The banks of the Garonne at Finhan

An easy walk suitable for families. Please note that the ground can be a bit slippery in winter.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.39 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 11 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 11 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 97 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 86 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Finhan (82700)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 43.912936° / E 1.219344°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2042O
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park at Place de la Mairie in Finhan.

(S/E) Take Avenue du Ramier, pass the École Émilie de Rodat and admire the old wash house. Continue straight on under the avenue of plane trees.

(1) Take the first street on the left, follow it straight ahead and turn left at the bend.

(2) At the stop sign, turn right onto Avenue de la Graville and continue until the first street on the right.

(3) Turn right, cross the bridge over the Ruisseau des Tauris. Shortly afterwards, turn left onto the path and follow it until you reach a tarmac road. Turn right onto it and continue straight on until the next junction.

(4) Continue along the path opposite which leads to the Garonne. At the road, turn right and walk for about 300 m.

(5) Take the path on the left and follow the river closely for a long stretch (about 4 km).

(6) Leave the riverbank via the stony path to the right for about 150 m, then take the first path on the right and follow it straight on until the 90° left-hand bend.

(7) Turn left, cross the Ruisseau des Tauris and follow it to the small pond.

(8) At the edge of the pond, take the path on the left to go round it and return to the road you left earlier.

(9) Turn left onto this road and, just before the first houses, pass under the height restriction barrier and continue left until the next junction.

(10) Turn right onto Rue des Bouzigues and, opposite, at the roundabout, enter the park on the right via the small bridge. Cross it until you reach the avenue of plane trees where you started. Turn left and return to your starting point, Place de la Mairie de Finhan (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 97 m - Place de la Mairie in Finhan (82)
  2. 1 : km 0.32 - alt. 88 m - Fork in the road
  3. 2 : km 0.65 - alt. 91 m - Avenue de la Graville
  4. 3 : km 1.19 - alt. 94 m - Junction towards Ruisseau des Tauris
  5. 4 : km 2.79 - alt. 90 m - Crossroads
  6. 5 : km 3.89 - alt. 90 m - The banks of the Garonne
  7. 6 : km 7.64 - alt. 88 m - Junction on a stony path
  8. 7 : km 8.39 - alt. 88 m - Junction towards Ruisseau des Tauris
  9. 8 : km 9.43 - alt. 87 m - Pond
  10. 9 : km 9.95 - alt. 88 m - Road after the pond
  11. 10 : km 10.54 - alt. 89 m - Rue des Bouzigues
  12. S/E : km 11.39 - alt. 97 m - Place de la Mairie

Worth a visit

The old wash house.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
Marcheuse71
Marcheuse71
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A real treat on a hot day.
The start of the walk is very pretty, and then there's a very varied hike through cornfields, kiwi orchards, a small pond and forest. You also walk alongside the Garonne for a good while. I'd recommend this walk in dry, warm weather as most of the route is shaded. There are a few patches of nettles, though.
I did it in the rain, which makes you appreciate the mud. But whatever the weather, I really enjoyed this hike.

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isalyo82
isalyo82

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A stroll... a pleasant, easy walk. A few rutted tracks, nettles and mosquitoes in the woods. A short stretch along a road, but with no traffic. Takes about 2 hours and 40 minutes, including photo stops

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Chriphil
Chriphil

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, easy walk. I’d avoid it in hot weather, as some sections are exposed (paths through fields). Near point 6, just before leaving the banks of the Garonne, there were still quite a few nettles, but the anglers cleared the way for us 😉

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Flomima
Flomima

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

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

A walk that could have been pleasant, but the path running right alongside the Garonne was difficult to follow as it hadn’t been maintained (fallen trees, nettles, thorns, etc.)
Along the way, we saw a pretty wash house, a lovely pond where we stopped for a picnic (a shame it wasn’t developed), and a dovecote
Watch out for mosquitoes in summer.

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vsteller
vsteller

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 14, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A walk to stretch your legs. Nothing much to see...

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canaris31
canaris31

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

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