The Miners' Trail starting from Lafenasse

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The Miners' Trail begins in the village of Lafenasse. It passes through valleys carved out by the Siez river and climbs up to the Saint-Lieux plateau, where the landscape opens up onto the surrounding hills. This path, which links the villages of Saint-Lieux and Lafenasse, is part of the collective memory of the inhabitants, as it was once used by miners to reach the Peyrebrune mine.
Path of community interest created by the Centre Tarn Tourist Office. See § Practical information.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.41 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 247 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 242 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 354 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 212 m
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Saint Léonce Church

Description of the walk

Park in the village square in Lafenasse.

(S/E) Head towards the D86 road. Pass the cemetery and cross thefirst crossroads, continuing straight ahead. Join the D86.

(1) Turn right and continue for about 100 metres, then turn left at the next crossroads towards Ronel. Ignore the road on the right and you will soon reach a crossroads.

(2) Ignore the two roads and take the path opposite that goes up into the woods. Leave the houses of La Teulière on your right and continue straight ahead until you reach the four-way crossroads.

(3) Leave the path leading to La Braillé on your left and turn right towards Saint-Lieux. Cross the Siez stream, either via the footbridge or by wading, then rejoin the road leading to Siez. Follow it on the left for a few dozen metres.

(4) Turn right. Cross the hamlet of Pébréou and follow the slight incline to the D86 at the entrance to the village of Saint-Lieux.

(5) Follow it for 150 metres to the left and, at the next crossroads, turn left towards La Sagne. Ignore the access road to Le Bousquet on the right and, at the next Y-junction, stay on the right-hand branch to reach La Sagne.

(6) Continue along the road, after the hairpin bend, and cross the hamlet of La Combe. Stay on this road to rejoin the D86 further on.

(7) Turn left onto the D86 for about 100 metres, taking great care with the traffic. Turn right onto Chemin des Mineurs. Continue to the crossroads at La Bancalié and La Ferme de la Lioure.

(8) Ignore these two destinations and continue straight ahead. Cross the edge of the fields, following the signs towards Lafenasse. You will arrive at the road leading to Trigobéourès and Trémoulas.

(9) Cross it and continue straight ahead to reach the houses of La Fédial.

(10) Turn right. Pass by L'Oustalnau. At the next crossroads, turn left onto Rue Poivre, then take Chemin du Château d'Eau, which is a continuation of the same road. Then turn right onto Rue des Jardins to return to the car park in the village square of Lafenasse (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 218 m - Lafenasse village square
  2. 1 : km 0.94 - alt. 221 m - D86 junction
  3. 2 : km 1.51 - alt. 216 m - La Teulière crossroads
  4. 3 : km 2.39 - alt. 299 m - Four-way crossroads
  5. 4 : km 3.29 - alt. 238 m - Carrefour Pébréou
  6. 5 : km 4.03 - alt. 320 m - Saint-Lieux
  7. 6 : km 5.14 - alt. 302 m - Peatland
  8. 7 : km 6.33 - alt. 347 m - D86
  9. 8 : km 6.99 - alt. 351 m - Chemin crossroads
  10. 9 : km 8.34 - alt. 308 m - Road junction
  11. 10 : km 8.93 - alt. 284 m - Le Fédial hamlet
  12. S/E : km 10.41 - alt. 218 m - Lafenasse village square

Notes

Tarn Centre Tourist Office
8, Place de la République
81120 Réalmont - Tel. 05 63 79 05 45

Montredon-Labessonnié Welcome Centre
2 Avenue des Pyrénées
81360 Montredon-Labessonnié
Tel.

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4 / 5
Based on 11 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
3.6 / 5
christarn
christarn

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 24, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Please note that this route no longer follows the signposting from point 4 onwards. The ‘official’ version of the Miners’ Trail continues along the road towards Siez and is one kilometre longer. I should have ignored the signposting and stayed on this route.

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Daniel Davizou
Daniel Davizou

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike, but nothing more.
At point 4, the direction indicated by the "Chemin des mineurs" sign did not correspond to the route on the map. ???
Perhaps a little too much tarmac...

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vigia
vigia

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice climb at the start but pleasant under the pine trees, lots of road but pleasant overall.

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Pitardou
Pitardou

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

I didn't encounter any major difficulties because I had already hiked through Siez and Saint Lieux de Lafenasse to point (6).

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jean-jacques
jean-jacques

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

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

No major difficulties, except at point 6, where the sign is poorly marked. If I hadn't had GPS, I would have added quite a few kilometres to my journey...

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CLEMAURIN
CLEMAURIN

I regret that when we are asked for our opinion on a hike, we cannot respond with "not done", which would allow us to acknowledge receipt of the request for feedback, thus showing that we are not responding out of negligence.
Furthermore, the whole point of Visorando is to offer routes off the beaten track that guarantee passage along the entire length of the route. When the proposed route follows a marked trail in its entirety and is therefore not an "invention" of a Visorando user, it might be worth pointing this out, as any description may be unnecessary in these circumstances, unless the markings are faulty.
Best regards.

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clo811
clo811

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

meh

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Nono756
Nono756

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Overall, a lovely walk, but a bit too much tarmac. No mines, even though the walk is called "Chemin des mineurs" (Miners' Path).

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RANDO1VISO2
RANDO1VISO2

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

According to the guidebook, yesterday's hike (11/01/21) in very cold weather: nature was blanketed in frost, with patches of snow remaining in places, and the low sky prevented us from enjoying the view. No difficulties, not even in terms of orientation.
A short detour on a well-marked trail to get closer and see Lake Bancalié.
(One small downside: the trail is called "des Mineurs" (Miners' Trail), but there are no mines, quarries or signs of mines anywhere to be seen).

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julien1983
julien1983

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 16, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very well

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jeanmarieeliane
jeanmarieeliane

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 19, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

No particular difficulty, even with equipment, it is easily done. Lots of tarred surfaces. Many viewpoints.

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routaboul;rene@hotmail.fr
routaboul;rene@hotmail.fr

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 09, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Nice walk but a bit of road at the start.

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