In the Agout region, starting from Guitalens-L’Albarède

A pleasant countryside walk along narrow paths and quiet tarmac roads (50/50%)

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.76 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 883 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 876 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,060 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 479 ft

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Description of the walk

Park on the Place de l’Église in Guitalens-L’Albarède.

(S/E) Head towards the church, then turn left onto Chemin de la Garenne and join the D112.

(1) Cross it with great care, as there is heavy traffic. Continue straight on until you reach the sports ground. After the tennis courts, turn left onto the grassy path that runs alongside the football pitch and join the Chemin du Pottier. Turn right onto this path, pass the cemetery and arrive at a crossroads of footpaths, just before a house.

(2) Take the yellow-marked path on the left. Follow it as it climbs gently along the edge of the woods. You’ll reach a tarmac road at the hamlet known as Métairie du Bois Grand.

(3) Continue straight ahead along the road. Pass the hamlets of Puech Mioule and Métairie Neuve. Keep to the right at the next junction to reach the crossroads at the hamlet of l’Aguillou.

(4) Carry on to the right along the road, ignoring the road leading to the hamlet of En Julioe, then reach a junction of several roads where there is a cross.

(5) Turn left and pass under a power line. Walk between a wood and some fields, go past the junction with the road leading to Bardinarié and, shortly afterwards, you’ll come to a junction with a grassy track.

(6) Leave the road and turn left onto this track, heading down to the Route des Fournils.

(7) Turn right onto it and continue downhill. Pass the cemetery and, staying on the road, reach the small village of Saint-Sébastien.

(8) Turn into thefirst road on the left. Head down into the woods, then, after the bridge over the Ruisseau de Gourgoutou, head back up. You’ll reach another road.

(9) Turn right onto it, then left to cross the hamlet of Bertrasse. Continue along the right bank of the Ruisseau d’en Rigal. Then head for the left bank of the Agout.

(10) Follow the river, turning left, then leave it on the left via the first path (tarmacked at the start), after the S-bend, and continue to the edge of the Bois de Caudeval.

(11) Head up the track opposite, slightly to the right, and, at the top, follow the track on the right, marked in yellow, to descend through the fields onto the Chemin des Fontasses.

(12) Turn off to the right, passing between the numerous pools of water in the former gravel pits. You’ll emerge at the junction with the Chemin des Gravières.

(13) Turn left onto this road; you’ll soon rejoin the D112. Cross it again with great care, continue along the Grand Rue, then turn right to return to the car park at Guitalens-L’Albarède church (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 489 ft - Car park at Place de l’Église, Guitalens-L’Albarède
  2. 1 : mi 0.3 - alt. 492 ft - D112
  3. 2 : mi 0.78 - alt. 518 ft - Junction before the house
  4. 3 : mi 1.96 - alt. 837 ft - Dairy farm of Bois Grand
  5. 4 : mi 2.92 - alt. 948 ft - L’Aiguillou junction
  6. 5 : mi 3.56 - alt. 984 ft - Cross
  7. 6 : mi 4.24 - alt. 1,060 ft - Grass-covered track junction
  8. 7 : mi 4.82 - alt. 820 ft - Towards the village of Saint Sébastien
  9. 8 : mi 5.56 - alt. 787 ft - Saint-Sébastien
  10. 9 : mi 6.61 - alt. 650 ft - Bertrasse
  11. 10 : mi 7.29 - alt. 495 ft - Bank of - Agout (rivière)
  12. 11 : mi 7.99 - alt. 515 ft - Caudeval Wood
  13. 12 : mi 8.68 - alt. 512 ft - Chemin des Fontasses
  14. 13 : mi 9.26 - alt. 492 ft - Chemin des Gravières
  15. S/E : mi 9.76 - alt. 489 ft - Car park at Place de l’Église, Guitalens-L’Albarède

Notes

(1) and between (13) and (S/E): take great care when crossing the D112, which has heavy traffic.

Worth a visit

(S/E) Guitalens–L’Albarède
Between (12) and (13) The gravel pits: you may sometimes spot water turtles resting on dead branches hanging over the water.

Reviews and comments

3.6 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.8 / 5
Route interest
3.2 / 5
jab31
jab31

Overall rating : 3 / 5

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

Hello,

Far too much tarmac: at least 75% of the route! For me, that's a deal-breaker!

jab31

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patrickdml
patrickdml

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

More than two-thirds of the route is on roads, though these are very quiet.
Other signposts intersect with this one (take care at points 10 and 11).
A short winter walk.

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I.L
I.L

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Very little shade and lots of tarmac.
A few lovely views.

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jean-jacques
jean-jacques

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely path – a bit steep at the start but manageable. And what you find at the top is definitely worth it…
I highly recommend this walk

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Vendinielle
Vendinielle

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 20, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This route combines the St-Sébastien Trail and the Guitalens Water Trail (Rando-Tarn guides): this is worth bearing in mind for anyone who’s unsure about tackling the full 15 km in one go. That’s what I did: the route splits between points 3 and 10, and it’s well worth it, as the Caudeval woods are very pleasant, especially when it’s hot.
I found the stretch between points 5 and 6 a bit long, and you do need to be careful around point 11, but I found the route very pleasant this spring. Thank you for sharing it on Visorando.

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Yves Thebault
Yves Thebault

Hello,
Thank you for your comment, but allow me to wonder whether you did indeed follow the correct route. After all, the descent on route 11 doesn’t seem all that difficult to me?
Perhaps I didn’t explain it clearly enough, but you must agree that the various twists and turns through the woods aren’t easy to convey in writing, so I specified that, at this point, you should follow the yellow markings.
For the sake of clarity, however, I have amended my description at point 11.
As for the shade, you’re right – it’s best to go for this walk in the mid-season.
Kind regards
Yves

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jeanmarieeliane
jeanmarieeliane

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Very poorly signposted in 2011; not recommended in summer as there is very little shade, and 80 per cent of the route is tarmac. In 2011, there was a descent towards the fields which must be impassable in wet weather, given the steep gradient and the nature of the ground.

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