Short circular loop around Puymasson

This short walk, marked in yellow, follows the Saint-Médard / Puymasson walking trail. It offers a beautiful view of the Garonne valley at the start, takes you through a lovely forest, past a point of interest (a memorial to a plane crash) and along very quiet paths. Suitable for young children.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.17 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 407 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 390 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 571 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 138 ft

Description of the walk

Park at the Puymasson car park, located past the church and the cemetery.

(S/E) Retrace your steps along the road you came along. Walk through the hamlet along the hillside, keeping the Garonne valley on your right.

(1) On leaving the hamlet, take the road leading down to the right as far as the railway line.

(2) Follow the railway line, turning left.

(3) When the road passes under the railway line, leave it and continue straight on. At the first junction, carry on straight ahead along the dirt track through the heart of an apple orchard.

(4) At the junction of three paths, turn left into the woods onto the path leading uphill.

(5) At the top, by the monument commemorating a plane crash that took place here in 1991, go straight on. At the junction at the entrance to the hamlet of Rigal, continue straight on along the road and then along a grassy track that follows on from it.

(6) When you reach the road at Sélirac, turn left and follow it with care. Leave the road leading to Rigal on your left and carry straight on.

(1) Turn right to enter the hamlet of Puymasson, and drive through it until you reach the starting car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 518 ft - Puymasson car park. View over the valley of the - Garonne (fleuve)
  2. 1 : mi 0.24 - alt. 522 ft - Junction of the circular loop
  3. 2 : mi 0.86 - alt. 174 ft - Crossroads – Railway line
  4. 3 : mi 1.32 - alt. 138 ft - Junction
  5. 4 : mi 1.63 - alt. 154 ft - Crossroads
  6. 5 : mi 2.14 - alt. 499 ft - Memorial
  7. 6 : mi 2.64 - alt. 551 ft - Sélirac
  8. S/E : mi 3.17 - alt. 518 ft - Puymasson car park

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
3.5 / 5
AGL47
AGL47

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This short walk offers some beautiful views of the Garonne Valley. The tarmac sections are rarely used by cars, which helps to avoid mud in winter.

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Benkemoun Annie
Benkemoun Annie
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Hello, I was disappointed with this route: far too much time spent on the road, and not very interesting apart from the start, which offered a lovely view of the Garonne Valley. And not at all enjoyable for children... Route taken on 08/02/2024
Annie Benkemoun

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griffoin
griffoin

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

a route with a lot of tarmac and which merges with another route that crosses it (marked in yellow)

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Lady82
Lady82

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk to enjoy with the family; the highlight is a few kilometres through the forest

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teddygers
teddygers

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 27, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for all the routes I’m discovering thanks to Visorando
Look after yourselves

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