The Génat Plateau

A lovely viewpoint, a dolmen and a rural plateau.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.35 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 472 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 456 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 3,232 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2,841 ft

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Description of the walk

Car park on Place de Berduc.
Signposting: Yellow circles and arrow no. 1.

(S/E) Go up Rue du Pichet, passing the watering trough.

(1) At the fork, turn right onto Chemin de Cap de Jouncs.

(2) At the end of the road, turn left onto Chemin de la Fontaine, towards Quié. The yellow round signs are replaced by traditionalPR® signs (yellow stripes) and Athlé-Nature signs.

(3) At a hairpin bend on the left (Pujol), you can admire a beautiful view of the valley. Pass under a power line. The path descends gently.
Continue to the cattle grid. The Dolmen de la Plagne awaits you a little further on in the meadow. To see it, go through the gate on the right of the cattle grid.

(4) You can cross the fence again via another gate located after the dolmen.
Continue towards the Saint-Martin fountain and the forest shelter.

(5) Reach the path leading to Quié and turn left. Pass under the power lines.

(6) At the junction with Chemin du Riou, turn left towards Génat to reach the first intersection.

(1) Complete the loop by taking Rue du Pichet again to arrive at the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 3,094 ft - Place de Berduc
  2. 1 : mi 0.13 - alt. 3,133 ft - Carrefour de la Boucle
  3. 2 : mi 0.38 - alt. 3,182 ft - Chemin de la Fontaine
  4. 3 : mi 0.62 - alt. 3,219 ft - View
  5. 4 : mi 1.48 - alt. 2,923 ft - Exit gate
  6. 5 : mi 1.78 - alt. 2,904 ft - Chemin de Quié
  7. 6 : mi 2.87 - alt. 3,169 ft - Chemin de Riou
  8. S/E : mi 3.35 - alt. 3,094 ft - Place de Berduc

Worth a visit

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Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 29 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
peter one
peter one

😀😀

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User 29246162

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 11, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

After the dolmen, we couldn’t find the second gate and had to turn back to go past the first dolmen
The path through the forest is very muddy after the rain and the cows have been through; some sections are steep and slippery

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peter one
peter one

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A lovely walk, with the dolmen beneath the burial mound and the sinkhole (gouffre) well worth seeing.

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sylvie petitjean
sylvie petitjean

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

very pleasant and easy, beautiful autumn colours

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User 24431795

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk with lovely scenery. Easily accessible.
Very well signposted. The little village is worth visiting.

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domi33
domi33

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 01, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We went on this walk after visiting the Niaux cave. It's a pleasant walk with lovely views, meadows and woods.

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pit31
pit31

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very beautiful hike with good views and peaceful surroundings

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gypaetus
gypaetus

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 01, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant short walk along sometimes bucolic paths around a pretty village in the Ariège region
with a lovely view of the mountains
Not very hilly, so perfect for my old knees😊
Thanks to the author for this discovery

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Roel964
Roel964

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk with good yellow signposting.
The walk can be done in both directions, but going counterclockwise is easier.

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Bil Ginkgo
Bil Ginkgo

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

A short, uneventful walk, but a good way to get some exercise

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JeanPaulC.
JeanPaulC.

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy and interesting loop, mostly shaded, with a dolmen as an archaeological curiosity.

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ALBIES
ALBIES

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very easy route with reliable signposting
Short hike suitable for everyone

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Rcool
Rcool

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 08, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

a lovely, easy walk, perfect for my partner who has a sore knee.
a small village perched high up in the Ariège region

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christophe5757
christophe5757

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely short walk that took 1 hour and 15 minutes, with no difficulty

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mdajl
mdajl

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant hike. We encountered a fairly large herd of cows at the gate (but they let us pass). As a result, the path was extremely muddy between the second gate and the fountain.
At point 5, there is now wire fencing to prevent access to the path leading to Quié. After a few metres on the very narrow path alongside this fence, we went underneath it and the walk was much easier.

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