Passing through Saint-Élix

Date of your route : Sep 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, easy hike, the small S/E lake is perfect for a picnic. The route alternates between woods and sunflower fields. The Kazé sculpture, evocative of a whirlwind, is a beautiful point of interest along this route. In a different vein, we really liked the tractor graveyard before arriving in Saint Elix.
Thank you for this route

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Date of your route : Aug 16, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike accessible to all...

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Date of your route : Mar 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A simple and pleasant walk, well worth doing

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Date of your route : Nov 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike completed on 12 November 2024. A very pleasant route to do in all seasons. Good signposting. Don't miss the two oak trunks dating from before Louis XIV and, in the same place, the remarkable oak tree. A great spot for a midday snack.

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Date of your route : May 20, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Not well signposted at some junctions... Parish specific to Brittany walk... Beautiful scenery.

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Varied route passing over ridges and through woodland; little tarmac; BUT very poor route signage and lack of information at junctions and strategic points.

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Date of your route : Nov 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful and enjoyable hike, with just one small issue: there is no sign on the concrete bench at the lake exit indicating that you need to cross the small bridge on the left, but it's no big deal, you just retrace your steps.
Otherwise, a lovely walk around Sarramon and Saint Elix.

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

A beautiful hike, but best avoided when storms have hit the region. Lots of mudslides on the roads and paths. Meadows turned into swamps. In some places, you have to climb up into the fields to get past the flooded area. In addition, at the end of the hike, there are a lot of mosquitoes in the woods, forcing you to change your route and return to the leisure centre by road.

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Date of your route : Feb 19, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful winter hike (in summer, the sun must beat down hard on the hillsides) with stunning views of the Gers and the Pyrenees, if they choose to show themselves. My group also really enjoyed it. The "Kazé" plant sculpture is impressive. For your information, a few kilometres away (in Villefranche) you can admire the "Yané" by the same Japanese artist.
Thank you to the author of this hike.

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Date of your route : May 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walks in the Gers. My 7-year-old daughter kept up well.
Beautiful views of the Pyrenees along part of the route.
Beautiful spring meadows and lovely fields.
A poetic walk with her drawing breaks.

In short, everything was beautiful on this first weekend of freedom after a third lockdown.

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Date of your route : Feb 21, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We did it in the wind and cold, but the walk is very pleasant and varied, from start to finish.

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Date of your route : Feb 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk in the Gers countryside.
Between points 9 and 10, when you have to turn left, follow the route description and map carefully, but not the yellow markings on the ground (a poorly placed plaque on a large tree would encourage you to continue almost opposite).
In terms of points of interest, in addition to the remains of a very old bridge, whose enormous stones now serve as a giant bench or decoration in the village of St Elix, and the impressive wooden sculpture by Japanese artist Suzuki, there is also a cemetery of dozens of old agricultural tractors!

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Date of your route : Oct 11, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike with beautiful trails and stunning views of the snow-capped Pyrenees. Only 1 km of tarmac at the end, which could perhaps be avoided? Follow the description carefully as the markers are sometimes poorly placed (points 5 and 9).
A bonus: the sculpture by the Japanese artist, which we'll leave you to discover!
Thank you.

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