Saint-Clément de Rivière, entre le Grand Patus et la source du Lez

Randonnée au tracé très complexe nécessitant l'utilisation d'un GPS. La carte IGN au 1/25000 n'est pas suffisante. En contrepartie, vous découvrirez de nombreux petits sentiers non balisés et peu fréquentés, à l'écart des pistes et en sous-bois. Vous atteindrez la source du Lez, secteur bien aménagé pouvant faire l'objet d'une pause et reviendrez vers le parking, toujours par des chemins isolés.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.28 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 175 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 166 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 131 m
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    Lowest point: 62 m

Description of the walk

Park in the Parc de Saint-Sauveur car park.

(S/E) Return to the road, turn left and continue to the second roundabout.

(1) At the large red sign, take a path that is closed to motor vehicles and follow it until you reach a field. Turn left and then immediately right to walk along the field. About 500 m further on, pass under a high-voltage power line and you will immediately reach a fork in the path.

(2) Turn left, keeping the high-voltage power line on your left. At the fork in the path, take the left-hand branch. A little further on, make a quick first turn left then right and continue more or less directly below the high-voltage power line.

(3) Turn left to pass underneath and arrive on a track. Take the left, leaving the high-voltage line on your right. Continue along the main road until you cross a track.

(4) Turn right onto the lowest path.

(5) At the next junction, take a small path on the right that climbs slightly and passes under the high-voltage power line again. Continue along the main road, turning left at the next two junctions. After passing under the high-voltage power line again, you will arrive at a junction with another track.

(6) Start by heading left, then turn right onto a small track about 100 m further on. Continue straight ahead.

(7) Take the path on the left, which crosses Grand Patus and reaches a district road.

(8) When you reach it, take a small path on the left that branches off from the road towards the woods. After passing some houses, continue until you come to a dry stream.

(9) Cross it and then move slightly to the left to take a path opposite that climbs gradually.

(10) Turn right, passing in front of a cemetery. Continue along a slightly uphill tarmac road until you reach a ruin on the right.

(11) Immediately turn onto a path on the left and follow the main trail, keeping to the same direction.

(12) At the crossroads near the houses, take the path on the left. You will reach a track on the left. Continue, keeping the houses on your right without straying too far from them.

(13) Turn right and cross a small part of the housing estate via the tarmac road called Rue du Patus. You will come to a road. Cross it carefully (there is no protected crossing) and turn right. Once at the roundabout, take a path on the left leading into the woods. Go up tothe PR®® and follow it for a good hundred metres on the right.

(14) Leave thePR®® for a path on the right. Follow it, ignoring the side paths, and make a wide circular loop to the left before rejoining a track.

(15) Turn right, crossing the valley. Leave thePR®® which climbs up at the hairpin bend and continue along the track. Turn right onto a path which rejoins the track further on. Follow the track to the right to reach a district road.

(16) Cross it using the footbridge to reach a nice picnic spot on the banks of the Lez. Continue on the left, passing in front of the pumping station, rejoin the road and follow it to the right for about 150 m.

(17) Cross it and look for a small path on the left. This immediately climbs very steeply to the track, which you should take on the left. Cross thePR®® again and follow it, turning right.

(18) Leave it again, turning left downhill and continuing along the main road. Return to thePR®® for about 100 metres.

(19) Leave it again and take a path on the left.

(20) Find a small path climbing uphill on the right, leading directly to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 120 m - Car park
  2. 1 : km 0.41 - alt. 110 m - Red sign and barrier prohibiting vehicles
  3. 2 : km 1.32 - alt. 105 m - Fork in the road, on the left
  4. 3 : km 1.78 - alt. 106 m - Fork to the left
  5. 4 : km 2.41 - alt. 101 m - Lowest path on the right
  6. 5 : km 2.7 - alt. 90 m - Path on the right
  7. 6 : km 3.23 - alt. 92 m - Trail junction, on the left
  8. 7 : km 3.56 - alt. 100 m - Fork to the left
  9. 8 : km 4.25 - alt. 96 m - District road
  10. 9 : km 5.42 - alt. 80 m - Dry stream
  11. 10 : km 5.76 - alt. 103 m - Crossroads, on the right
  12. 11 : km 6.11 - alt. 101 m - Ruins, path on the left
  13. 12 : km 6.83 - alt. 111 m - Fork to the left
  14. 13 : km 7.68 - alt. 122 m - Crossroads, on the right
  15. 14 : km 8.74 - alt. 118 m - Leave the PR°°®°°, on the right
  16. 15 : km 10.08 - alt. 90 m - Track, on the right
  17. 16 : km 11.1 - alt. 66 m - District road
  18. 17 : km 11.59 - alt. 67 m - Very steep path on the left. Source of the - Lez (fleuve)
  19. 18 : km 12.1 - alt. 119 m - Leave the PR°°®°°, on the left
  20. 19 : km 12.8 - alt. 131 m - Path on the left
  21. 20 : km 13.06 - alt. 125 m - Path on the right uphill
  22. S/E : km 13.28 - alt. 120 m - Car park

Worth a visit

Just before point (17), the source of the Lez is a cool, wooded spot that is well worth a break.

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

4.1 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.8 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Mijo34
Mijo34

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 30, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route through pine and oak woods, with a special highlight along the source of the Lez.
Do make sure, however, to follow the app’s directions carefully, as there are many small paths criss-crossing the route. Keep your wits about you.
One slight downside as you approach St Clément, where part of the woodland has been burnt down... What a shame 😪

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PIERRE MONNIER
PIERRE MONNIER

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 16, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, easy hike (VISORANDO app essential). Pleasant wilderness in places. The trails are a bit busier.
PP and MM

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Diddan
Diddan

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

As mentioned in the comments, it is difficult to follow the route without the GPX file. Many paths are not always clearly visible at the start. A lovely walk on beautiful paths. Very hilly.
Magnificent resurgence of the Lez with a very strong amplitude.

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jean paul fargues
jean paul fargues

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant and quiet route despite the urban surroundings. GPS tracking is necessary to avoid route errors.

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DROP34
DROP34

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

I confirm that you need a GPS for this hike, given the multitude of trails. We did it without one, so we didn't follow the directions carefully. There are lots of people on the PR, but not on the smaller trails.

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gillesrasteiro@gmail.com
gillesrasteiro@gmail.com

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Walk with different landscapes

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celinemma
celinemma

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hike to be done with a GPS. The heath landscape remains very wild, and of course the source of the LEZ river is a lovely spot. Hike without any particular difficulties.

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