The woods and vineyards of Frontonnais from Grisolles

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An easy hike through the woods and vineyards of Frontonnais, once you have completed thefirst climb.

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    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.36 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 25 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 172 m
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    Descent: - 163 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 209 m
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    Lowest point: 111 m
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Description of the walk

Cemetery car park, Rue de la Paix in Grisolles (82).

(S/E) Opposite the cemetery entrance, turn right to join the D49 and climb to the left until you reach the roundabout.

(1) Cross at the pedestrian crossings, turn left towards "Labastide Saint-Pierre" and walk on the right-hand side of the road. Take thefirst road on the right, Chemin de la Côte Vieille, and climb steeply to find a small passage slightly to the right at the top, which leads to Route de Fronton.

(2) Turn left, then, at the end of thefirst bend to the right, turn left onto the gravel path. Follow it for about 800 metres until you reach the water tanks in a bend to the left.

(3) After about 100 metres, turn onto the small path on the right that descends through the woods until you reach a stream.

(4) Continue on the right, along the Ruisseau de Saint-Jean, and follow it until you reach the tarmac road.

(5) Turn left, cross the road bridge immediately and continue for about 500 metres. Turn left towards Château Bellevue la Forêt and walk along the right-hand side until you reach the house on a left-hand bend.

(6) Take the path on the right and pass the house. The path descends towards the lake. Just after passing it, turn right to walk alongside it. Continue straight ahead until you reach the tarmac road.

(7) Turn left and take thefirst road on the right for about 700 metres. In the left-hand bend, before thefirst house, leave the small road and take the path opposite. Walk along the field and enter the woods to follow the path to the crossroads.

(8) Leave the houses on your right and continue straight ahead for about 200 m. Turn right onto the path until you reach a T-junction. Turn left and join the tarmac road, Chemin des Crêtes.

(9) Follow it to the left and, at thefirst bend, slightly to the right between two properties, take the small path straight ahead which descends steeply to join a tarmac road. Follow it straight ahead to a T-junction.

(10) Turn right, join the main road and descend carefully to the left until you reach the roundabout you passed on the way there.

(1) Cross it using the pedestrian crossings, turn right before the railway line and head for the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 111 m - Cemetery car park in Grisolles - Canal de Garonne
  2. 1 : km 0.43 - alt. 119 m - Roundabout
  3. 2 : km 0.98 - alt. 176 m - Fronton Road
  4. 3 : km 1.93 - alt. 185 m - Water reservoirs
  5. 4 : km 2.43 - alt. 147 m - Saint-Jean stream
  6. 5 : km 3.91 - alt. 190 m - Road, on the left
  7. 6 : km 5.31 - alt. 177 m - Fork near a house.
  8. 7 : km 6.57 - alt. 168 m - After the lake. Road, on the left
  9. 8 : km 8.28 - alt. 209 m - Chateau Saint-Sarnin
  10. 9 : km 9.01 - alt. 197 m - Road. Descent on the way back.
  11. 10 : km 9.48 - alt. 142 m - T-junction
  12. S/E : km 10.36 - alt. 111 m - Cemetery car park in Grisolles - Gare de Grisolles

Notes

Paths can be muddy in winter, with a risk of slipping on the descent back down.

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 11 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
bidiman
bidiman

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 16, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike in autumn; we enjoyed walking through the vineyards and woods.

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Richard Russo
Richard Russo

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Good description except at the end. Thinking I was following the instructions, I ended up 400 metres from the original roundabout and had to walk along the N20, which was very unpleasant due to the constant traffic of lorries.
Otherwise, it was a pleasant little hike, especially the part in the forest.

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Piot39
Piot39

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A nice little hike for a Sunday afternoon. No difficulties. I started after point 2 at the recycling container. There is space to park and you avoid the uninteresting start at the bottom (road, canal, train).
Don't pay too much attention to the yellow markings as they are for another circular.
The Bellevue Castle forest section (6/7) is the least interesting, with the noise of the motorway in the background. (But then again, on a Sunday 7 July, there are quite a few people on the motorway.)
I took the ridge path + Fronton road at point 9 to return to my starting point. Nice view of Grisolles below.

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jab31
jab31

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
An interesting hike through woods and vineyards. Few paved roads: you can walk along the edge of the vineyards when you have to follow a road. A few muddy sections, but that's to be expected at this time of year!
Thank you for this route!
JAB31

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Farce
Farce

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

The start of the very difficult hike has also arrived. It is best to start from the plateau at the top towards the bins.

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emico63
emico63

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, varied hike through woods and vineyards on a pleasant, not too hot day.
We also saw some young deer along the stream before reaching Bellevue Castle :-).
We followed PATOU63's advice to avoid the dangerous bend in the road, which was indeed good advice.
Thanks to the tracker and the helpful advice.

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M31N19
M31N19

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An interesting route, with only a few stretches of tarmac.
We came across a deer in the vineyards of Château Bellevue la Forêt, a magical moment!
At point 9, the guide lost focus and we missed the "small path that descends steeply", so we ended the hike with a long descent on the road, which added a few unpleasant kilometres.

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Domie Bo
Domie Bo

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A varied and enjoyable route, which takes around 2 hours and 40 minutes at a leisurely pace. The first climb is quite steep, as is the final descent. You can avoid the roadside by walking along the vineyards, as mentioned by another Visorandonneur user. Thank you for your accurate and useful descriptions.

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cclo6381
cclo6381

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

This three-hour hike in the hills above Grisolles offers a wide variety of landscapes and allows you to discover part of the Frontonnais vineyards. At the start, the climb up the tarmac road is a little long and tedious (just after point 2, you need to be careful on the road in the right-hand bend and preferably take the inside line. You can probably avoid this difficulty by following PATOU63's advice to take the small path opposite point 2). If the sky is clear, you should have beautiful views towards the Pyrenees....

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Patou63
Patou63

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely hike lasting a maximum of three hours, enjoyed in the sunshine and with plenty of wildlife encounters (seven deer in the vineyards). The route is well explained. Be careful at point 2: it is better to go opposite, climb a few metres up the path and then turn left twice to get back on the path and avoid the dangerous bend. When you leave the woods (5) and turn left, it is better to stay parallel to the road at the edge of the vineyards.

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archimbald ortie
archimbald ortie

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

Pleasant and easy hike
At the start, it is easier to mention in the description that you just need to follow the PR (yellow markings) and, especially in (2), not to take the turn (busy road, dangerous bend) but rather to continue along the yellow markings, in my opinion.
At (3), if you go "a hundred metres after the water tanks", your description corresponds to the PR, whereas your route takes the first path on the right immediately after the water tanks. At the stream (4), return to the PR and follow it to the tarmac road.
This was a busy road. It is preferable and easier to walk along the vineyards (parallel to the road) to the path that leads to the "Château Bellevue la Forêt" winery.
The lake was home to a few mallards (6). As is often the case, there were deer around. And you will encounter horses in their meadow (8).

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