Route of the Espédaillac farmhouses

This route takes you on a tour of various farmhouses around the village of Espédaillac, along beautiful paths lined with dry stone walls. This circular route is marked with small signs depicting a hiker in a yellow arrow.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.44 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 84 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 79 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 389 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 312 m

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Description of the walk

Caussanel car park (L'Oustal community café).

(S/E) Opposite the community café, head south and follow the road for about 350 m.

(1) Superb view on your left. Continue along the road for about 400 m until you reach a fork on the right. Leave the main road and turn right towards Mas de Mérigues.

(2) At Mas de Mérigues, turn right and take the path between two dry stone walls after the small grassy square.

(3) At Mas de Cormès, take the road to the left and continue north until you reach the junction with the road leading to the village of Quissac. Cross over and take the path lined with dry stone walls, still heading north. If in doubt, you can always follow the signposts: a hiker in a yellow arrow.

Continue along this path for about 1.5 km, which then narrows. When you reach a barrier, go through it. A sign invites you to leave the path and walk along the field. You will then come to a second fence. Turn right and continue until you reach a crossroads.

(4) Superb view. Turn left towards the north-west. Continue to the cattle grid on your left.

(5) Head north-east to the right, go down to the D14 road and cross it to take the path opposite. You will soon reach a gravel path; take it to the right for about 400 metres.

(6) At the first crossroads, turn right towards the south and head for Mas d'Ourgnaguel (bed and breakfast).

(7) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead and take the path to the barriers between two meadows (be sure to close them behind you).

(8) Another very pretty path typical of the Causse. Reach the village from the north (Croix de Douguet).

(9) Continue south on the D40 to the village and its remarkable Auberge Beauville.

(10) Continue to follow the road through the village from north to south and return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 340 m - L'Oustal
  2. 1 : km 0.27 - alt. 332 m - Viewpoint
  3. 2 : km 1.02 - alt. 339 m - Mas de Merigues
  4. 3 : km 1.85 - alt. 353 m - Mas de Cormes
  5. 4 : km 4.45 - alt. 363 m - Viewpoint
  6. 5 : km 5.51 - alt. 360 m - Cattle grid
  7. 6 : km 7.21 - alt. 329 m - Crossroads
  8. 7 : km 7.92 - alt. 324 m - Mas d'Ourgnaguel
  9. 8 : km 8.76 - alt. 329 m - Typical Causse trail
  10. 9 : km 9.6 - alt. 347 m - Douguet Cross
  11. 10 : km 9.86 - alt. 353 m - Entrance to the village
  12. S/E : km 10.44 - alt. 340 m - L'Oustal

Notes

Toilets with water supply at (S/E).
Inn in the village serving traditional meals (9).

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 14 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
stevenson12
stevenson12

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk along the paths of the Causse. Admire the beautiful local stone buildings.

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User 3664443

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 22, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route with no real difficulty, allowing you to observe the rural heritage of the Causses

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NOLLICEC
NOLLICEC

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Short trail open to all, with no difficulty and no elevation gain. Numerous passages through the woods, very pleasant in hot weather. Please follow the description carefully to avoid confusion with other trails.

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Chèvrefeuille
Chèvrefeuille

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful 10.5 km hike that we completed in 3 hours and 45 minutes. It was easy to find the "triangle with a little yellow man" markings at each crossroads, and if there weren't any, we looked at the Visiorando map.
The scenery is superb, with meadows, drovers' roads, and low walls lining a large part of the route. The village and its hamlets feature magnificent houses typical of the Causse region. Superb! And a herd of Salers cattle accompanied us at the end of the route.
A wonderful discovery of the Gramat causse. We recommend this very peaceful and exotic route.

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Santacattarina
Santacattarina

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk. A bit of road at the beginning, but the rest is very pleasant along these little paths lined with stone walls.

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LXC
LXC

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 12, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike in the limestone plateaus of the Lot region. Vast open spaces, beautiful dry stone walls still intact along much of the route, beautiful farms and stone houses to admire, evidence of a rural heritage that we love to see preserved.
The route is well signposted, but you may need to check the GPX track for orientation, as the track itself is flawless.
Thanks to the author of the route.

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lamier
lamier

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A very beautiful route that I recommend without reservation. The Causse in all its beauty...

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freddy du cantal
freddy du cantal

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

as this route overlaps with the Brebis route, it would be advisable to place a small signpost between 3 and 4 to avoid any confusion and ensure you take the narrow, stony path just after the intersection. Otherwise, it's a very beautiful route that I recommend

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figaubert
figaubert

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

The route is pleasant, passing through small hamlets typical of the Causse region. In winter there is no mud, but the only downside is that we are not always on trails, as there is some tarmac.

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freddy du cantal
freddy du cantal

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

there is a small yellow sign missing between 3 and 4 at the end of the sheep route and the continuation of the farm route, which causes confusion! However, it is a very beautiful route that I highly recommend!

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ISAGE 46
ISAGE 46

hello,
The route you took is normally marked with a pictogram of a hiker in a yellow arrow.
It is possible that some arrows have disappeared (as we indicated on the map next to the Oustal), but as you are a user of the app, you could have activated the route guidance via Visorando, which alerts you if you stray from the route.
These yellow, red, green and blue routes were created for the village heritage commission and normally allow hikers to either use Visorando or follow the signs for their chosen route.
We take care to ensure that the signposts are always in place, but unfortunately some signs regularly disappear.
i wish you happy hiking with Visorando.
Best regards.

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calumet46
calumet46

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

we made a mistake at the start (partly our fault!), so from there we wandered along paths where various trails intersect...
but always on magnificent paths and through typical, almost desert-like Causse landscapes

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Gabriele
Gabriele

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful, easy and pleasant hike, magnificent between the dry stone walls, wonderful landscapes. Accessible for all levels of hikers. Ideal for dogs too, as there are no sections on roads and no roads to cross.

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madeleinehenri
madeleinehenri

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

Beautiful route and rich heritage; just one comment about the section between points 3 and 4 (as for jo1703): the route is well described, with the gates to go through and the field to walk along, but the route itself is not good. You pass about a hundred metres further north-east than indicated. Moreover, when you display the points on the route, you notice that there are many in the first part of the route and then they are much further apart. This suggests that the first part was surveyed using GPS and the points on the map for the second part were placed manually?

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jo1703
jo1703

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant hike, as are all the routes in this beautiful town in the Causse region. The architecture is rich and remarkable. One small downside was the route between points 3 and 4, where we didn't quite follow the one suggested by Visorando, but instead took a narrow, stony path a little further to the right. This seemed to be the right choice, as we ended up on the route marked on the map, which was very well signposted throughout.
Thank you for this beautiful walk.

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