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Fontenilles walks
La Boule Bleue via the bamboo forest
Visorando Member
8.28 mi
+479 ft
-466 ft
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Fontenilles (Haute-Garonne)
Starting from the Fontenilles sports ground, this circular route takes you to the Lias radar station (Boule Bleue), with plenty of trails and undergrowth.
Between Lias and Fontenilles
5.52 mi
+318 ft
-305 ft
2h 50
Easy
Departure from Fontenilles (Haute-Garonne)
Circular route of just over 8 km starting from Fontenilles Stadium, featuring an ascent through the Bois des Magnolias, followed by a descent and then a climb back up the valley where the Ruisseau des Crabères flows, before returning to the stadium.
The owner of the Bois des Magnolias has closed the old path that climbed along the southern edge of the woods but, in return, has given us permission to use a new path that winds a little further into the woods.
The blue ball and return via Lias
8.70 mi
+597 ft
-597 ft
4h 30
Moderate
Departure from Fontenilles (Haute-Garonne)
A walking route starting from the Fontenilles stadium to the blue ball of the Lias radar, with the return journey taking a different route through the hills of the Gers. The blue ball is a landmark for the entire region, being located on high, open ground.
Bonrepos-sur-Aussonelle and Lias from Fontenilles
13.42 mi
+1,168 ft
-1,165 ft
7h 10
Difficult
Departure from Fontenilles (Haute-Garonne)
Circular, mainly in the forest or forest edge, with relatively little asphalt. May be muddy in places (field edges and tractor tracks) after rain. Some beautiful views of Lias, Bonrepos-sur-Aussonelle and the Toulouse plain.
Around Lias
7.53 mi
+633 ft
-630 ft
4h 00
Moderate
Departure from Fontenilles (Haute-Garonne)
Starting from the Fontenilles sports ground, a circular route towards Lias.
This route was used for the hike organised in aid of the Manon Hope Association, whose aim is to help fight leukaemia, particularly in children.
Walk around the Aussonnelle
6.59 mi
+433 ft
-407 ft
3h 25
Moderate
Departure from Bonrepos-sur-Aussonnelle (Haute-Garonne)
Come and escape to the bucolic surroundings of Bonrepos-sur-Aussonnelle, on the border between Haute-Garonne and Gers.
The 31 km of the Route 31 starting from Saint Lys
20.68 mi
+988 ft
-984 ft
8 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Saint-Lys (Haute-Garonne)
A long route starting from the car park at the Saint-Lys boules ground, passing through several towns in Haute-Garonne. Much of the route follows theGR®86. This route can be shortened by omitting the circular route to Lake Parayre, reducing the distance by around ten kilometres.
This route was developed by the ENVOL association in Saint-Lys to raise funds to help in the fight against rare diseases.
The Ayguebelle greenway
5.30 mi
+85 ft
-85 ft
2h 30
Easy
Departure from Saint-Lys (Haute-Garonne)
Start from the market square (Place de la Liberté) in Saint-Lys, following the Ayguebelle greenway to the secondary school, then return via the footpath running alongside the departmental road.
Between the heights and the undergrowth of Saiguède
5.68 mi
+413 ft
-387 ft
3h 00
Easy
Departure from Saiguède (Haute-Garonne)
This easy route allows you to explore some of the many paths in the commune, offering beautiful views of the Pyrenees and the rolling landscapes of Saiguède.
Avoid after heavy rain as some areas may be muddy.
The Wolf Route in the Bouconne Forest
4.14 mi
+207 ft
-210 ft
2h 05
Easy
Departure from Pujaudran (Gers)
With a little imagination, the route of the circuit might resemble a wolf.
The route starts and ends at the car park of the Maison Forestière Saint-Louis in Pujaudran.
A easy route that does not follow any roads and is therefore car-free, running through the southern part of the forest.
Places of interest in the southern part of the Bouconne National Forest
8.61 mi
+318 ft
-338 ft
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Pujaudran (Gers)
A circular route to discover all the highlights of the southern part of the Bouconne State Forest.
Lac de la Bordette in the Bouconne Forest
9.19 mi
+200 ft
-213 ft
4h 25
Moderate
Departure from Pujaudran (Gers)
A walk for everyone in the Bouconne Forest, starting from the car park at the Saint-Louis forest house in Pujaudran and heading towards the pretty Lac de la Bordette
The Bouconne Forest, following part of the GR®653
7.69 mi
+315 ft
-325 ft
3h 50
Moderate
Departure from Pujaudran (Gers)
A circular path in the Bouconne Forest that will show you that the forest isn’t actually flat.
On the way there, the route largely follows theGR®653towards Toulouse.
TheGR®653is the Way of St James via Arles. From Toulouse (31) to Borce (64) towards Somport. See: During the hike or nearby
The southern section of the Bouconne Forest trail
4.84 mi
+220 ft
-213 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Pujaudran (Gers)
Starting from the Maison Forestière Saint-Louis, a short, rectangular route through the Bouconne Forest and the Bois de l’Isle-Jourdain, with no tarmac roads and no difficulty.
From the Bouconne Forest to Pujaudran
5.43 mi
+358 ft
-361 ft
2h 50
Moderate
Departure from Pujaudran (Gers)
Circular starting from the forest house car park, mainly on paths with beautiful views. The start follows part of the Way of St James via Arles. The route to Pujaudran largely follows the GTP (Grand Tour de Pujaudran).
The Bouconne Forest from Pujaudran
4.62 mi
+315 ft
-318 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Pujaudran (Gers)
Among the hiking routes available from Pujaudran is the CR2, the Bouconne Forest route.
This is a circular route to the north-east of Pujaudran, which crosses part of the forest via a forest track and continues along theGR®653trail, the Saint-Jacques path, almost to the Saint-Louis entrance, before returning up a small valley, following the central stream.
Vallons Gersois between Pujaudran and Lias
7.00 mi
+400 ft
-390 ft
3h 35
Moderate
Departure from Pujaudran (Gers)
Starting from the church in Pujaudran, route between Pujaudran and Lias with a detour to Fontenilles.
CR1 marked route from Pujaudran.
The path to the Pont des Mascarades
4.80 mi
+381 ft
-381 ft
2h 30
Easy
Departure from Pujaudran (Gers)
A short, easy walk starting from the small Gers village of Pujaudran, in its beautiful countryside, around charming little woods. Lovely views of the Pyrenees and the Toulouse metropolitan area, which is just a few kilometres away.
