Gallician and the meadows of Le Cailar

A pleasant walk among the peach trees. A calm and relaxing setting, especially in the meadows of Le Cailar.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 15.50 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 68 m
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    Descent: - 67 m

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    Highest point: 32 m
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    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Vauvert (30600)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 43.638058° / E 4.297969°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2943OT
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Description of the walk

Depart from the car park at the boathouse near the Rhône Canal in Gallician.

(S/E) Head west and follow the canal, keeping it on your left.

(1) Leave the canal and take the small path that crosses a small bridge on the right. Follow a roubine (small irrigation canal) on the right. Trees and meadows brighten up this route.

(2) At the end of the path, follow the D381 road to the left: after a short climb, you will arrive at Mas Teissier. Leave the road and take a path opposite, slightly to the right. Cross the Bas-Rhône Canal diversion and note the peach trees on either side of the path. Continue west, ignoring a path on the left and then one on the right. At the next crossroads, continue straight ahead. Ignore a path on the left and continue to another crossroads with a path coming from the right.

(3) Continue straight ahead to Mas du Bourry.

(4) There, follow the D104 on the right for about 400 metres.

(5) Then take the path on the left. Cross a stream (the Vieux Vistre) and continue to the Vistre. Turn left and follow this stream. You will arrive at a small bridge where there is a memorial to Gérard Rouquairol and Marcel Ferraud, two herdsmen who drowned during a flood of the Vistre on 27 October 1977.

(6) Take the path back in the opposite direction, passing Mas du Bourry again and arriving at the crossroads you took on the way there.

(3) Then take the path on the left: you are now in the Coquillon plain. Pass by a vineyard with a magnificent border of rosemary. Then pass behind the Mas du Petit Bourry with its two turrets and the wall of the outbuilding built with local materials, stones and pebbles.

(7) At the next crossroads, turn right and continue to the greenway. Cross it and go over the bridge that spans the Canal du Bas-Rhône.

(8) Immediately after the bridge, take the path to the right and follow the canal.

(9) Cross bridge no. 24, cross the greenway again and take the path that branches off to the left immediately afterwards.

(10) At the three-way junction, take the path on the right towards the stadium.

(11) Follow the D381 road on the left, which leads to the village. Take the first right onto Route des Étangs. Follow this road and, just before the canal, turn right to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1 m - Parking at the nautical hall. Walk along the - Canal du Rhône à Sète
  2. 1 : km 1.76 - alt. 2 m - Bridge
  3. 2 : km 2.98 - alt. 7 m - Route D381
  4. 3 : km 4.23 - alt. 24 m - Crossroads
  5. 4 : km 4.73 - alt. 19 m - Mas du Bourry
  6. 5 : km 5.17 - alt. 4 m - Fork in the road
  7. 6 : km 6.62 - alt. 1 m - Memorial to drowned herdsmen - Vistre (fleuve)
  8. 7 : km 10.86 - alt. 6 m - Crossroads
  9. 8 : km 11.59 - alt. 21 m - Canal du - canal du Bas-Rhône Languedoc ou canal Philippe-Lamour
  10. 9 : km 13.57 - alt. 23 m - Bridge No. 24
  11. 10 : km 14.2 - alt. 14 m - Fork in the road
  12. 11 : km 14.77 - alt. 3 m - Route D381
  13. S/E : km 15.5 - alt. 1 m - Parking at the nautical hall

Notes

This route can also be done starting from the village of Le Cailar.

Worth a visit

It is best to choose a time when the peach trees are in bloom. These trees, with their intense pink flowers, are magnificent. Admire the way they are pruned, forming an archway from one end of the row to the other.
The awakening of nature is a delight to behold: daffodils, flowering shrubs, wild orchids, grape hyacinths, slender wild asparagus and tender green new leaves.

On your way back to Gallician, take a look at the cooperative winery built in 1951. Its imposing façade is adorned with pebbles.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
GEPE002
GEPE002

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 05, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Choose the season! Heat and mosquitoes! Enjoy your hike!

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athmos.oner
athmos.oner

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 20, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

It's typically a long Sunday stroll. The scenery is nice, but nothing more.
The big plus points are the absolute tranquillity and the white horses typical of the Camargue grazing in the meadows.
The return trip to the memorial is unnecessary.

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ddpt
ddpt

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Fifteen days after scouting the route, we took a group of 36 people on a trip to the Camargue. This beautiful, varied route contrasts with other routes around the ponds while remaining typical of the Camargue.
The weather was fine and we were lucky enough to pass two fishermen, one pulling a magnificent carp out of the Vistre and the other a 1.70 m catfish.

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celinemma
celinemma

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 22, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike through beautiful countryside, the round trip through the meadows of Le Cailar offers a glimpse of a Petite Camargue that is still relatively unspoilt.

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Jonat
Jonat

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 16, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful walk with a wide variety of scenery. Don't skip the short round trip. We thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Joël Jacobi
Joël Jacobi

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

Of all the routes I have taken since registering, this one is the least interesting. It is monotonous, making extensive use of tarmac roads, cycle paths or farm tracks alongside vineyards and orchards. There are very few wooded paths.
With the exception of the short walk along the banks of the Vistre (where the route takes us on a surprising round trip), I found the whole thing very disappointing.

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nouzille nicoules
nouzille nicoules

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 26, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful route, but best done in mid-season, as it must be hot in summer and windy in winter with the mistral!
It's interesting to see the stony ground where the vines grow.

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kikoucevennol
kikoucevennol

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A pleasant walk to do in spring.

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buschini
buschini

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 08, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A beautiful autumn day, magnificent landscapes in Petite Camargue. Vineyards, peach trees, bulls. It took us four and a half hours and we had a wonderful time. Some paths were difficult to navigate due to huge puddles left behind by the previous night's storm.

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phllbt
phllbt

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 17, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely, easy hike through varied landscapes, including orchards, pastures and vineyards. Return to Gallician via the village, which allows for a welcome stop at the café!

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omiailhe34
omiailhe34

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 15, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A pleasant and varied hike. We enjoyed the autumn colours...magnificent. An easy hike with excellent signposting. The only downside was the mosquitoes!!! Mosquito repellent is a must...

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