private property between (4) and (6).

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.19 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 192 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 198 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 196 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 91 m

Description of the walk

Belpech church car park.

(S/E) From the church car park, turn left onto the main road to Belpech. Turn right and continue for about 400m.

(1) Turn left onto Chemin d'Agron. Pass Chemin de Pinet on your left and continue straight ahead. Pass an antenna and take a dirt track, go around the last house and descend for 400 metres to the D959.

(2) At the intersection, turn right for a few metres, then turn left onto Chemin de Rivalet and, after passing a small bridge, turn right onto Chemin de Pichau.

(3) At the first house on the left, turn right and follow Chemin de Pelusses, then turn right onto a dirt track that goes uphill.

(4) On the plateau, continue straight ahead past the Olmède farm and reach Chemin de Biscardel.

(5) Turn right and at the first intersection on the right, head up towards Dariac until you reach an intersection with a tarmac road.

(6) Continue left and arrive at a junction with Chemin de Manau.

(7) Turn right and follow this tarmac road until you reach the D959 departmental road, which you must cross.

(8) Then go behind the post boxes and take the dirt track (not marked on the IGN map) which leads to a small tarmac road (Chemin de Gabelle). Follow it to the right for about 1 km and you will reach Belpech church (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 196 m - Belpech church car park
  2. 1 : km 0.51 - alt. 189 m - Chemin d'Argon
  3. 2 : km 1.73 - alt. 100 m - D959
  4. 3 : km 2.47 - alt. 99 m - Chemin de Pelusses
  5. 4 : km 3.15 - alt. 164 m - Turn right before the Olmède farm.
  6. 5 : km 3.96 - alt. 191 m - Street intersection
  7. 6 : km 4.98 - alt. 116 m - Street intersection
  8. 7 : km 5.16 - alt. 129 m - Chemin de Manau
  9. 8 : km 6.35 - alt. 97 m - D959
  10. S/E : km 8.19 - alt. 196 m - Belpech church car park

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
User 12501753

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 20, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant walk, even if there’s too much tarmac.

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User 6597356

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 26, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

On this route, you are almost entirely on the road, but you have a beautiful view of the heights of L'Honneur de Cos.

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User 25940366
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice route, a good challenge after point 3, a few roads suitable for cars but not very busy, pretty scenery.

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Sources19
Sources19

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 16, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk with beautiful views. Highly recommended.

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Régis Lacour
Régis Lacour

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello
A pleasant walk through orchards and meadows, offering magnificent views of the Quercy region
Our walk took a little longer than described, but we took our time to admire the scenery and flora.

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JF MEMIER
JF MEMIER

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 19, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello,
This is a pleasant walk with a visit to the hillsides surrounded by woods and fruit trees, offering breathtaking views of the Montauban plain. Take care on the descent into the forest in wet weather. It is steep, and the path is muddy and slippery. You can shorten the walk if necessary by taking the small roads.

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