Via the paths and woods from Balma

Park in the car park at the end of Allée Léon Bourgeois in Toulouse.

(S/E) On leaving the car park, turn right towards the football ground; once there, take the path on the left to go round it and reach the tunnel under the ring road on the left.
Go through the tunnel and then over the footbridge spanning the River Hers.

(1) Immediately take the path on the left and follow it past the various sports grounds until you reach Avenue des Arènes.

(2) Cross at the pedestrian crossing and continue along the path opposite, then take the^second street on the right, Rue Jacques Delors, and at the end, turn left onto Rue de l’Europe. Continue to the end.

(3) Turn left onto the path, then, after 50 metres, take the path on the right which leads to the Résidence des Pyrénées. Continue straight on along this road until you reach Rue Saint-Jean at the end.

(4) Turn left and, just after the bridge over the Riou Gras, take the path on the right which runs alongside the stream and joins Rue de la Bourdette. Follow it to the left for 50 metres and, at the bend, continue straight ahead along the path. Follow it, keeping straight on at the various junctions, until, after about 600 metres, you reach Rue de Château.

(5) Walk straight up the gentle slope until you reach Avenue Gaston Doumergue, then turn right. At Avenue Georges Clemenceau, turn right towards “Centre Ville” and, after 50 m, turn left into Passage Lambert.

(6) At the end of the cul-de-sac, continue straight ahead along the path which curves to the right and, after about 200 m, take the path branching off to the left. Cross Avenue Jean Antoine Carrel to continue along the path. At the junction of the paths, turn right until you reach Rue René Caudron.

(7) Cross the road and continue straight ahead along the Chemin de Sironis; at the next junction, take the path leading down towards Lac Saint-Clair.

(8) At the lakeside, take the steps and the path on the right. Follow the stream. Cross Rue Georges Méliès and continue along the path opposite, then turn right, following the Ruisseau du Loup. Cross Rue Max Linder and continue straight on, still following the stream; at the end, turn right to join Route de Mons.

(9) Follow this road to the left until you reach a large roundabout. Turn right to start round the roundabout, ignore the^{first street}and take the path on the right under the high-voltage power line. At the end, continue along Rue Jean Moulin until you reach the bend in the road. Carry on straight ahead and join Rue d’Estienne d’Orves.

(10) Turn right onto this street, then turn left onto the street which, at the bend, joins Impasse Jean Cassou on the left. Continue to the end of the cul-de-sac.

(11) Turn onto the path on the right and follow it alongside the houses and gardens. The path descends through the woods to the stream.

(12) Continue to the right, cross the footbridge and, at the bend, go down the few steps on the right and then up to join the road near the cemetery.

(13) Head to the right to take Avenue du Calvel on the left, then Avenue Georges Pradel on the right, going round the Collège Jean Rostand.

(14) Turn left onto Rue du Maréchal Murat. At the far end of the car park on the left, take the path and follow it straight on into the woods. Walk alongside the sports ground and turn left at the end to join Avenue François Mitterrand. Cross over towards Balma Town Hall.

(15) Go round the back of the town hall on the left, cross the green space to the amphitheatre, then join Rue Arthur Rimbaud on the right and walk down it. Turn right onto Rue Jean Baptiste Lamarck and follow it until you reach Allée Louis Pasteur on the right, which leads straight to Place de France.

(16) Cross the square and continue straight on along Rue Antoine Parmentier. Take the lane on the left just before the roundabout. Cross over and follow the lane alongside Avenue des Aérostiers. Pass another roundabout, then turn right and take the path running alongside the River Hers. Follow it to the right until you reach the footbridge you crossed on the way there.

(1) Cross the footbridge and, following the reverse route of the outward journey, head to the Allée Léon Bourgeois car park (S/E).