La Montagne de Brouis

Date of your route : Jul 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hike without much interest, no view once at the summit, long return trip on a wide trail.
Inaccurate description, no GPS track, several points not found.

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Date of your route : Jun 05, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Unfortunately, the route is not perfectly geolocated. We thought we had to leave the "normal" path several times to follow the trail, but in fact the trail was on the physical path. The person who created the route may have had issues with GPS reliability.

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Date of your route : Aug 28, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A short hike in light rain, taking 3½ hours at a leisurely pace. The route is not easy to follow without GPS.
Beautiful views of the plains on either side of the mountain and pleasant trails through the woods.
We made a short detour to visit the Saint-Pierre farm to see the donkeys and pigs roaming freely (there's a lodge at the foot of Bargème), and of course we visited the village. A beautiful day!

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Date of your route : May 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Unfortunately, we couldn't finish the hike because we got caught in a storm with rain and hail!
So we can't give an opinion

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Date of your route : Sep 16, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Don't miss the path that branches off to the left (point 2), but don't worry, it's easy to spot. The ridge trail is a little disappointing as it's entirely in the woods and there's no way to get to the edge of the ridge. On the way back, be sure to visit the village of Bargème.

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Date of your route : Oct 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike at the start of autumn, and the summit section in the forest is very pleasant. Very few people and ideal temperatures! 3 comments:
1) The directions on the map are not precise enough; as a result, we did the loop in the opposite direction because we missed the second fork. It was only on the way back that we discovered where we should have turned.
2) We completed this circuit in 2½ hours, walking at a normal pace, instead of the 5 hours indicated.
3) The elevation gain indicated is surprising. In reality, it is certainly much lower.

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Date of your route : Aug 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike with an ascent and descent through heath and a crossing through a beautiful forest at the summit. I rated it "good" because, although the view is magnificent, it remains the same throughout the hike. The visit to the village at the start of the hike adds a lot to the interest of this hike.

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Date of your route : Jun 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk with some beautiful views. Don't miss a visit to the village, which is very impressive with its pretty, well-maintained and decorated houses and the ruins alongside them. The elevation gain may seem significant for an inexperienced walker, but it is spread over a fairly long distance, so the slope is quite reasonable.
I suggest adding Salomi's comments about point 2 to the description. I only discovered them when I got back and without GPS I wouldn't have found the path. The start of the path and the first few hundred metres are overgrown. You can see the path on the ground... once you've found it!

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Date of your route : Jun 29, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

At point no. 2 ADD: After "take the left-hand path": paint mark on a stone in the middle + do not go past the manhole cover marked "Pont à Mousson".
At point 5, CORRECT: Take the Coustière track on the right... sign... barrier... (before the village of L'Estang)

the elevation gain is too high!
Elevation gain 476 instead of 517
Elevation loss 480 instead of 526

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Date of your route : May 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike, well described. May is the perfect time to go; in summer it must be hot because many sections are exposed!
Very pleasant in May with all the little flowers!

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Date of your route : May 23, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

From Bargème, take the Coursière track. The start of the path up to Brouis mountain is about 5 minutes after passing a field with rows of tyres and a drain cover with a red rim. Right next to it, on the fence, is a red-painted stake. The trail starts between two boxwood bushes. After that, it's easy going. The ridge trail through the devastated forest is clearly visible. I returned via the GR 49.
A very beautiful hike to enjoy at this time of year when nature is at its best.

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Date of your route : Sep 15, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Very beautiful hike. The fork at point 2 is not marked; it is a few metres before a manhole cover. We made a small cairn. At the top of the forest, the path has been cleared and the fallen trees have all been cut up, so the route is fairly easy (there are numerous cairns and red and blue markings).It should be noted that the route does not go to the summit of Grand Brouis.

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Date of your route : Apr 11, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful walk with views of the Bargème plain at La Bastide. I did this walk in the opposite direction and extended it slightly: starting from Bargème, I followed the GR 49 to the hamlet of L'Estang, then climbed up the Brouis mountain, where the path is often lost among the many fallen trees. Please note that the GR 49 route has been changed: below L'Estang, when you reach the tarmac road that climbs up to the hamlet, it branches off to the right and descends towards the D 21 (which it crosses). Don't miss a visit to Bargème.

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Date of your route : Dec 01, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Superb hike, very varied, the forest crossing at the summit is splendid.
Like many reviews before us, we had quite a bit of trouble finding the path to descend to the hamlet of Estang. But it was nothing serious, and thank goodness for GPS.
To avoid finishing the hike on the same path (Chemin des Coustières), we decided to cross the hamlet of Estang to rejoin the GR 49, which took us back to the starting point.

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Date of your route : Oct 13, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

just up on the hillside, difficult to find, follow the red dots to find your way back

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