Grésigne route

Day-long trek. Setting off from an equestrian farm, with lunch at a farmhouse inn or a picnic, depending on the weather and your budget, and return to the equestrian farm.
Route through the Grésigne Forest and near the medieval bastides of Penne and Vaour.
Please note: Access to the Grésigne Forest requires a permit from the ONF.

Details

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  • Horse riding
    Activity: Horse riding
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.15 mi
  • ◔
    Duration according to the author: 7 hrs 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,775 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 1,791 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,608 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 932 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Campagnac (Tarn) (81140)
  • ⚑
    Start: N 44.038586° / E 1.818456°
  • ⚑
    End: N 44.039465° / E 1.817962°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2141E, 2241SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park at the Centre Équestre de la Grèzine.

(S/E) Set off along the road.

(1) After 500m, take the first path on the right which goes downhill; at the end of the low wall, at the junction, take the path on the left which goes uphill. At the junction, veer slightly to the right then go straight on to follow the field and pass in front of the house. Take the track and continue until you reach the road.

(2) Cross straight ahead and take the road, passing between the houses, then take the path on the right. At the end, take the road on the left.

(3) After 150m, take the path on the right that goes uphill.

(4) After 800m, before the road, take the path that runs alongside the power line. Before the first electricity pylon, take the path on the left (barely visible), passing in front of a ruin (on the right). At the end of the climb, go round the hollow on the right and continue along the path to the right (red markings, signpost 29), descending for 250m. Turn right onto the Route forestière de la Baronne,GRP® (red and yellow markings) for 1km until you reach the Pas de Pontraut car park.

:5:: Take the tarmac road on the left, continue for 100 metres and take the path on the left. After 600 metres, turn right onto a stony path that climbs (red and yellow markings), and continue straight on to Haute Serre.

(6). When you reach the D28, turn left. After 100m, follow signs for Font-Blanque, then turn left at the crossroads. Continue straight ahead along the road for 250m. Take the path on the left (marked in white) which runs alongside the low wall on the left. After 300m, continue along the path that runs alongside the low wall (not the one that passes by a kennel). At the fork, turn right and stay alongside the low wall; when you reach the junction, go straight on (narrow path) and head straight down for 900m to Font Bonne.

(7) At the holiday centre (water available on request if open), turn right to cross over and take the road leading down to the D87. Cross the road and take the path opposite; continue for 1 km until you reach the road. Turn left and follow the signs for the Ferme Auberge.

(8). There are picnic facilities nearby. With your back to the inn, take the road on the left; at the junction, turn left again and follow the road for 500m. Take the path on the left after the gate (100m further down) and you’ll arrive at Périlhac.

(9) Take the road on the left, then at the junction take the track on the right. Pass through the Saint-Mamet farm, continue along the track, go past the house at Pouymarette, and carry on. At Las Bories, take the track on the right which goes round the houses on the left, and continue for 500 metres until you reach the road.

(10). Turn left onto it and continue for 600m. At the wayside cross, turn right onto the D87 (hairpin bend 550m ahead), passing the memorial stone (yellow and red markings). After 200m, turn left to reach the Font Bonne crossroads.

(7) Cross the junction and take the path on the left,the GRP® Cordes-Penne, which descends into the forest; continue along theGR® to Font Blanque.

(11). When you reach the road, turn left for 150m, then take the dirt track straight ahead (GR®). After 500m, at the junction, take the road on the right. Head towards Haute Serre, take the left-hand turn at the junction, and pass a mast and a chapel.

(6) At the D28, turn left (yellow markings). After 300m, take the path leading down to the left, before Les Goutières (yellow markings), then the first path on the right. You’ll reach Aymes.

(12) Cross over, then take the road opposite and continue along it. After 200m, take the first path on the right, before the houses. At the junction, take the path on the right for 900m until you reach the D28.

(13) Turn right onto it. After 150m, at the bend, take the path on the left and continue to the small road, then turn right. When you reach the houses at the end of the road, take the path on the right which runs alongside a low wall and crosses a field. After 100m, take the path on the right (barely visible) and head downhill. At the bottom, at the junction, turn left.

(14) After 600 metres, take the path on the right which crosses the Ruisseau de las Costes. Continue straight on and uphill until you reach the horse farm (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 1,201 ft - Ferme Équestre
  2. 1 : mi 0.31 - alt. 1,198 ft - Crossroads
  3. 2 : mi 0.82 - alt. 1,207 ft - Les Bruguettes
  4. 3 : mi 1.14 - alt. 1,296 ft - Cabanes crossroads
  5. 4 : mi 1.72 - alt. 1,440 ft - Power line
  6. 5 : mi 3 - alt. 1,240 ft - Pas de Pontraut
  7. 6 : mi 3.78 - alt. 1,529 ft - Haute Serre
  8. 7 : mi 5.36 - alt. 1,437 ft - Font Bonne
  9. 8 : mi 7.37 - alt. 1,404 ft - Farm Inn
  10. 9 : mi 8 - alt. 1,398 ft - Périlhac
  11. 10 : mi 8.97 - alt. 1,394 ft - Route
  12. 11 : mi 11.2 - alt. 1,496 ft - Font Blanque
  13. 12 : mi 12.71 - alt. 1,381 ft - Aymes
  14. 13 : mi 13.82 - alt. 1,325 ft - D28
  15. 14 : mi 15.58 - alt. 935 ft - Las Costes stream
  16. E : mi 16.15 - alt. 1,194 ft

Notes

(S/E) You can arrive the day before; the Ferme Équestre offers a lodge to all types of trekkers.
(7) At Font Bonne, you can stop off and give your horses and riders a drink.

Worth a visit

From the Ferme Équestre:
14 km away lies Cordes-sur-Ciel, voted ‘France’s favourite village in 2014’. This medieval town, built in 1222, is a major centre of Catharism and a stop on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela.
18 km away, Gaillac, a thousand-year-old town, is a hub for wine tourism and famous for its wine route.
38 km away, Albi, an episcopal city added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010, is particularly popular for its fortified Cathedral of Sainte-Cécile and its Toulouse-Lautrec museum.
Vère-Grésigne Leisure Centre, 10 km away.

Near the route:
- Vaour, a former Templar commandery
- Penne, a medieval castle
- Bruniquel, a medieval bastide
- Puycelsi, a medieval bastide

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

3.7 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
3 / 5
Ease of following the route
3 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
User 21919306

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

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TREC
TREC

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A brilliant walk, with some lovely views. Best done in spring to avoid the heat (there’s not much shade).

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.

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FifiNatou
FifiNatou

Overall rating : 2.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello, as always, we use your website to organise our hikes.
La Grésigne is a wonderful area and we highly recommend this walk.
However, parts of the route are completely neglected or even blocked off, and you need to be quite resourceful to find the right way.
Inexperienced walkers would certainly have got lost.
It’s a shame there isn’t an organisation to maintain these walking trails, as you often have to head back onto the road to get yourself out of a tight spot.

Thank you again for your excellent website.

Nathalie and Philippe

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