Route from the Peyreficade menhir to Caux

Date of your route : Sep 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

a superb little hike, but without GPS it's impossible as there are no markings! It's a real shame.
the village is beautiful, and the countryside is magnificent.

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Date of your route : May 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Right from the start of the hike, we took a wrong turn. The sign said to go past the wine cooperative, but we should have gone behind it to the old railway station, which wasn't signposted. We couldn't see the menhir because it wasn't signposted either. However, the heath landscape with its volcanic soil was beautiful. The pretty village, built in a circle, is well worth a visit. (Its church dates back to 1172 and has a bell tower porch.)

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Date of your route : Apr 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant short hike for everyone.
The scenery is varied and the route is easy.

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Lack of marking. No damage

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Date of your route : Feb 05, 2022
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

Apart from visiting the village and its circular layout, the main attraction of this hike is simply getting you out walking.
Eighty per cent of the route is on tarmac roads!
We did the hike in reverse, but that's no big deal.
The route on the app is fairly accurate, except between points 8 and 9, where it is now impossible to cross a ditch more than 3 metres wide and 2 metres deep, near an abandoned building.
Fortunately, 150 metres further down there is a "pontoon" that allows you to cross it.

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Date of your route : May 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in beautiful surroundings

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Date of your route : May 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Without GPS, the description of the location is not sufficient to find places of interest such as the menhir and the ruined mazet (there is more than one!)
However, even if you get lost, the beauty of the vineyards and heath is still there, with CAUX as a magnificent village

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Date of your route : Mar 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

We lost an hour looking for parking and leaving CAUX, then finding the train station and the start of the hiking trail. After that, the lack of markings and signposts made it very difficult for us, but a lucky encounter with some mountain bikers helped us find our way.
Halfway along the route, we had to take a shortcut to get back to CAUX, which we left at around 5.15 p.m. given
the distance we had to cover before curfew. We didn't find the menhir. Without GPS, it's a nightmare. Kind regards, GC

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Date of your route : Mar 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

To park your car and start the hike, there are plenty of parking spaces on the avenue in front of the old railway station (not too far from the wine cooperative). As for the menhir, it wasn't signposted, and after three attempts, we gave up trying to find it. The most interesting part of the hike, in my opinion, is the plateau.

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Date of your route : Jan 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

A walk that we would call a stroll, not very interesting except for the village of Caux, which is very pretty.

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Date of your route : Jan 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Interesting, varied landscape, a few difficulties at the end of the route. The GPDS route does not match the description. No problem, impossible to get lost. Route without difficulties. Thank you

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Date of your route : Mar 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

apart from a problem with the lack of street signs in Caux, the route was clearly marked on the map and in the description. Otherwise, it was a short, easy hike, and thanks to the menhir, it was quite easy to motivate children and teenagers. Thank you

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Date of your route : Jan 03, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Note the presence of the "Panama" car park, which is clearly signposted in the town and has a pedestrian exit onto Boulevard Nougaret; very convenient for several vehicles.
It is also worth taking a stroll through the pretty village centre, particularly to the church and down Rue de l'Evéché to Avenue Fontès.

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Hello sisi34, and thank you for your comments.

Reading the details, it seems that it is the description rather than the interest of the hike that deserves the rating "Disappointing"...

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Date of your route : Jan 03, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

too bad, no signs during the hike, no trail, and without GPS
we got lost on the plateau, so we just wandered around aimlessly!

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