The Saint-Martory Canal starting from Labastidette

Walk between Labastidette and Le Lherm. Pass through the fields between Sardelis Castle and the aerodrome, then walk quietly along the Saint-Martory Canal.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.86 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 20 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 28 m
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    Descent: - 28 m

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    Highest point: 218 m
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    Lowest point: 189 m

Description of the walk

Park in the car park of the Labastidette sports grounds, Chemin de Marcus, located on the outskirts of Labastidette, in the direction of Lherm, on the left after the football pitches.

(S/E) Head towards the housing estate. Atthe first crossroads, turn left, then immediately turn right onto Chemin des Bourdettes towards Sardelis. You will reach the Saint-Martory Canal.

(1) Cross the bridge, continue straight ahead and a few hundred metres further on, go around the
house on the left and turn 90° to the right. Take the path winding through the fields. Then walk along a ditch and past a farm with horses before reaching the road.

(2) Turn right onto Chemin des Salères and continue to the hamlet of Cassagnes. Continue along this road to reach the bridge over the Riou.

(3) Cross the stream and stay on Chemin de Cassagne, passing the hamlet of Padouenq. Continue to the Y-junction at Chemin de Padouenq.

(4) Turn right and follow the straight section to reach a new T-junction marked by a hiking sign.

(5) Leave this path and turn left at a 90° angle onto a new path. Continue along the path that follows it to the edge of a wood. Cross the wood and return to the fields before arriving at the Canal de Saint-Martory.

(6) Walk along the canal, turning right to quickly reach a small footbridge.

(7) Do not cross the footbridge; instead, walk down along the canal, keeping it on your left, until you reach a road junction.

(8) You are not allowed to walk along the canal: a sign at number 1 indicates that access is restricted to authorised persons only.
You must therefore turn 60° left towards Gailloux to return to the starting point (S/E) by road.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 190 m - Labastidette sports ground car park
  2. 1 : km 0.68 - alt. 189 m - Crossroads of the circular
  3. 2 : km 2.6 - alt. 192 m - Chemin de Salères
  4. 3 : km 3.4 - alt. 192 m - Le Riou - Ousseau (rivière) - Affluent du Touch
  5. 4 : km 4.44 - alt. 197 m - Padouenq Path
  6. 5 : km 4.97 - alt. 195 m - Crossroads sign
  7. 6 : km 5.54 - alt. 217 m - Canal de Saint-Martory
  8. 7 : km 5.96 - alt. 217 m - Walk down along the canal
  9. 8 : km 6.95 - alt. 192 m - Road junction. Cross the canal.
  10. S/E : km 7.86 - alt. 190 m - Labastidette sports ground car park

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 12 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
fred06400
fred06400

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 24, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The end of the walk along the canal is the most pleasant. Please note that about 2 km from the start, along the pavilions, at this time of year, you will have to walk through nettles on a fairly narrow section, so wear trousers!

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Philippe D4.
Philippe D4.

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Very monotonous route and, in the end, forced to walk along a busy road.

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giempe
giempe

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike with no particular difficulties. In wet weather, the section across the fields can be quite muddy with numerous puddles.

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dhellemmes
dhellemmes

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 18, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Most of the route is on paths, sometimes grassy. The terrain is almost flat, and we enjoyed the circular part that runs alongside the Saint Martory canal.

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gasfranc
gasfranc

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very easy hike with no elevation gain, covering about ten kilometres through fields or along ditches and the canal. I found the hike too short, so I extended it with a small circular loop to Le Lherm, the neighbouring village. Beautiful views of the Pyrenees when the weather permits.
Best done in spring (the landscape is rather dreary in winter).

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JOADIE
JOADIE

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 09, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

At level 1, the "path winding through the fields" was not visible. We waded through mud and then brambles...
So we decided to leave it for another time, as we had already done the Lherm hike in the morning.

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nadinejamart
nadinejamart
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Family walk, with interesting sights at the end of the route along the Saint Martory canal and a small power station.
Much of the route is on a path through fields.

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Stef1543
Stef1543

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk
The route following the map is perfect, no worries about private property, just a bit of dense vegetation on a small section.
There weren't many people, so we were able to let our dog off the leash for most of the walk.
Stephane

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aubinere
aubinere

Following the latest reports, I have modified the route, particularly at point 7, indicating to stay on the right side of the canal.

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anaximandre
anaximandre

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We completed this journey today, 7 April:
-A few comments about the route:
-At a place called Les Bourdettes, do not turn 90° to the right as indicated, but go around the
house on the left and then go straight ahead on the path, as shown very precisely on the map.
-At stage 7, it is no longer possible to take the path to the left of the canal: a recent chain and sign
block access. You must walk along the right side of the canal until stage 8.
- At stage 8 and up to terminus 1, it is forbidden to walk along the canal: a sign at number 1 indicates
that access is restricted to authorised persons only.
-At stage 8, you must therefore turn 60° left towards Gailloux to return to the starting point.

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Vejj
Vejj

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful outdoor circular, at level 7, after the footbridge we found a chain across the path blocking access, but we continued anyway! When we reached the power station, there was no path on the left side of the canal, so we had to cross. We had to continue along the canal, leaving it on our left, as the path on the right was not maintained. That didn't stop us from having a good time 😀

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alapat31
alapat31

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk.
However, be careful at point 7: you must stay to the right of the canal and not take the footbridge on the left, as this leads to a very unpleasant private riverside path and ends up at the power station. So stay to the right of the canal. At point 8, stay to the right of the canal.

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