Mont Sénégra

A beautiful walk through a former mining site, among chestnut trees and terraced vineyards, overlooking a magnificent landscape.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.09 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 216 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 222 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 628 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 416 m

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Description of the walk

Access to the hamlet of Sénégra from the D35E18. The road is not very wide, so take care when passing the few cars that may be travelling on it.

Parking: after the Sénégra sign, take the path on the left for 100 m and park in the open space used as a car park for hikers.

(S/E) From the car park, head east towards the hamlet and cross it, then continue straight on towards the chestnut grove.

(1) When you reach the fenced-off area near Fontenilles, take the path on the left which climbs slightly. Enjoy the lovely view of the Bousquet d'Orb solar farm and the village of Caunas.

(2) Take the hairpin bend onto the wide path on the left.

(3) Take the path on the right that winds upwards. There is a beautiful view of Saint-Martin-d'Orb, Lunas and L'Escandorgue.

(4) Follow the path on the left. You are now at the top of the terraced vineyards, with another magnificent view of Le Ruffas, Véreilhes, La Plane, Boubals and Frangouille (hamlets of La Tour-sur-Orb).

(5) Turn onto the path on the left, where you can see more of the terraced vineyards.

(6) Turn onto the path on the right: view of the Camplong wind farm. Stay on this wide path.

(7) At the pumping station, turn left and continue straight ahead to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 446 m - Car park
  2. 1 : km 1.34 - alt. 440 m - Fenced-in area near Fontenilles
  3. 2 : km 1.82 - alt. 488 m - Path on the left
  4. 3 : km 2.32 - alt. 523 m - Path on the right with hairpin bends
  5. 4 : km 2.96 - alt. 597 m - At the top of the terraced vineyards
  6. 5 : km 3.59 - alt. 616 m - Path on the left with detailed view of the vineyards
  7. 6 : km 4 - alt. 571 m - Path on the right with view of the wind farm
  8. 7 : km 5.46 - alt. 416 m - Pumping station, path on the left.
  9. S/E : km 6.09 - alt. 447 m - Parking after the Sénégra sign

Notes

Parking for one or two cars (do not enter the hamlet)

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
nature34
nature34

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 17, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

There are no signposts along this route.

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ireneT
ireneT

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 13, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant little Sunday stroll in this bright season. Thank you for sharing!

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noemie3380
noemie3380

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 23, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Taken on a sunny day, the walk starts with a very peaceful forest trail that is incredibly charming when the sun's rays pierce through the foliage to illuminate patches of moss or wildflowers here and there. Then, after a short climb, you quickly reach the ridge, where you can enjoy a superb panorama all along the way. The wide path downhill is less charming than the rest of the walk. Perhaps there is a way to take one of the many small cross paths that you come across, but I haven't tried it. Thank you to the author for sharing this!

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grandin
grandin ★

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Elise34
Elise34

It's done 😉.

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grandin
grandin ★

Elise34

Can you change your description to include this car park? You can then delete the sentence I added at the beginning of the description.
Thank you!

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Elise34
Elise34

Hello Françoise,

When I posted this hike in 2018, there was no dedicated car park for hikers, so I indicated this location where you could turn around a little further up.
But now there is a hiking car park on the left. This summer it was marked with a sign, which is much more convenient.

Sometimes several months or even years go by before I return to a site. Everyone's comments help to keep the hikes up to date.

I look forward to perhaps meeting you one day on the trails of our beautiful region 😉

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grandin
grandin ★

Françoise Caussat

Thank you for your comment

Authors always receive a notification when comments are posted on one of their walks. They may or may not take them into account...
For serious issues, moderators can add a note to the description, which is what I am going to do here...

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francoise caussat
francoise caussat

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 17, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

There is always a weakness in your descriptions, particularly regarding departure and finding parking.
In fact, there are no parking spaces, just two spots at the side of the road, and it's impossible to turn around.
But I don't know if you take comments into account, as I have never received any feedback on some of my questions.
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jipehes
jipehes

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

There is a 2-space car park for hikers to the west of the hamlet, just at the end of the circular.

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loubet
loubet

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 19, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

very pleasant

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gd1966
gd1966

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 24, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Very nice, and above all surrounded by chestnut trees. And you can collect lots of chestnuts!

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Laurent Dauch
Laurent Dauch

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

The first part is interesting and easy.

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to give your opinion.

We are given directions, but it's not easy to find our way around. It would be good if the route were marked from start to finish.

The signposting is not the responsibility of the author or Visorando.

Visorando does not recommend signposting because it can be modified or erased, whereas information about the terrain is stable.

Visorando provides a detailed description and a 1:25,000 IGN map. And if signposting is essential for you, Visorando offers virtual signposting: a GPS application.

This tool, provided free of charge by Visorando, allows you to validate waypoints and thus remove any doubts about your direction.

See you soon!

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gilou34480
gilou34480

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 12, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A beautiful hike, but unfortunately, as is often the case, at a certain point there are no longer any landmarks on the trees or elsewhere, especially after the climb where you pass by the deer. Of course, directions are provided, but it's not easy to find your way around. It would be nice if the route were marked from start to finish.

Otherwise, thank you to your website for all these beautiful walks.

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