Grand tour of the Lizet Reservoir

A very pleasant walk with no major difficulty, offering views of Lake (Reservoir) du Lizet and the Gascon hillsides.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.18 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 210 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 213 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 751 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 538 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Montesquiou (32320)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 43.578901° / E 0.368366°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1743SB, 1843SB
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Description of the walk

Park in the car park at the foot of the lake’s embankment.

(S/E) Head west and follow the road running alongside the lake to the far end of the dam.

(1) After crossing the dam, take the path on the right and follow it to the tarmac road.

(2) Turn left onto this road until you reach the Domaine d’Escapa, where you’ll join aPR®-marked path on the left.

(3) Walk alongside this residential leisure park, easily recognisable by its many picturesque cottages, and follow this marked path which runs alongside a forest heading north.

(4) Then turn left onto a small path which will take you back through the woods and along the lake to your starting point at the foot of the dyke (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 541 ft - Seawall car park - Réservoir du Lizet
  2. 1 : mi 1.51 - alt. 584 ft - Crossing the dyke - Lizet (rivière)
  3. 2 : mi 2.3 - alt. 719 ft - Route d'Estipouy
  4. 3 : mi 2.99 - alt. 738 ft - Domaine d'Escapa
  5. 4 : mi 4.27 - alt. 722 ft - Steep path
  6. S/E : mi 5.18 - alt. 538 ft - Seawall car park

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

4.1 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
Fred Ashmore
Fred Ashmore

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The descent on stage 3 after Domaine d'Escapa is winding, narrow and quite steep. I went down in dry weather – sliding on my backside in a few sections. I’d recommend having a good walking stick or cane. It would be great to have a fixed rope for the tricky bits.

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VUILLEMIN Pierre
VUILLEMIN Pierre

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 06, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk in very wet conditions. As a result, the route was very muddy and littered with long stretches of water (though still passable).
On that day, the route wasn’t as easy as described in the guide.
Two important points regarding the route guidance: As you leave the village of Toiles and the wooden lodges, turn immediately right as the signposting is a bit vague. After climbing the path that runs alongside the leisure village’s grounds, take the lower path at the end of the road that runs alongside the woods... Easy to get it wrong.
Apart from that, a very pleasant walk.

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mreine.mailhos
mreine.mailhos

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 24, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

At number 4, we couldn’t find the path through the woods that leads down to the lake
However, we did find a wooden sign telling us to go down a hill and then follow the path to the left
It made the walk longer, but we ended up back on the embankment

The route wasn’t always signposted, which was a shame

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Françoise 65
Françoise 65
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, pleasant walk with beautiful scenery, even if you can only see the lake in places. A few birds on the lake early in the morning. The map and the route track were a great help in finding my way; without them, I think I would have struggled. Amazing huts on the estate. The descent along the path at the end is a bit steep in places. It took me about 2½ hours and I didn’t meet anyone.

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maitre32300
maitre32300

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Road markings that could do with more road signs

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