Red circuit of Mouliets-et-Villemartin

Starting from Saint-Ferdinand Church, discover the commune of Mouliets-et-Villemartin on this 11 km loop.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.15 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 76 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 76 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 87 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 8 m

Description of the walk

The tour starts at the car park next to Saint-Ferdinand Church.

(S/E) Start at the back of the car park, then turn right behind the tennis courts. You will come to a road.

(1) Turn left, then at the first intersection, turn right to cross the area known as "les Nauzes" and arrive at the stream of the same name.

(2) Keep left and take the grassy path. Cross the stream to reach a bend.

(3) Turn right, then left until you reach the road.

(4) Follow the paved road to the left. Cross the Défuite des Nauzes again to reach a Y-junction.

(5) Take the road on the right until it ends.

(6) Turn right to pass the ruins of a church. Continue to the bend.

(7) Take the grassy path. Continue straight ahead towards the road leading to the Guimbelet building. Then turn right onto a track until you reach the road called "Impasse Doucet".

(8) Turn left, then right to pass in front of the Saint-Martin Church. Follow the road. Enter the forest and continue uphill. Continue until you reach the first road descending to the left.

(9) Turn left and continue to the paved road.

(10) Turn right, then left into the first vineyard lane. Continue to the next road, where you should keep right, then left to follow Lac de La Cadie.

(11) Cross the departmental road carefully, then a stream to reach a four-way junction.

(12) Turn left, pass Marcat, and find a fork.

(13) Keep left, cross the departmental road carefully at the village of Roque to reach a four-way intersection.

(14) Turn right and continue to Grandes Bornes.

(15) Turn right between the vineyards and houses to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 11 m - Église Saint-Ferdinand (Mouliets-et-Villemartin)
  2. 1 : km 0.18 - alt. 11 m - Route du Boursol
  3. 2 : km 0.72 - alt. 9 m - Défuite des Nauzes
  4. 3 : km 1.24 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  5. 4 : km 1.63 - alt. 9 m - Lacoste Road
  6. 5 : km 2.16 - alt. 10 m - Fourche
  7. 6 : km 2.44 - alt. 11 m - Intersection
  8. 7 : km 2.73 - alt. 10 m - Virage - Chapelle St-Jean des Hospitaliers (Mouliets-et-Villemartin)
  9. 8 : km 4.36 - alt. 13 m - Impasse Doucet - Église Saint-Martin (Mouliets-et-Villemartin)
  10. 9 : km 6.27 - alt. 87 m - Road downhill on the left
  11. 10 : km 7.14 - alt. 19 m - Route D13 - Château Rigaud
  12. 11 : km 8.7 - alt. 11 m - Departmental road after the - Lac de la Cadie (Mouliets et Villemartin)
  13. 12 : km 9.59 - alt. 8 m - Four-way intersection
  14. 13 : km 10.07 - alt. 8 m - Fourche after Marcat
  15. 14 : km 11.18 - alt. 11 m - Intersection of four roads - Défuite de Caillauca (cours d'eau) - Affluent du Ruisseau du Moulin
  16. 15 : km 11.7 - alt. 11 m - Les Grandes Bornes
  17. S/E : km 12.15 - alt. 11 m - Église Saint-Ferdinand (Mouliets-et-Villemartin)

Notes

This circular walk is provided by the Mouliets-et-Villemartin Town Hall.

Castillon la Bataille Tourist Information Office
5 allées de la République
33350 Castillon la Bataille
Tel
Email: contact@tourisme-castillonpujols.fr
https://www.tourisme-castillonpujols.fr

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Reviews and comments

4.9 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

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

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 23, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

We did the other two trails well, but the red one, which is much longer, is great, very rural hiking, lots of beautiful views....

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bx86
bx86

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 13, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, varied route with a wide range of landscapes. Few difficulties (very clear red markings). However, at several points, even though we are more than 50 km from Bordeaux, the altitude is only 8 metres!
Another interesting feature is that for almost the entire route, we are very close to the Greenwich meridian (0.01 degrees) and the 45th parallel..
Otherwise, there is a beautiful church, the Hospitaliers de Villemartin, which has been preserved in ruins (but recently repainted).
The municipality could make a little effort, as is sometimes done elsewhere, to invest in an information panel allowing visitors to appreciate the monument... (all they need to do is copy the short text published by Flohic on the heritage of the communes of Gironde... But let's move on)
From the church of Mouliets-le-Vieux, which is on a hill, there is a remarkable view of the surrounding countryside. There are a few tombstones dating from the 19th century or even earlier.
A technical detail: the descent between 9 and 10 can be tricky after heavy rain (grass, gullies, ruts caused by agricultural machinery and marly soil, etc.). It is therefore advisable to be well equipped or avoid very wet periods.
Thank you for this route description.

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Xavier Pradeau
Xavier Pradeau

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 24, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

I would like to thank the municipality of Mouliets for putting up such excellent signage.

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christine24
christine24

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike with some beautiful views and the chance to discover some remarkable heritage sites.

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escarmant daniel
escarmant daniel

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

very well marked in red, perfect

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