Circular route of the Three Mills and the Moulin d’Amont in Verdun-en-Lauragais

A circular route starting from the village of Verdun-en-Lauragais. It is marked in yellow. Follow the signs for “Circular route of the three moulins” then “Circular route of the three moulins – Variante”

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.73 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 168 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 168 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 374 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 261 m

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Description of the walk

Park near the town hall in Verdun-en-Lauraguais.

(S/E) Take Rue des Jardins then Rue de la Barbacane. Continue by taking the small path to the right of the house with green shutters; the path runs alongside the old gardens. Follow the pleasant path between the rocks. Please note that this path can be slippery. Go downhill to reach the road.

(1) Cross the road and take the path opposite. Return to this road and follow the stream. You will then come to a signpost; turn right. Follow this small path to the junction with theGR®7.

(2) Turn right onto it to head back towards the village, following the red and white markings. You will come back to the junction you passed on the way out.

(1) Follow the same path back in the opposite direction to the passage between the rocks. Turn right here to enter the village. Walk straight up, then take Rue Centrale and walk past the church along Rue de l’Arcade to the fountain. Go under the bell tower and turn right to rejoin Rue Centrale.
Take the small covered passageway on the right. After the narrow lane, take the stairs to reach the library.

(3) Here you have two options:
- turn left and return to the starting point (S/E),
- continue towards the Moulin d'Amont; to do this, cross the road to join the path below. Walk past the ruins of an old mill and over a small bridge. Follow the path to the road.
Turn left onto the road. Continue straight on until you reach the Moulin d'Amont Bridge.

(5) Cross the Ruisseau de Tenten and turn right at the signpost. When you reach the swimming pool, turn left to reach the holiday village chalets; walk alongside them until you reach the Chemin des Silex. Then turn left to head back towards the village and pass by Le Communal and the War Memorial to return to the town hall. (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 331 m - Verdun-en-Lauraguais Town Hall
  2. 1 : km 0.36 - alt. 300 m - Crossroads of the southern circular loop
  3. 2 : km 1.16 - alt. 286 m - GR7
  4. 3 : km 2.3 - alt. 315 m - Village crossroads
  5. 4 : km 3.14 - alt. 335 m - Pont du Moulin d'Amont
  6. S/E : km 3.73 - alt. 331 m - Verdun-en-Lauraguais Town Hall

Notes

Toilets are located near the start, next to the wash house, and a water point is also available opposite the town hall.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
francis Mourvilles
francis Mourvilles

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A good route, of moderate difficulty, best done in summer

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Sabinou
Sabinou

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A very pleasant walk, partly through the forest and, above all, very well signposted
Saw a few ruins but I’m not quite sure what they are 😁
The village you pass through halfway through the walk is beautiful 👍
One to do again

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bergpaden
bergpaden

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
The description is very good.
A lovely little walk for a Sunday morning.
Bea

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gmagali
gmagali
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The route is a PR (marked in yellow), but some sections overlap with the GR7 and the Tour de Pays Lauragais. Signposts are intended to supplement the markings, but they have not yet been put up. The path actually passes by the ruins of just one mill; the other mills are not directly on the trail.

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Pendragon1314
Pendragon1314

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Without a GPS device showing your exact position on the downloaded route, it is impossible to follow the path using the signposts.
There are very few signposts (PR and GR) and, as the route constantly switches between PR and GR, the signposts are sometimes contradictory.
I didn’t see three mills… or even three mill ruins. And as you’re often in the forest, there aren’t many views.
Otherwise, the village is pretty and the walk is easy: a few ups and downs, but as the route is only 4 km long, it’s not very tiring.

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Danielle11
Danielle11

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

There was no one on the route, but it was a hot Saturday.
Mostly a walk through the woods, with a bit of a climb and a curious section over the rocks (which were completely dry).
A bit of a twist: we set off from the village and head downhill, return to the village, then set off again above the village and join the Cammazes road, which takes us back to the village. A lovely village to visit; the walk is fairly quick, about an hour and a quarter; I only saw the ruins of a single mill.

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