La Gouzinoise

The Volvestre Intercommunal Tourist Office offers a marked and secure route.

This hike will allow you to discover the Gouzens area between hills and streams. You will see many farms with horses, cows, sheep and goats. The first part is accessible and follows a country road, allowing you to enjoy the sun and views of the fields. The second part passes through hedgerows and forest. It is possible to cut the trail in half by going directly to point 6 from the start.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.10 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 247 m
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    Descent: - 246 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 401 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 279 m

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Description of the walk

From Montesquieu-Volvestre, take the D86A towards Gouzens. Park in the car park at the town hall square in Gouzens.

(S/E) Take the road that descends in front of the church, turn left towards Montberaud, cross the bridge and arrive at the bend.

(1) Turn right onto a dirt track. Cross a wooden bridge and continue straight ahead until you reach a tarmac road. Turn left and continue to the tarmac crossroads at a place called Barrabouch.

(2) Turn left and continue for about 1.5 km: if you come to a junction with a district road, go back 50 m.

(3) On the left, take the dirt track marked "private property". At the end, continue in the same direction on the tarmac road, then turn right onto another small tarmac road leading to Trémoulet. Continue to the bend.

(4) Follow the road on the left towards the ford. Continue until you reach a tarmac road.

(5) Turn left and continue to a place called Cantegril.

(6) Behind the sign, take the dirt track between the road and the access road to the owner's property. Continue straight ahead. At the end, turn right onto a small path and you will come to a fork.

(7) At the crossroads, turn right again: if you turn left, you will return to the village. Cross the ford and take the path that climbs up to a gravel path. Continue until you reach the crossroads with a tarmac road.

(8) Turn left onto this road. Continue to the end of the first bend, where you should turn left onto a dirt track. Further on, turn right onto the same track, which eventually leads to a tarmac road.

(9) Follow it carefully to the left until you reach the village and the town hall square (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 297 m - Town hall square. Close to the - Azau (ruisseau) - Affluent de l'Arize
  2. 1 : km 0.55 - alt. 283 m - Path on the right
  3. 2 : km 2.02 - alt. 360 m - Barrabouch, on the left
  4. 3 : km 3.19 - alt. 383 m - Dirt track on the left
  5. 4 : km 3.95 - alt. 324 m - Junction, left
  6. 5 : km 4.59 - alt. 346 m - Tarmac road, on the left
  7. 6 : km 5.18 - alt. 338 m - Cantegril
  8. 7 : km 5.53 - alt. 317 m - Crossroads, on the right
  9. 8 : km 6.96 - alt. 401 m - Junction with tarmac road, on the left
  10. 9 : km 7.75 - alt. 349 m - Tarmac road, on the left
  11. S/E : km 9.1 - alt. 297 m - Town hall square

Worth a visit

-There are many farms along the route.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Bernard CONDAMINES
Bernard CONDAMINES

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A nice, very pleasant short hike. A few muddy sections. A chance encounter with some deer, unfortunately too quick to take photos. Met some very friendly locals.

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Umy
Umy

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant walk, but some paths are very muddy.

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Dominique Gente
Dominique Gente

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A nice little hike (2 hours and 15 minutes walking), muddy path but that's to be expected at this time of year, a bit of road but very little traffic. Worth doing again in spring.

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Terre rouge
Terre rouge

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant hike

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Tourisme en Volvestre
Tourisme en Volvestre

Hello CéciliaW,

Thank you for your feedback and your appreciation of the signposting. Spring is one of the best times of year to do this hike and enjoy seeing the farm animals and numerous flowers.

See you soon on other hikes in Volvestre!

Marianne from the Volvestre Tourist Office

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CéciliaW
CéciliaW

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Magnificent hike between forest and hills
The signposting is very clear
You can see farm animals (horses, cows, sheep) and wonderful flora at this time of year

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renaille monique
renaille monique
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Well-marked route, very pleasant to walk, you feel cut off from the world, worth doing again

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Eniel
Eniel

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

Almost two-thirds of the route is on roads, and even though there are very few cars, it's a bit of a shame because there are some beautiful landscapes.
As a result, there isn't much shade, even though it was 26°C at the end of October!

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cantaldoux
cantaldoux

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 03, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Taken today, 03/08, at 35°C.
Superb views
There is a lot of tarmac, but I only came across two cars.
Impeccable description, easy to access but make sure you have shoes suitable for muddy passages outside of summer.
to be repeated in autumn or spring

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