Notre-Dame de Mailhat

A stroll through peaceful countryside, a succession of fields, vegetable gardens and orchards, with the Pic de Nonette as a backdrop, and a visit to the pretty villages of Orsonnette and Mailhat (featuring a listed 12th-century church).

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.29 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 453 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 423 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,667 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,286 ft

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Description of the walk

A75, exit 17, towards Auzat-la-Combelle; at Auzat, take the D214 (left) towards Lamontgie. Place du Foirail in Lamontgie.

Markings: Yellow (but not present, see § Practical information)

(S/E) From Place du Foirail, turn right onto Rue des Rougeat (D123), towards Saint-Martin-des-Plains, and continue along this road. Pass the Chemin de la Limagne on your left and, at the next Fork in the road, take the path on the left. Ignore the path running perpendicular to it, go under the power line and join a road.

(1) At the road, turn right towards the hamlet of Mailhat. At the crossroads, keep left and walk straight through the hamlet of Mailhat.

(2) On leaving the hamlet and before the cemetery, take the path on the left. Ignore the next path branching off to the left and continue straight on, heading west. At the crossroads, turn left for 100m then follow the path branching off to the right towards the west. Then take the first path on the left which leads down to the village of Orsonnette.

(3) On entering Orsonnette, continue along Rue de la Fontaine, join the D123 and turn right into Rue Main Forte.

(4) Turn into the first street on the left. Head towards Place Saint-Laurent, go all the way round to the right of Sainte-Madeleine Church and return to Rue Péchaud on the right. Continue to Chemin de la Buge.

(5) At the junction, turn left onto Chemin de la Buge heading east and pass the cemetery. At the crossroads, turn left for 50m then right heading south-east until you reach another crossroads.

(6) At the crossroads, stay on the main path heading south-east, ignoring the small paths to the right and left. Follow the stream (the Gouffre du Rat). At the Fork in the road, take the path on the left which runs alongside the stream and gradually climbs north-east.

(7) At the crossroads, turn left towards the cross and continue to the cross. At the cross, take the path furthest to the right heading south-east.

(8) At the Croix des Plantiers, take the path on the left, then turn right onto the perpendicular path, pass under the power line and head towards the village of Lamontgie.

At the junction with the D214B road, turn left onto Rue de la Combe, pass Place du Réveillon and continue to the car park at Place du Foirail (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,572 ft - Place du Foirail
  2. 1 : mi 0.77 - alt. 1,539 ft - D123A road
  3. 2 : mi 1.19 - alt. 1,506 ft - Start: Mailhat hamlet
  4. 3 : mi 2.07 - alt. 1,352 ft - Entrance to Orsonnette
  5. 4 : mi 2.24 - alt. 1,296 ft - Turn left
  6. 5 : mi 2.49 - alt. 1,289 ft - Crossroads, turn left
  7. 6 : mi 3.1 - alt. 1,319 ft - Crossroads
  8. 7 : mi 3.98 - alt. 1,558 ft - Crossroads, turn left
  9. 8 : mi 4.54 - alt. 1,654 ft - Croix des Plantiers
  10. S/E : mi 5.29 - alt. 1,572 ft - Place du Foirail

Notes

Although this route is marked in yellow, the yellow markings are missing and red/white or red/yellow markings are present as other routes share part of the path.

An IGN map and/or a GPS track are therefore strongly recommended!

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
papy pagerol
papy pagerol

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 23, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A easy route; be sure to admire the church in Mailhat, with some lovely views

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mick15
mick15

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

an interesting journey

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oralsp
oralsp

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello, I did indeed do the "Notre Dame de Mailhat" walk, but I followed the Balirando signposts. Sorry I didn’t follow yours, but I don’t think there are any major differences between the two.
Kind regards

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for your feedback.

As the signposting depends neither on the author nor on Visorando, ‘Route on map’ is not about evaluating the signposting, but rather the accuracy of the route as shown on the map compared to the actual terrain.

Furthermore, Visorando does not recommend relying on signposting as this can be altered or removed... whereas the terrain features provide stable information.

Visorando provides a detailed description (which can be improved) and an IGN route map at a scale of 1:25,000. And, if waymarking is essential to you, Visorando offers a virtual waymarking solution: a GPS app.

This tool, offered free of charge by Visorando, allows you to verify waypoints and thus resolve any doubts regarding navigation.

See you soon

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papynell
papynell

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : May 23, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

: signage not up to standard; missing on part of the route

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