Different perspectives on the Garonne side canal

Starting from the village of Saint-Rustice, you cross the magnificent Pompignan communal wood and join the greenway along the Garonne side canal.
Be careful at the start as there is a short steep slope!

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.50 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 123 m
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    Descent: - 116 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 216 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 108 m

Description of the walk

Departure: school car park on Rue Jean de La Fontaine.

(S/E) Walk up Rue Jean de La Fontaine and take the grassy path opposite to reach the Route de la Moissagaise.

(1) Turn left and follow this road. At the intersection, turn right onto Chemin de Figarol. Continue for about 500 metres, then turn left onto Chemin du Rieu Tort.

(2) After 200 metres, turn right into the Pompignan communal wood and cross it.

(3) At the edge of the woods, continue straight downhill for about 100 metres until you reach the crossroads (before the "Give Way" sign). Turn left onto the road and take the no-entry lane to pass in front of the school. After 110 metres, on the right, go down the small staircase leading to the village. At the bottom of the stairs, turn left. Pass in front of the wash house and the Château de Pompignan (private property). Follow Avenue J-J Lefranc de Pompignan to the D820.

(4) At the intersection, turn left and continue to the crossroads signposted Véloroute des Deux Mers. Turn right, cross the bridge over the canal and join the left bank of the canal. Turn right again onto the greenway to the Écluse d'Embalens.

(5) Cross the bridge and follow the Chemin d'En Caulet. Cross the D820, Route de Paris, to reach the Allée des Amandiers opposite. At the intersection, turn left to head back towards the centre of the village.

(6) Pass in front of the church and after 100 metres turn right onto Rue de Marignan. At the bend, turn right to join Chemin de Moun Pais. Back on the road, descend to the right to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 149 m - School car park, Rue Jean de La Fontaine
  2. 1 : km 0.33 - alt. 212 m - Intersection towards Pompignan
  3. 2 : km 1.25 - alt. 213 m - Chemin du Rieu Tort
  4. 3 : km 2.67 - alt. 145 m - Exit from the communal woodland
  5. 4 : km 3.3 - alt. 113 m - Junction with the D820
  6. 5 : km 5.99 - alt. 113 m - Embalens lock - Canal de Garonne
  7. 6 : km 6.94 - alt. 136 m - Church of Saint-Rustice
  8. S/E : km 7.5 - alt. 149 m - School car park, Rue Jean de La Fontaine

Notes

Markings comply with FFRP standards, yellow markers for walks and hikes

Worth a visit

Sights: Churches, Pompignan private castle, wash house, fountains, view of Castelnau d'Estrétefonds, Garonne Canal, Embalens lock, fauna and flora
Nearby: Domaine Bois de Devès, Château Flotis and Parc du Terroir (Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds), Calbet Museum (Grisolles)

Reviews and comments

4.9 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
Jean Pierre 31
Jean Pierre 31

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Thank you for the choice of hikes and your reliability.

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GAGNAC RANDO
GAGNAC RANDO

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

A hike without any major difficulties, except for crossing the main road. The route was done in reverse order to the description, so we descended rather than climbed the slightly steep hill described at the start of the route.

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kalisand
kalisand

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello
A very easy circular hike that takes just under two hours, alternating between walking and faster walking.
The section along the Entre-deux-Mers canal is a bit monotonous.
And indeed, as pointed out by another Visorandonneur, at the end of the route, crossing the Paris road is quite dangerous. I recommend crossing a little further up, where there is a central reservation, so that you can cross in two stages.
Enjoy your hike!

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Lona82
Lona82
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 13, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very good hike, relatively easy except for the frankly difficult start
Be careful, however, when you reach the canal, cross the bridge and turn left. The signposts indicate that you should continue under the bridge, turning left, but this is not the route for this hike, so it is important to be aware of this. If you do not have the map with you, you will continue on a different hike.
For our hike, you must instead continue to the right.
Signposting in a different colour would have been more useful, given that there are several walks that can intersect in the same area.
It took us 1 hour 50 minutes, stopping briefly to admire the wild boars along the canal.
Otherwise, it was a very pleasant walk, but be careful at the end of the route, as you have to cross a dangerous road.

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Cussac J.
Cussac J.

Unfortunately, too much rain, so no hiking.

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jlpavia
jlpavia

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 19, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hike lasting a maximum of 2 hours. The GPS indicates 8 km rather than 7.5 km.
Small clarification: At the start of the hike, the Moissagaise road is not the first road off the grassy path but the second, about 50 m further on the left.

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, stephanie.mardargent
You walk fast . The hiking time calculated by Visorando corresponds to that of an average hiker walking at 3.5 km/h with reasonable breaks.

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stephanie.mardargent
stephanie.mardargent

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 15, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A pleasant, easy hike, apart from the slightly steep climb at the beginning, but you quickly forget that. The estimated time isn't quite right; it took us barely an hour and a half, including stops.

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