Moirax from Trotte Lapin

Starting from the car park at the Trotte Lapin leisure centre, this circular route joins and crosses the village of Moirax, with its 11th-century church, then descends towards the Garonne valley before climbing back up for a very shady route dotted with streams.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.46 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 161 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 153 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 159 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 56 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Moirax (47310)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 44.130273° / E 0.60976°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1840SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Departure from the car park of the Trotte Lapin leisure centre.

(S/E) Leave the car park, take the road to the left and, immediately after the bridge over the Jorle, turn right onto the grassy path along the hedge. Continue along the edge of the woods until you reach a road, which you take, going up to the left.

(1) After passing through Auriolle, before a left-hand bend, near the high-voltage electricity pylon, continue straight ahead along the grassy path, following the power line. Follow the path to its end and then continue along the road to reach the entrance to the village. At the entrance to the village, after the lake, turn right onto Grand Rue. Cross the village of Moirax, passing in front of the church, then, at the exit, after Parc du Rempart, turn right onto Rue du Moulin de la Jorle.

(2) Turn left onto Chemin de Piques towards Lasboubées. At the end of the tarmac road, continue along the descending path, which is first stony and then grassy.

(3) At the end of the descent, after turning left, at the intersection of paths, with a yellow cross opposite, turn right onto the path leading to the motorway with a green cross. Continue along the grassy path alongside the motorway fence. Cross the bridge over the Jorle and continue along the path opposite. After a steep climb and a right turn, continue through the woods, staying on the wide path at the bottom of the woods, and go to a road.

(4) When you reach the road, leave the bridge on your right, cross and continue straight ahead on the path along the edge of the Ruisseau de la Jorle. About a hundred metres after the road, the path splits into two equivalent paths. Take the one on the left with the red and green markings (Chemin de Cluny).

(5) At the three-way junction, do not cross the bridge on the right over the Jorle but continue straight ahead following the orange markings, Route d'Artagnan. About thirty metres further on, before the stream, ignore the path to the left marked with red and green signs. Cross the ford on the stones or planks depending on the water level, follow the path on the left marked with a green line and yellow cross and continue along the Ruisseau de Toumbade.

(6). Before another ford on the left, follow the path going up to the right with the green markings. At the edge of the woods, turn left, continue along the edge for about 200 metres, then turn right onto the path going up between two fields.

(7) Continue straight ahead, following the green andGR® 652 white and red markings, until you reach a road. Cross the road and continue along the path opposite, following the blue andGR® 652 markings.

(8) At the intersection, ignore the path leading left to the Trotte Lapin Ecomuseum and turn right to return to the car park where you started.

(9) Ten metres before the entrance gate to Trotte Lapin, go down the steps on the left-hand side to head towards the starting car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 80 m - Parking at the Trotte Lapin leisure centre. - Jorle (cours d'eau) - Affluent la Garonne
  2. 1 : km 1.16 - alt. 124 m - Intersection with path opposite
  3. 2 : km 2.47 - alt. 149 m - Intersection with Chemin de Piques
  4. 3 : km 3.39 - alt. 86 m - Intersection of paths
  5. 4 : km 4.64 - alt. 65 m - Intersection with a road.
  6. 5 : km 5.16 - alt. 69 m - Three-way junction - Toumbade (cours d'eau) - Affluent de la Jorle
  7. 6 : km 5.88 - alt. 86 m - Intersection of paths
  8. 7 : km 6.57 - alt. 128 m - Intersection of paths
  9. 8 : km 7.67 - alt. 89 m - Intersection with Chemin vers Écomusée.
  10. 9 : km 8.32 - alt. 92 m - 10 metres before the barrier.
  11. S/E : km 8.46 - alt. 81 m - Parking at the Trotte Lapin leisure centre.

Notes

Toilets at the entrance to the village, on the Agen side to the right of Parc du Rempart.

Worth a visit

11th-century Notre-Dame Church, former Cluniac priory (open to visitors).

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
Labat Fabienne
Labat Fabienne

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 06, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk – the start after the car park could do with some signposting, or else the entrance to the path could be cleared. However, well done on the explanations. The village of Moirax is worth a visit, as is the church.

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jo47
jo47

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I only used part of the route because I wanted to follow the Cluniac trail between Layrac and Moirax.

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ben75020-fr
ben75020-fr

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 30, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, undulating walk through the countryside.

Following rainy weather, the ground may be particularly slippery in places.

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Zefuredo
Zefuredo

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 09, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk (we appreciated the shaded and cool sections during the heatwave). Thank you!

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dogara
dogara

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 19, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful hike, pleasant because of the abundance of undergrowth and lovely views.

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piferrant
piferrant

Yes, Menorca is a very beautiful destination, especially at the time we visited (September). Warm but reasonable, not too crowded, warm sea...almost paradise.
We did six stages of the Cami de Cavalls.
I have mapped them out but haven't had time to publish them yet; it's a lot of work. I won't have time in the next few weeks (too busy).
If the Visorando website allows it, as you're from Agen, let's exchange phone numbers and get in touch, and I'll give you some "informal" feedback on our trip.

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pierredagen
pierredagen

A pleasant hike in summer or late February/early March to see the daffodils at Trotte Lapin.
We did the hike last Sunday, but it was a week too late.
I saw that you went to Menorca, a place I've been thinking about going hiking in for two years.
Did you enjoy it?

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piferrant
piferrant

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
I happened to do (almost) this same route myself on Wednesday, 9 March.
It is very pleasant and fairly easy. Following the Jorle, a beautiful little stream, must be very refreshing in summer.
The village of Moirax is a lovely place to finish your walk and is well worth a visit.
A beautiful introduction to the landscapes of the Gers - Enjoy your walk!
Pierre (also)

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