The vineyards and woods of Fabas

This easy, unchallenging countryside walk takes you through vineyards and woods along rural paths and quiet country lanes in the countryside around the small village of Fabas near Fronton.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.67 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 51 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 53 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 155 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 124 m

Description of the walk

Start from the car park of Fabas Primary School.

(S/E) On leaving the car park, turn right onto Route de Fronton and follow it to the right for about 250 m, then take Route du Claux de Roux on the left.

(1) Follow this road for about 600 m.

(2) Take Chemin de la Garenne on the left. Go straight on, skirting the woods, and as soon as you reach the field, take the path immediately on the right.

(3) Enter the woods and follow the path. At the end, continue to the left and go to the end to take the path to the right, still through the woods, until you come out onto the Route de Campsas, D50.

(4) Continue straight ahead to thefirst junction.

(5) Turn left onto Route de Gilabert, which curves to the right and becomes Route de Picat. Continue until thefirst road on the left.

(6) Follow this Route de Benech to the left, then, at the end, turn right onto the Route du Grand Chêne.

(7) Leave this road and continue straight on along Route de Pa-Signat; at the end of the houses, before the sign for the Fabas exit, take Chemin des Vignes on the left to join Route du Grand Chêne straight ahead.

(8) Follow this road to the right, then, after about 100 m, turn left onto the Chemin d’Andrea and follow it for about 200 m.

(9) Turn onto thefirst path on the left, Chemin de Monplaisir, which veers left after 300 m. Cross the woods, fording the stream, and continue up the gentle slope along Chemin de Caillol.

(10) In the hamlet, continue along Chemin de Caillol to the left, then take thefirst grassytrack on the left. At the end of this, continue left again along Chemin de Laurensou, which runs alongside a stream.

(11) At the junction, continue straight on along Chemin de l'École to the end of the woodland.

(12) Take the grassy path on the left for a final short walk through the woodland. Follow this path and, at the end, head up to the right along Chemin du Gué to rejoin Chemin de l'École.

(13) Follow it to the left and continue straight on to reach the car park of Fabas Primary School (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 146 m - Car park at Fabas Primary School
  2. 1 : km 0.34 - alt. 147 m - Route du Claux de Roux
  3. 2 : km 0.97 - alt. 145 m - Chemin de la Garenne
  4. 3 : km 1.53 - alt. 144 m - Entrance to the woods
  5. 4 : km 2.78 - alt. 125 m - Route de Campsas
  6. 5 : km 2.94 - alt. 125 m - Route de Gilabert
  7. 6 : km 3.65 - alt. 131 m - Route de Benech
  8. 7 : km 4.24 - alt. 146 m - Route de Pa-Signat
  9. 8 : km 5.4 - alt. 152 m - Route du Grand Chène
  10. 9 : km 5.69 - alt. 151 m - Chemin de Monplaisir
  11. 10 : km 7.5 - alt. 151 m - Chemin de Caillol
  12. 11 : km 8.45 - alt. 139 m - Chemin de l'École
  13. 12 : km 8.9 - alt. 148 m - Grass path at the end of the woods
  14. 13 : km 9.45 - alt. 144 m - Chemin du Gué
  15. S/E : km 9.67 - alt. 146 m - Car park at Fabas Primary School

Reviews and comments

5 / 5
Based on 1 review

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
ChristianQ
ChristianQ

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 29, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely stretch through the woods at the start of the route, then through the vineyards, with a picnic in a winegrower’s hut, and back through the woods to finish… in short, a lovely walk.

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