Between two lakes in Sainte-Foy-de-Peyrolières

A bucolic hike linking Lake Sainte-Foy with Lake Parayre.
Rural landscapes.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 13.24 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 10 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 136 m
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    Descent: - 137 m

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    Highest point: 267 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 219 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the town hall car park on Place du 14 Juillet.

(S/E) Reach Avenue du 8 Mai, turn left and pass in front of the town hall and then the church. Turn left 200 m further on into Chemin du Barrat, which follows the GR®86. At the first intersection, keep left on the dirt track that descends towards the Saiguède road.

(1) Turn right towards the sports facilities. At the fork, keep right, pass in front of the stadium entrance, then turn left onto the small dirt track.

(2) At the end, turn left to reach the Sainte-Foy lake dyke. Cross it, turn left onto the tarmac road and continue on the right.

(1) Turn left back onto the same dirt track to return to Sainte-Foy, following the GR® trail.
When you reach Avenue du 19 Mars 1962, turn right, then left in front of the village hall onto Rue de l'Albergue. Turn right onto Allée des Tilleuls and continue to the post office, with the water tower in view.

(3) Turn left onto Rue Saint-Jude, then turn right to go around the water tower. Follow Chemin des Crabères, which curves to the left, becomes a dirt track and descends towards the stream, which you can cross either by wading or via a bridge. Go back up opposite and you will reach the first few metres of tarmac.

(4) Turn right onto the wide passage between two houses. The dirt road continues for 300 metres, arriving at a tarmac road at a place called En Castagné: turn left. At the first T-junction, turn right.

(5) Turn left onto Chemin de Rouaix and continue straight ahead for about 2 km. Halfway along, the road turns to the right and you should take the dirt track opposite. Cross the Ruisseau des Secs via a ford (there is currently a bridge in poor condition running parallel to it) and arrive at the corner of a relay antenna on Route de Beaufort.

(6) Turn left, leaving theGR® 86 in a bend to descend towards the D7, a busy road. Take care when crossing. Continue straight ahead on the farm track that runs along the shore of Lake Pareyre.

(7) Turn 90° left with the path and continue straight ahead. Cross another ford over the same stream (no bridge, risks in case of rain and high water levels). Arrive at the tarmac road and follow it to the left towards Sainte-Foy until you reach the D7.

(8). Cross carefully and take the small dirt track opposite, which leads into a wood. Follow it to reach Chemin des Crabères.

(4) Continue to the right and return to the post office.

(3) Turn left to reach Avenue du 8 mai 1945. Cross at the pedestrian crossing and return to the starting point opposite (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 262 m - Town hall
  2. 1 : km 0.77 - alt. 239 m - Route de Saiguede - Ayguebelle (cours d'eau) - Affluent du Ruisseau de Goudourg
  3. 2 : km 1.8 - alt. 244 m - Lac de Sainte-Foy
  4. 3 : km 3.85 - alt. 262 m - Water tower
  5. 4 : km 4.46 - alt. 260 m - Passage between two houses
  6. 5 : km 5.22 - alt. 265 m - Chemin de Rouaix
  7. 6 : km 7.39 - alt. 264 m - Relay antenna. Towards the - Saudrune (rivière) - Affluent du Touch
  8. 7 : km 9.39 - alt. 224 m - Lac de la Parayre
  9. 8 : km 12.09 - alt. 239 m - D7 - Caution - Bus shelters on the right
  10. S/E : km 13.23 - alt. 262 m - Return point

 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

4.5 / 5
Based on 13 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
User 27681915

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A lovely walk from one lake to another, the village of Ste Foy is charming with a beautiful church. 13km with a tricky river crossing at the end of the route.

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Berny31
Berny31

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A varied and bucolic route in spring weather. View of the Pyrenees ++
We added the tour of the first lake at Ste Foy rather than going over the dyke: the total route is 15.2 km.
Please note that there are a few muddy sections, but they are easy to avoid.
A very enjoyable time spent in the countryside. Thank you to the guide!

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Rando_toutou
Rando_toutou

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A very enjoyable hike, without any difficulty and very pleasant.
It was a bit slippery on the climbs due to the weather over the last few weeks, but my dog and I really enjoyed it.

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XFMT
XFMT

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A leisurely hike!
The first circular isn't particularly interesting, except for adding a few extra kilometres.
Perhaps it's because some people have walked around this first lake.

Otherwise, the second circular is nice, except for the section after crossing the D7 and until the 90-degree turn to the left, because you can hear the noise of the cars travelling on the D7.
After that, you head into the woods and find the peace and quiet of nature!

Walking at a brisk pace of just over 5km/h, you can do it in 2½ hours.

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Yannick sanchidrian
Yannick sanchidrian

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

We did this hike during lockdown, which limited us to 10 km, but we added the circular route around the lake to the north (an extra 3 km) and then, from point 6, we added another 7 km circular route to reach Lake Lespérès and return to the original route.
This gave us a beautiful 23 km route in 5 hours.
We couldn't record it because the Vidorando app only offered us two straight lines. What a shame!
My opinion: a bit too much tarmac, which is a shame, but very clear!

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sentenac pierrette
sentenac pierrette

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 16, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I recommend doing the full loop of the first lake, which adds an hour to the hike but is well worth it.

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sequoia1
sequoia1

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Done on Saturday, 20 March. Pleasant, not much mud at this time of year. But be careful at the second ford, as there is no bridge, and it's easy to imagine that sometimes it must be impassable. A bit of road, but no traffic.

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mariepaule47200
mariepaule47200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A pleasant hike with frozen landscapes (–5°C at the start!).
Note that the bridge in poor condition mentioned in the description between points 5 and 6 has been replaced by a brand new metal footbridge.
We added a little extra distance of about 1.5 km there and back to have a picnic at the end of Lake Parayre (on the dyke side), which was a very pleasant and spacious spot as the lake was not at its maximum level.

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Guy-Bordenave
Guy-Bordenave

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Easy, well-shaded route.
A pleasant, not very long route, ideal for a family walk.

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Roroboubou
Roroboubou

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Interest of the route: not to my taste, a few nice sections but overall a bit "sad"...that said, it was calm and peaceful, not many people encountered, i.e. 1 walker, 5 mountain bikers in a group, 1 fisherman.

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dbabouot
dbabouot

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 27, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike, two magnificent lakes, especially Sainte Foy de Peyrolières.

However, much of the route was very muddy, but it must be said that there had been violent storms the day before!

And, as in the whole Midi-Pyrénées plain and low mountain areas, there were lots of insects, so watch out for bites and bring insect repellent!

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cathy3531
cathy3531

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The first circular isn't very interesting! The second one is much nicer, longer, and long enough for children!

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damance
damance
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 01, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Very good information on the route description in general, very accurate. Nice walk, mostly on country trails, with one section (about 15 minutes) on a small road with very little traffic. Easy to do with children.

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