The hills of Salies-du-Salat

Beautiful views of the Pyrenees and the Salies-du-Salat valley.
Pleasant, undulating paths.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.67 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 169 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 169 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 433 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 291 m

Description of the walk

(S/E) From the Tourist Office on Boulevard Jean Jaurés, turn right, cross the boulevard and turn left onto Rue de l'Hôtel de Ville. Follow this road to the first intersection, then turn right onto Rue des Comtes du Comminges. At the first dirt track, turn right.

(1) 100 metres further on, turn right to climb up to the oppidum, the ruins of the old castle and its chapel.

(2) View of the Pyrenees and Salies-du-Salat. Retrace your steps for about 150 metres.

(1) Take the dirt track on the right which joins the tarmac road. Turn left onto Chemin des Bignous, climb up to the last houses, then follow the Gourrinon dirt track for 500 m.

(3) At the T-junction, turn left, then almost immediately right to climb the dirt track to Le Poueigh and the statue of the Virgin Mary.

(4) Beautiful view of the Pyrenees, Montsaunès and its church.
Retrace your steps, turn right at the crossroads and follow this path to the first tarmac intersection.

(5) Turn left onto Rue Croix de Peyron and follow it to the end, where it forms a right angle and becomes Chemin de Terrefort.
Cross the road and continue straight ahead to reach the D7 (busy road). Take care when crossing roads.
Still straight ahead, follow the tarmac road uphill, which turns into a dirt track.

(6) At the T-junction, turn left towards the farm and Rue Les Bourdasses. Continue along this street until you reach a crossroads, then turn left onto the tarmac road to reach the D7 (main road). Take care when crossing roads.

(7) Opposite, follow Boulevard du Sel, D13d, passing the retirement home and spa on your left.

(8) When you reach the roundabout, continue left onto Avenue de la Paix to reach the Tourist Office via the recently renovated paths (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 291 m - Tourist Office, Boulevard Jean Jaurés
  2. 1 : km 0.52 - alt. 319 m - Common fork in the road A/R.
  3. 2 : km 0.71 - alt. 341 m - Oppidum, old castle and chapel
  4. 3 : km 1.98 - alt. 377 m - On the left
  5. 4 : km 2.67 - alt. 433 m - Chemin de Poueigh and statue
  6. 5 : km 3.95 - alt. 361 m - Tarmac road on the left
  7. 6 : km 5.58 - alt. 373 m - The farm can be seen at the bottom of the path.
  8. 7 : km 6.76 - alt. 322 m - Salt road
  9. 8 : km 7.35 - alt. 292 m - Roundabout. Renovated walkways
  10. S/E : km 7.67 - alt. 291 m - Tourist Office, Boulevard Jean Jaurés

Worth a visit

Ruins of the castle and chapel, 12th and 13th centuries, in Salies at the top of the oppidum.
Church of Montsaunés Templars
Facade of the spa centre.
Centre of Salies-du-Salat.
Statue of General Compans

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
larochenet
larochenet

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 18, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A nice hike, no particular problems. Signposting and explanations were accurate. I didn't meet anyone, but it must be said that the bad weather had just taken a break.
Make sure you wear good shoes (a bit muddy, but nothing insurmountable) and maybe bring a walking stick. I took one with me just in case.
Thank you for creating this enjoyable route.

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Ariane31
Ariane31

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike that takes you to two beautiful viewpoints. A bit of a drive, but very quiet.

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MICMUR
MICMUR

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A pleasant route offering regular beautiful views of the Pyrenees. No muddy sections despite the rain in previous days, and no traffic either, except on the local roads, which we only cross.
Yellow markings from start to finish. Thank you for sharing. I would gladly do this walk again.

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Marco2205
Marco2205

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

Pleasant route on quiet country roads
Beautiful unobstructed views

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Marco2205
Marco2205
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Pleasant route on quiet, little-used roads
Unobstructed views of the countryside

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Mélilot31
Mélilot31
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 24, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk on the hillsides surrounding Salies. The paths are well maintained and the walk is easy.

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Flom
Flom

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk, done with my dog, beautiful views! Perfect for beginners.

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Fa54
Fa54

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

Varied and pleasant route, lovely views

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FT31
FT31

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Magnificent view of the Pyrenees. No difficulties, route well marked in yellow from start to finish. Thank you to the author for sharing.

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Apy69
Apy69

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Well-marked and pleasant route.

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cdeveze
cdeveze

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,

A pleasant path, sometimes a little snowy, well marked (in yellow) from start to finish.
Lovely views at the oppidum (point 2), which is well worth the short detour.
At point 4 (pouech and statue of the Virgin Mary), rather than retracing our steps as indicated, we took the small path opposite (marked with dotted lines on the map) which led us to Montsaunes (to the church) from where we reached point 5 via the D69.

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Christiane S3.
Christiane S3.

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 29, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant and well-marked trail
Frequent shade

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