The three bell towers of Cepet, Gargas and Labastide-Saint-Sernin

A jogging route that can be done in one or two parts.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.60 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 90 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 95 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 183 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 123 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Cépet (31620)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 43.749659° / E 1.431854°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2042E, 2043ET, 2142O
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Description of the walk

Park in the centre of the village on the beautiful Place Sainte-Foy with its plane trees.

(S/E) Cross the road, take Rue du 19 Mars 1962 and head towards an old wash house.

(1) Continue and take the first street on the right, which will lead you to the church and cemetery.

(2) Turn right and follow the path which ends at Route de Villemur.

(3) Cross the road and take it carefully to the left, continuing for about 150m after the bridge over the Girou.

(4) Take a dirt track that descends to the right (south-east). It soon turns left and runs alongside a small stream on your right.

(5) At the road, continue right "with caution" until the first fork on the left. Go up the small road to the dirt track that branches off to the right and leads to the Gargas cemetery.

(6) There is a water source at the cemetery. Continue straight ahead on the tarmac road leading to Gargas, which you can see opposite with its bell tower. At the junction, turn right onto the D77a. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead, passing under the high-voltage power line. Cross the bridge over the Girou and continue for about 50 metres.

(7) At the crossroads, turn left towards Labastide-Saint-Sernin.

(8) When you reach the church in Labastide-Saint-Sernin, turn right and then take the first left (Rue de la Vierge). At the end of the road, continue to the right and you will come to a large crossroads. Go straight ahead and then turn left into the lane leading to the housing estate. A footpath connects the two cul-de-sacs. At the end, turn right towards the sports grounds.

(9) At the end of the road, there are three paths. Take the one opposite in the middle. After about 150 metres, do not turn left, but take the second path on the right. It climbs gently into the woods before descending towards a water treatment plant, which you will leave on your left. Continue to a crossroads.

(10) Then go up a wide path that veers slightly to the right until you reach the edge of the woods. Before the top of the hill, take a path on the right that runs along the edge of the woods for 250 metres, then veers to the right and returns to the woods.

(11) The path turns left. Continue along this path, which runs alongside the stream below, and do not turn right immediately. When you reach a footbridge on the right, cross it and take the path immediately on the left that runs alongside the stream. Head up to the right to reach Impasse du Pigeonnier de l'Hautier, which you take to the left.

(12) When you reach the Labastide road, continue to the right for 200 metres and take the first path on the left. After a left turn and then a right turn, you will arrive at the edge of a wood.

(13) Take the path on the right, turn right to follow the edge of the woods and then enter the woods. At first, the path stays close to the edge of the woods, then turns left towards the middle of the woods. Ignore the path that descends to the right and continue straight ahead. Further on, the path descends and joins a tarmac road that leads to the D20.

(14) Cross "with caution" to take the path opposite, which continues as a grassy path. When you reach the junction with a tarmac road (7), turn left for 300 metres until you reach the bend.

(15) Take the dirt track opposite and continue straight ahead to reach the village of Cepet.

(3) At Route de Villemur, turn left and head to Place Sainte-Foy in the centre of the village (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 128 m - Place Sainte-Foy
  2. 1 : km 0.12 - alt. 127 m - Old wash house
  3. 2 : km 0.49 - alt. 123 m - Cepet church and cemetery
  4. 3 : km 0.64 - alt. 124 m - Villemur Road. Pont du - Girou (rivière)
  5. 4 : km 0.97 - alt. 124 m - Dirt track, on the right
  6. 5 : km 1.84 - alt. 127 m - Route de Gargas, on the right
  7. 6 : km 3.57 - alt. 142 m - Gargas cemetery
  8. 7 : km 5.5 - alt. 126 m - Chemin de Cahuzière, on the left
  9. 8 : km 6.83 - alt. 132 m - Gargas Church
  10. 9 : km 8.01 - alt. 145 m - Sports field and entrance to the woods
  11. 10 : km 8.88 - alt. 145 m - Wastewater treatment plant
  12. 11 : km 9.52 - alt. 157 m - In the woods, take the path on the left.
  13. 12 : km 10.35 - alt. 182 m - Labastide Road
  14. 13 : km 11.05 - alt. 180 m - Path on the right
  15. 14 : km 12.16 - alt. 146 m - Route de Cepet, opposite
  16. 15 : km 13.57 - alt. 129 m - Turn, opposite on the dirt track.
  17. S/E : km 15.6 - alt. 128 m - Place Sainte-Foy

Notes

(6) At the Gargas cemetery, there are water sources and a beautiful view of the village of Gargas.
There is another water source at the corner of the Cepet cemetery.

Alternative route:

(7) At this junction, turn right and head straight to Cepet.

Caution! In the woods, in rainy weather, some sections may be muddy and the path has been damaged in places.

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.1 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Shrando31410
Shrando31410

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 18, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Delicate passages through the woods. Lack of landmarks. Numerous tracks left by motor vehicles make it difficult to find your way. This adds a little spice to the hike, which is very enjoyable.

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Michel Gazeau
Michel Gazeau

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Pleasant hike but too much tarmac for my liking

The sections on roads can be dangerous with traffic.

Otherwise, it's a lovely walk with plenty of opportunities for picnics.

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Jean-Michel Delcourt
Jean-Michel Delcourt

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 20, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello, everyone.
There was a lot of tarmac and we had to go through villages, which was not to my liking.
The trails were very muddy, which is to be expected at this time of year, so no complaints there, but the undergrowth was very damaged.
There were large ruts in some of the trails.
This route will certainly be much more pleasant in summer.
I agree with the concerns mentioned above, so please pay close attention to these points.

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Klaude
Klaude

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 03, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Be careful at
- point 9 there are three paths: take the middle one.
- At point 11: footbridge on the right... which runs alongside the stream: "continue along this path which runs alongside the stream and do not immediately turn right".
This is just to clear up any small doubts I had (at my modest level).
Otherwise, EXCELLENT
THANK YOU

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vgrandpi
vgrandpi

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 18, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
A very beautiful hike, a bit tricky between points 11 and 12, but with the app we were able to find our way again.
Thank you very much.

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randonneurs du girou
randonneurs du girou

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very pleasant, varied hike, crossing woods that are a bit muddy in rainy and wet weather, but a highly recommended route.
recommended.

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filou.deo99
filou.deo99
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Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 22, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

It's a fairly long (3 hours 15 minutes without stops) and fairly gentle walk that allows you to get some fresh air not too far from Toulouse.
The first part to Labastide St Sernin (well signposted) is mostly tarmac: not too many cars except for the 200 metres at point 5 on the D45, which are dangerous (narrow road with no hard shoulder and traffic).
The second part after Labastide St Sernin is much more rural (no longer signposted): in the forest, between points 9 and 11, as there are mountain bike trails in all directions, it must not be easy to find your way without a GPS... We had quite a bit of trouble finding the passage between the houses that leads to the Hautier pigeon loft cul-de-sac before point 12: you have to follow the route suggested on the EJP website as closely as possible (the GPS points could be a bit closer together in the forest).
Thank you for this lovely walk!

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Roroboubou
Roroboubou

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 04, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Overall, a lovely walk (a bit dull on tarmac at the start, then pleasant paths and trails afterwards).

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