The three streams of Coubisou

Discover the village of Coubisou, the beautiful views of the Lot valley and the lovely forests intertwined with pretty streams. Walking along the streams, the walk will be cool in summer and pleasant in all seasons. This is an easy walk, but take particular care at the ford if there has been heavy rain.
VERY IMPORTANT: this hike has been prepared in agreement with hunting clubs and farmers, so please share this magnificent natural environment and respect everyone!

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.06 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 381 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 390 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 523 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 340 m

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Description of the walk

Starting point: Coubisou village hall (car park, water point and toilets). Information board in the car park

Yellow signposts. If you come to a junction with another marked route, follow the "Rando 3 R" indicated on the sign.

(S/E) Head south towards the village centre.

(1) At the town hall, turn left, leaving the war memorial and the church on your right. Then turn left again to go under the bridge. After about 100 metres, cross the D 586 and you will immediately come to another junction.

(2) Turn left into Impasse du Rial. At the end, continue along a path towards La Malbrousserie. Pass the houses on your right, return to the tarmac road and, when the road turns sharply to the right, continue straight ahead on a path that leads to Dourieux.

(3) Continue along the path and walk alongside the Ruisseau de Coubisou stream on your right. Pass a hut (Grèzes) and continue to a small bridge.

(4) Cross the bridge over the stream and climb the forest path that branches off to the left, above the Reboulat stream. At the crossroads (elevation 511), turn right to descend towards the stream.

(5) You can easily ford the stream and climb up the path. You will reach a track and follow it to the right. You will remain more or less on the hillside and continue south-west to reach a place called Le Bousquet, which you will cross.

(6) At the end of the hamlet, take thefirst path on the right. You will come to a tarmac road and follow it to the left. Ignore a road on the right and you will soon come to another intersection.

(7) Take a stony path on the right and stay on this main path, heading south. Pass afirst path on your right (elevation 459), then take a sharp left turn and descend to the hamlet of Galamans.

(8) Turn right onto the tarmac road that runs alongside the stream. At the next junction, keep to the right, then at another junction (elevation 383), continue straight ahead on the road, still alongside the stream. This will take you to the village of Nadaillac.

(9) At the entrance to the village, turn right onto Route de Porties. After a sharp right-hand bend, you will reach an intersection. Turn left at an acute angle towards Jeunières. Ignore a road on the right and then one on the left.

(10) At the fork, turn right onto Impasse de Jeunières. You will arrive at a cattle park and continue along a grassy path for 300 metres. At thefirst fork (elevation 456), take the left-hand path and descend to Pègues. Then turn left towards Labade.

(11) At the crossroads that you will soon come to, go straight ahead to cross the hamlet of Labade. You will pass above a rural lodge via a grassy path. You will begin a descent on a path with a beautiful view of the village of Coubisou. You will come to a road and follow it to the left. Walk a few dozen metres and you will find a cross on your right.

(12) Turn right towards Le Tournal and follow the road to the village.

(2) At the crossroads you took on the way out, turn left and you will immediately come to another crossroads. Follow the D 586 to the right. You will pass by the church and arrive at the town hall.

(1) Continue straight ahead on the road to quickly return to the car park where you started (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 413 m - Car park at the Coubisou village hall
  2. 1 : km 0.2 - alt. 404 m - Town hall - Église Saint-Védard (Coubisou)
  3. 2 : km 0.26 - alt. 390 m - Route de Tournal - Impasse du Rial
  4. 3 : km 0.83 - alt. 387 m - Dourieux
  5. 4 : km 1.28 - alt. 399 m - Small bridge over two streams
  6. 5 : km 2.23 - alt. 463 m - Fording
  7. 6 : km 3.21 - alt. 498 m - Exit from Le Bousquet
  8. 7 : km 3.82 - alt. 522 m - Start of the Galamans trail
  9. 8 : km 5.25 - alt. 394 m - Galamans hamlet
  10. 9 : km 6.97 - alt. 343 m - Entrance to Nadaillac
  11. 10 : km 8.55 - alt. 426 m - Jeunières - Fourche
  12. 11 : km 9.61 - alt. 467 m - Labade
  13. 12 : km 10.32 - alt. 374 m - Cross
  14. S/E : km 11.06 - alt. 413 m - Car park at the Coubisou village hall

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.1 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Sophie12
Sophie12

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 22, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely first part of the walk through the cool forest, following the stream. After crossing the ford, I got a bit lost as I missed the signpost.
The second part of the hike was a bit disappointing as the route follows a section of tarmac road 😔

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brems
brems

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

superb hike

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User 8837512

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Don't do this when it's very hot in summer (even in the morning). There's a lot of road in the second part and in the blazing sun it was really tough.

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Bigourdane
Bigourdane

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Easy hike, fairly varied landscapes

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cpepper
cpepper

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A lovely, very varied walk.

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chantal de pauw
chantal de pauw

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

No. 6577286 The three streams of Coubisou
A very beautiful and varied walk. A few additional markings at the start of the walk to leave the village would be a plus. Thank you for this route.

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Mamimo
Mamimo

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 16, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant hike, especially in the first part, which runs alongside streams and is cool. Then there is a variety of landscapes and views. Interesting. Avoid hot weather.

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