Route from Rossignol to L'Honor-de-Cos

Route linking Leribosc to Belpech, crossing several valleys alternating between woodland and orchards.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.89 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 45 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 188 m
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    Descent: - 194 m

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    Highest point: 195 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 107 m

Description of the walk

Car park near the sports ground.

(DA) From the car park, take the Pago path northwards, then turn left onto the stadium path until you reach the RD40.

(1) Follow it to the right for 200 metres, then turn left onto Chemin de Pelouze, which descends to a farm.

(2) After passing the farm, take the path on the right that descends into a small valley. At the bottom, continue along the path up a steep slope that leads to a tarmac road. Turn left for 20 metres, then right onto a path that runs alongside the Bigue woods and vineyards and joins another road.

(3) Turn left and follow it for 800 metres until you reach Rossignol.

(4) Turn right onto the tarmac road towards Rossignol, then continue along a dirt track alongside a fence. Descend into the valley to the Toune stream and climb back up opposite through the undergrowth. Follow the edge of an orchard on the right to pass behind the Crabette farm. Join a small road and turn left for 50 metres.

(5) At the intersection, turn left again onto Cote de Belpech for 500 m until you reach Chemin d'Agron on the left. Take this road.

(6) Turn left onto Chemin de Pinet and go around the farm on the right. Descend to the bottom of the valley and you will come to the Toune stream.

(7) Continue straight ahead at the bottom of the valley through the undergrowth and orchards. The path climbs with hairpin bends, leading back to the Pelouze farm.

(2) Turn right to rejoin the outward route to the car park at the L'Honor-de-Cos stadium (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 195 m - Car park near the sports ground
  2. 1 : km 0.57 - alt. 194 m - D40
  3. 2 : km 1.05 - alt. 173 m - Pelouze farm
  4. 3 : km 2.06 - alt. 195 m - Turn left at the road.
  5. 4 : km 2.87 - alt. 180 m - Access to the hamlet of Rossignol
  6. 5 : km 4.13 - alt. 191 m - Côte de Belpech
  7. 6 : km 4.79 - alt. 189 m - Chemin de Pinet
  8. 7 : km 5.61 - alt. 107 m - La Tourne stream
  9. S/E : km 7.89 - alt. 195 m - Car park near the sports ground

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
lupi001
lupi001

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice walk. After the heavy rains this spring, there was quite a bit of mud.
Quite a varied route and easy to follow with a GPS and the track.

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Marc Moissat
Marc Moissat

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scarabe15
scarabe15
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This hike was good, the only problem is that it wasn't updated. When you get to the horse area, you have to turn right before going to the back of the stable, then you get attacked by dogs. The owner didn't even call his dogs back, so be careful of dogs running loose.
Otherwise, on the positive side, the hike is nice and the location is beautiful.

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lou.99
lou.99

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk.
Please note that before point 4, you must follow the yellow arrow indicating a turn to take a shortcut (which quickly returns to the original route) and not the GPX track: the land has become private and now belongs to an association.

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Farce
Farce

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The route changes slightly due to a path that has become private.

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hendaye
hendaye

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 09, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely half-day walk.
Beautiful scenery with orchards, woods and hills.
There are two dogs at the starting point, but they keep their distance and do their job as guard dogs.

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Régis Lacour
Régis Lacour
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

Hello,
Another pleasant walk in the Quercy hills, among woods, orchards and meadows. Some of the slopes are quite steep, but that makes reaching the top all the more rewarding!
We were lucky with the wildlife, seeing deer, toads in ponds and reservoirs, and even a farm with three turkeys.

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escapadesmolieres
escapadesmolieres

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

At level 2, you go behind the tree where the signpost is clearly marked
but the farmer who was in his orchard told us that people regularly wander into the orchard.
there are two trees at the entrance where we could put crosses
Beautiful walks done twice
Thank you

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Netra
Netra ★

Hello Lila, and thank you for your comments.

I'm sorry to hear about your misadventure with dogs that were clearly not under their owner's control! Hikers who want to undertake this hike have been warned... but it's impossible to say whether this situation will continue or not...

Personally, I've been hiking with pepper spray at the ready for several years now. I've never had to use it, but it's reassuring when you encounter an uncontrolled dog.

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lila78ambre82
lila78ambre82
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 02, 2020
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

I did this route on a mountain bike, but whether you're on foot or mountain bike, it's best to do this route when the ground is dry, as there are some steep climbs and wet ground makes the hike quite physically demanding.
From Belpech, I did the circular starting on the left.
Here is the subject of this post:
WARNING: between points 4 and 5, when leaving the woods just before Crabette (i.e. heading towards Belpech), the route takes you along an orchard near a farm. At this point, about 50-100 metres before the farm, I was attacked by three dogs running loose ( including a wolfdog and a black Labrador). One of them bit my shoe, but luckily I was able to get behind my bike. A pedestrian would have had a rough 15 minutes. I had to retreat, I was scared, and I was already very tired (and here I say thank you to my Garmin Etrex, which allowed me to find a plan B) ...So my enjoyment was very much spoiled by this unpleasant encounter. I was planning to bring some friends along, but I'll refrain from doing so. Question: what do you do to prevent dog attacks? Pepper spray? Baton? Frankly, I'm open to any advice.

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brochardfrank
brochardfrank

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 03, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant route taking us down to the bottom of a very wild valley, alternating between woods and orchards.
In my opinion, there is a risk of confusion between markers 4 and 5: when you start the climb up to Crabette farm, stay on the path on the left. This will take you back along the orchard just before you reach the farm.
It took me 2 hours and 5 minutes to complete the walk, without rushing.

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yokozuna
yokozuna

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 30, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A little more signage would be helpful. Some intersections are poorly marked, leaving you unsure which route to take. Otherwise, the scenery is pleasant. Few roads and many paths through the woods make hiking feasible in summer.

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RandoJojo82
RandoJojo82
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

Alternating beautiful landscapes and beautiful trails passing from woodlands to beautiful orchards!
Rated: easy... but not that easy! The steep slopes live up to their name... steep!
Be careful, when the ground is wet, it makes the walk more difficult!
In terms of signposting, in some places you have to look for it. Don't forget the map provided by the website!
There's not much road in the end, which is great!
My pedometer showed 8.3 km.

A lovely walk and... no problems (dogs, cows, etc.) along the way.

Georges.

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A1F2A3L4V5
A1F2A3L4V5

I did download the hike, but that doesn't mean I actually did the route.
Kind regards.

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