Discover the vinegar factory in the heart of the vineyards in Cosprons

Enjoy a pleasant walk along the Rec de Cosprons and through the vineyards, passing by the vinegar factory.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.32 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 50 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 50 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 60 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 10 m

Description of the walk

To get to the start of the walk from Argelès-sur-Mer, take the D948 towards Banyuls, Cerbère. Leave the D948 at the roundabout after Port-Vendres and park in the Paulilles car park.

(S/E) Leave the car park via the southern end. Cross the Rec de Cosprons and pass under the bridge of the Perpignan-Cerbère railway line. Take the path towards the west-north-west, with your back to the railway line. Walk alongside a vineyard on your left and the Rec de Cosprons on your right.

(1) Cross the Rec de Cosprons to continue along the path, which is not marked on the map, leaving a small winegrowers' shelter (casot) on your right. This path climbs through the vineyards and passes under a power line.

(2) At the crossroads, take a path on the left that is not marked on the map. Walk alongside a vineyard on your left and a fence on your right.
Cross the Rec de Cosprons again and continue along the path that is not marked on the map (south-south-west).

(3) At a crossroads, turn left onto the path that climbs towards a wood (south-south-west) then, at the next crossroads a few metres further on, turn left at the hairpin bend, heading due east.

At the fork, turn right, heading due south. A signpost indicates the direction of Banuyls. A few metres further on, at the crossroads, take the tarmac road to the right.

At a hairpin bend on the right, ignore the path on the left, cross the bridge over the Còrrec de Calells and turn left towards the vinegar factory.

(4) After visiting the vinegar factory, retrace your steps and continue left on the tarmac road you left earlier (north-east).

(5) Leave the tarmac road and take a path on the right, heading due east, which is not marked on the map. Cross the Rec de Cosprons.

(6) Reach and take the Cami de la Riberette to the right (east-southeast).
At the junction of the tarmac roads, turn right and immediately afterwards take the path on the left marked with a sign pointing towards Banuyls-sur-Mer. Cross the Rec de Cosprons again.

(3) At the crossroads, turn left onto the path not marked on the map that you took on the way there.

(2) Turn right onto the path not marked on the map.

(1) Continue straight ahead towards the bridge over the Perpignan-Cerbère railway line. Pass under the railway bridge and return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 10 m - Parking at the Paulilles site
  2. 1 : km 0.61 - alt. 15 m - Ref de Cosprons
  3. 2 : km 1.03 - alt. 24 m - Crossroads
  4. 3 : km 1.33 - alt. 29 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  5. 4 : km 2.55 - alt. 57 m - Vinegar factory
  6. 5 : km 3.33 - alt. 57 m - Downhill path on the right
  7. 6 : km 3.59 - alt. 33 m - Cami de la Riberette, on the right
  8. S/E : km 5.32 - alt. 10 m - Parking at the Paulilles site

Notes

Please note that during rainy weather, it can be difficult to cross the Rec de Cosprons.

Worth a visit

(4) Guided tours of the vinegar factory are available free of charge, but you must plan ahead and make an appointment so as not to disrupt their work schedule. All information is available online at Vinaigrerie la Guinelle. Guinelle vinegars

(6) An interesting sight: a house that turns with the sun, just to the left before continuing along Rue Cami de la Riberette, on the housing estate side.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
Pat66700
Pat66700

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 02, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

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Vejapi
Vejapi

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant, easy walk, a warm welcome at the vinegar factory, clear and very interesting explanations, an introduction to the different flavours of vinegar with suggestions for accompanying dishes.

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DELBES
DELBES

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful and extremely enjoyable hike, done in beautiful weather (with a slight tramontane wind).
A visit to the vinegar factory is an absolute must: it's a real discovery!
Very well presented and documented by a very interesting owner (tasting of the wide range of different types of vinegar produced).
A small note: between points 5 and 6, finding the path just before crossing the Rec de Gosprons isn't very easy (it feels like you're no longer on a trail but on the edge of a vineyard, which you have to walk along before descending into the Rec bed (but this isn't a problem as you're right at the foot of the village).

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Lahaye
Lahaye

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello

Good directions. However, add clarification near point 6 when passing through Rec de Coprons: specify that you have to go down a concrete ramp into the REC bed at the bottom of the vineyard and go back up slightly to the left via another concrete ramp, which is not necessarily easy to find.
Very large car park at the start, which shows that summer must be hellish, even if the walk is not shaded.

Thank you.

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fgoffinon
fgoffinon

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

It is impossible to park in the car park at Paulilles and the surrounding area: everything is full!
It's a shame, as the hike is very pleasant.

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Jdem
Jdem

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 31, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely family hike.
The total elevation gain is not 456 metres, as the hike is at a fairly constant altitude of 55 metres.

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frith.richard@wanadoo.fr
frith.richard@wanadoo.fr

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 12, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

short pleasant walk behind the coast

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elisabeth maury
elisabeth maury

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 05, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Nice outing. Thank you.

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