Oppidum of Mouressipe in Saint-Côme-et-Maruéjols

A short, interesting walk with no particular difficulties.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.91 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 145 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 153 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 181 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 50 m

Description of the walk

Park in the car park on the right-hand side of Rue du Marchepied (D703) as you leave Saint-Côme.

(S/E) Turn left as you leave the car park onto Rue du Marchepied. At the crossroads, turn right onto Chemin Fontaine de Robert. Continue straight ahead, ignoring the path that branches off to the right.

(1) Take the path on the right and continue to the intersection with the D703 (Route de Montpezat). Follow this road to the left.

(2) After about 300 metres, turn left onto the path and pass an orientation table.

(3) Turn right (Combe de Caoune). At the next crossroads, turn left and then left again about 50 metres further on. Climb up to the oppidum via a series of hairpin bends.

(4) Continue to the left to complete the circular route, ignoring the various paths on the left. The path curves sharply to the right, then heads south and reaches a four-way junction. Continue straight ahead until you reach the Route de Maruéjols.

(5) Turn left. At the next crossroads, continue straight ahead on Route Neuve (D755) for about 400 metres.

(6) Turn right onto Route de Calvisson (D1), continue straight ahead for about 300 metres, then turn left. Cross a small bridge, ignore the first two paths that branch off to the right, and arrive at an intersection.

(7) Turn left and continue straight ahead until you reach the junction with Route de Saint-Côme (D1). Turn left, ignore the road that branches off to the right at the bend and continue to the three-way junction about 100 metres further on.

(8) Turn right onto Chemin Fontaine Robert, then turn right again onto Rue du Marchepied to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 79 m - Rue du Marchepied car park
  2. 1 : km 0.48 - alt. 77 m - Path on the right
  3. 2 : km 1.39 - alt. 147 m - Path on the left
  4. 3 : km 1.84 - alt. 129 m - Combe de Caoune
  5. 4 : km 2.88 - alt. 180 m - Oppidum
  6. 5 : km 4.39 - alt. 71 m - Route de Maruéjols
  7. 6 : km 4.94 - alt. 59 m - Route de Calvisson
  8. 7 : km 6.36 - alt. 52 m - Crossroads, on the left
  9. 8 : km 7.43 - alt. 71 m - Three-way junction, on the right
  10. S/E : km 7.91 - alt. 79 m - Rue du Marchepied car park

Reviews and comments

3.9 / 5
Based on 9 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.8 / 5
Route interest
3.9 / 5
Hersey
Hersey

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

First part of the hike was interesting (the route to the oppidum). After that, too much walking along roads and questionable interest.

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st hil
st hil

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Beautiful view from the top of the oppidum and pleasant without difficulty.

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StéphaneduGard
StéphaneduGard

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

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

Hello!
A nice little route that we did up to point 6, with the rest of the route being on tarmac.
Two-thirds of it is through the woods, which is very pleasant in summer... The drystone shelters are still there, unlike my glasses, which I lost between points 4 and 5... lerondel30@hotmail.com A beer as a reward!

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antoineclavel
antoineclavel

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Signage to be improved

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pierrelabonde
pierrelabonde

You haven't understood anything! It's a great hike, especially if you extend it.
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RANDO5859
RANDO5859

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 05, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

AT THE START OF THE HIKE, YOU MUST GO STRAIGHT AHEAD, NOT TO THE RIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A WELL-MARKED PATH WITH A YELLOW SIGN THAT LEADS TO THE LEFT.

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Lisadom15
Lisadom15

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant short hike on well-marked and clearly signposted trails.

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pierrelabonde
pierrelabonde

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 03, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Lovely walk, but too short.
There are numerous opportunities to extend it to make it a really enjoyable hike.

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madofrecagui
madofrecagui

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 18, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

No real problem with the description. However, there are two potentially "tricky" spots at the start of the hike:
- the position of (1) is not described clearly enough (there is not just one path on the right... and if you forget to count, you're in trouble)
- after (3), the next crossroads is further on... look for a path on the left with a retaining wall and a yellow line painted on it.

Finally, while the initial section (up to (6) is very good, the rest is uninteresting and even forgettable: in particular, the section along the D1 is dangerous (no hard shoulder, local tendency towards aggressive driving...).

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