Permanent route in Pian-sur-Garonne

Park in the school car park (behind the town hall).

(S/E)From the City Stade and the school, followthe path that runs alongside the vineyards towards the west. You will soon reach an intersection.

(1) Continue straight ahead until you reach a road called Chemin de la Valade.

(2) Cross it and continue left along the downhill vineyard path. Walk along the vineyards, then take a road and pass close to the hamlet of La Gravette. First turn right then left here to reach an orientation table.

(3) Continue along the path between the vineyards. You will reach the Croix de Bord.

(4) Begin a short descent, still along the edge of the vineyards. At a bend, you will find the road leading to the hamlet of Bel-Air.

(5) Cross the road opposite, heading towards Ruat. At the next crossroads, turn right to enter the forest. Before the Leytoure crossroads, turn left to reach the Bernille stream.

(6) Caution: here, cross the stream on a small sloping bridge where it is easy to slip. You will soon reach an intersection.

(7) Here you have two options:
- go straight ahead to join the Mousseyron road, turn right, cross the hamlet of Mousseyron, then return to the Chemin de la Valade crossroads, which you passed on the way there,
- turn left after the trees at the top of the embankment, which is the route shown on the map. Walk again between the vineyards, then along the edge of the woods. Turn right onto the Lagourin road, after a right-hand bend you will arrive at the Ruisseau de la Tuilerie.

(8) Leave the road and turn right, walk along the vineyards and, after a series of ups and downs, you will reach the hamlet of Penot.

(9) Turn left and pass through the hamlet of La Piolette. Shortly afterwards, turn right to reach the edge of a wood. Turn 90° to the right and walk along the edge of the wood. Continue between the vineyards, pass near a fountain and continue until you reach a wood.

(10) Enter the woods and follow the marked path. You will very quickly reach the foot of a hill.

(11) Please note: this steep but short climb is made easier by the presence of a support rope. Continue to the hamlet of Corne.

(12) After the house, take the path on the left that descends before the vineyard. Then cross the road slightly to the right to take another path with broken bricks on the ground. Follow the path through woods, vineyards and clearings to reach the hamlet of Grand Pierre.

(13) Take the path on the right for 50 metres, then descend to the left before the ruined house. Still on the edge of the vineyards, reach the road leading to La Tuilerie. Cross it to arrive at the edge of a new wood.

(14) Enter the woods and you will soon reach the Ruisseau de la Tuilerie stream. Follow it along both its left and right banks. At the edge of the woods, turn right across the fields to return to the crossroads you passed on the way there.

(1) Turn left and retrace your steps to return to the City Stade car park (S/E).

(S/E) There are toilets next to the City Stade.

(3) Orientation table: viewpoint over the Garonne valley and the village of Saint-Macaire.
(12) Corne: enjoy an interesting panorama here.
(13) Hamlet of Grand Pierre: exceptional 360° panorama, here at the highest point of the route.
Shops: bakery, bar-restaurant, wine estates.