Route de découverte de Pech Curet

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.14 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 147 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 150 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 257 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 147 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Salviac (46340)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 44.699332° / E 1.286684°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2037OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Start from the hamlet of Pech Curet (get there by car)

(S/E) Take the road near a farm, then take the path on the left. Follow this path through the woods to the Grotte d’Addo.

(1) Pass it, then the Pech-Curet cave, and arrive at the viewpoint.

(2) Continue along the path to the Pech Curet Dolmen and the gariottes.

(3) Continue for 150 m and turn left to join a road. Leave it on your right and follow the path opposite to the D673.

(4) Walk along it on the right and go up the path on the right, then immediately left.
At Le Poujol, go down the road and turn right at the junction. At the right-hand bend, follow the path opposite until you reach the T-junction.

(5) Turn right onto the nature trail until the next junction and turn left. Stay on the main path and then turn left onto a wider path. Follow it to the road.

(6) Follow it to the right until you reach a small path on the left; follow this and turn left again onto the road. At the junction, take the path on the right until you reach the crossroads.

(7) Turn right, heading due south. Then veer left and then right to join the Pech Curet road. Turn left to return to the start (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 233 m - Pech Curet
  2. 1 : km 0.43 - alt. 233 m - Grotte de l'Addo (Salviac)
  3. 2 : km 0.69 - alt. 190 m - Panorama
  4. 3 : km 0.82 - alt. 197 m - Dolmen de Pech Curet
  5. 4 : km 1.43 - alt. 148 m - D673
  6. 5 : km 2.69 - alt. 231 m - Discovery trail
  7. 6 : km 3.63 - alt. 257 m - Road on the right
  8. 7 : km 4.48 - alt. 211 m - Crossroads on the right
  9. S/E : km 5.14 - alt. 233 m - Pech Curet

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
Celineetfrederic
Celineetfrederic

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 26, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk, though unfortunately in the fog, so no views

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OTCS
OTCS

Hello Gabriele,
Thank you for your comment, which will be useful to other Visorando users.
Please do try out our other hiking trails!
We look forward to seeing you again,
Laurence – Cazals-Salviac Tourist Office

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Gabriele
Gabriele

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk through woods and fields. Easy and enjoyable.

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OTCS
OTCS

Hello Keignaert
Thank you for your comment!
There are plenty of other trails to explore throughout the Cazals-Salviac area.
Check out the Quercy Outdoor website!
Have a lovely day.
Laurence - Cazals-Salviac Tourist Office

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Keignaert
Keignaert

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice

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jo1703
jo1703

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

As mentioned in the previous review, the start proved a bit tricky; we couldn’t find the Cazals signposts…
At point 1, you need to walk up the street to the end and past the houses. Apart from these minor issues and the fact that the path to take at point 2 doesn’t quite match the route on the map, all the other directions are spot on. So it is indeed the first left after the two houses. Perhaps this is due to a network issue.
The second section from point 5, where you absolutely must go round (as indicated) and take the time to admire the hamlet of Aurimont with its remarkable architecture, was very enjoyable for us, with caves, dolmens and gariottes. A whole little heritage to discover along bucolic paths through the woods…
We enjoyed this walk, which we completed in very hot weather – just over 30°C – in just under 5 hours, including a snack break.
Thanks to the author.

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OTCS
OTCS

Hello,
I’m sorry to hear you got lost.
The IGN map isn’t our responsibility, but the text is very clear regarding the start point at the Tourist Office. The yellow markings also usually make it easy to follow the route without any trouble.
Have a nice day
Laurence – Cazals-Salviac Tourist Office

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Cilo
Cilo

Overall rating : 2.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 27, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We got lost at the start and at the finish. The description isn’t much help as it’s very vague. The IGN map is poor quality, so it’s not very useful. We did, however, manage to find our way by cutting through the woods to get back onto the path. Google Maps was a great help.

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