Saint-Projet (Tarn-et-Garonne) walks

Discover the landscape around the Mas de Monille farmhouse inn, not far from the Château de la Reine Margot. Le Mas de Monille allows hikers to park in their car park.

This hike combines two shortPR® trails published by the Quercy-Rouergue Community of Communes, linked by a road and aGRP® trail. Through oak woods, fields and meadows, the route offers typical examples of Quercy rural architecture: bolet houses, dovecotes, wash houses and old farms.

Discover the source of a stream (the intermittent Cros stream) and its cave. The walk crosses woods and fields and offers views of numerous small heritage sites (low walls, cazelles, wells, crosses, church). The path passes by the foot of the Saillagol mill, which has been restored and is in operation on certain dates.

A hike on the Beauregard limestone plateaus, in the heart of a landscape sculpted by pastoralism and our Gallic ancestors.

This hike on the Limogne plateau allows you to discover the rich rural heritage of this region, including the beautiful traditional Quercy houses with their distinctive gabled roofs. Most of the route is not officially marked, but it always follows well-marked rural stone paths.

This hike allows you to discover a rich architectural heritage and beautiful landscapes near Caylus, in Tarn-et-Garonne. The return journey is on tarmac, as there is no alternative, but the road is pleasant and quiet, except for the last kilometre.

A circuit around Caylus rich in heritage. An ancient Roman road, stone crosses, dolmens... and continuing 2-3 km at the end, a detour to the petrifying waterfall (not included in the route described below) Thanks to the website tourisme-tarnetgaronne.fr

Walk in the Causses du Quercy Regional Nature Park. Enjoy the wild beauty of nature and magnificent scenery. See a typical Quercy village, a 13th-century priory, majestic dolmens and caselles (gariottes). Photography enthusiasts, get your cameras ready.

This lovely walk will take you along a variation ofthe GRP® trail that runs alongside the Ruisseau des Sietges (a tributary of the La Lère), the beautiful hamlets of Perrière (restored houses, stone walls, carved calvary and cazelle) and Saint-Symphorien (a former 15th-century priory, cemetery with dry stone enclosures, spring and restored stone basin). Part of the route is through woodland (magnificent boxwood paths) and the return journey is along quiet little roads on the limestone plateau.

Set off on a route around Limogne-en-Quercy. You will pass the village wash house at the Place des Étoiles viewpoint. You will then take a path back to the village centre.

Themed trail exploring the origins of the earth, with paths leading through an old phosphate mine. Starting from the square in front of Bach Town Hall, follow the Yellow ‘Les Phosphatières’ trail for 9 km. Roman ruins along the route, including a well, a wash house and, above all, cazelles – stone shelters.

This circular walk offers a wide variety of landscapes, alternating between open fields, wooded slopes and cool valleys. The route passes through former agricultural areas, downy oak woods, dry stone walls and typical Quercy region dwellings.

Along the route, walkers pass through a wide variety of natural environments and landscapes. Intermittent watercourses: the bed of the Lère Morte, visible depending on the season. Former farming areas, evidence of an agricultural past linked in particular to hemp production. Riparian forest and wooded slopes: cool, shady areas dominated by mosses and undergrowth. Downy oak forests: stands adapted to stony, dry soils. Limestone cliffs: rock formations marking the relief of the causse. The route offers a succession of contrasting landscapes: fields, forest, open valley, cliffs, causse.

A very natural walk, along narrow paths lined with dry stone walls, in the shade of the gnarled oaks of the Causse. It is enjoyable in all seasons. The magnificent Source de Buzou is the starting point for this walk, which will take you to the highest point in the commune of Limogne.

Springs, wells, cazelles, gariottes, dry-stone walls, hamlets nestled in the heart of the countryside – enough to delight any walker. There’s no doubt about it: you’re on the Limogne Causse! Nature and local heritage are at the heart of this walk.

Walk in the Bonnette valley between fields and forest with views of the Château de Cas and a strange rock formation known as Rocher Tremblant. You will pass two mills that have been converted into homes, a restored old church, a restored old bread oven and other small stone structures typical of our region (low walls, cazelles, etc.).

In this beautiful region of Rouergue, near Saint-Antonin, Caylus and the Bonnette valley, we walk along paths and through valleys, passing mills, beautiful Rouergate buildings, chapels and wash houses.

This loop allows you to discover the Causse in all its different aspects: cultivated areas, wooded areas, dry stone walls bordering the plots and the crossing of hamlets with typical Quercy houses.

Walk between limestone plateaus and valleys, dry stone walls and a 17th-century dovecote in the hamlet of Racanière.

This easy route with little elevation gain offers two attractions: the chance to discover a rich and varied rural heritage (visit Vaylats and the surrounding hamlets) and a stroll through wild countryside (typical Causse vegetation). The walk begins in a landscape of meadows and fields and continues through dry grasslands and woods.

Walk on the limestone plateau of the hamlet of Mordagne with views of the Bonnette valley.

A circular route that will take you a little higher up before descending again, following the Darse stream which flows into the Massar sinkhole. Several fountains along the route.

Hike through agricultural land, alternating between the stony paths of the Causse plateau to the west and the chestnut forests typical of the Ségala region to the south-east. Remarkable rural heritage punctuates the trail: cazelles and garriottes, stone bread ovens, wash houses and Quercy houses with conical roofs. This route is marked along its entire length: aPR®: yellow markings (namedPR®2on the wooden signs) which sometimes follows theGRP® route: red and yellow markings.

1-hour discovery hike. You will discover several dolmens, including Bois Del Rey, Bois de Galtier, Devès des Gleyettes and the Cloup des Gleyettes basin.

A route to explore the dolmens of Bois del Rey, Bois de Galtier and Devès des Gleyettes, as well as the Cloup des Gleyettes basin.     

Walk between the limestone plateau and the valley with old mossy box trees, views of the Roc d'Anglars, and the discovery of a cave and the Trou de la Gourgue with its turquoise blue water that supplies part of the village of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val.

Hike in different environments with the damp valley floor and drier hillsides, discovering old mills, an old quarry and a cave.

A lovely ten-kilometre walk around the beautiful village of Escamps, starting along the beautiful iris path, then truffle fields, and finally the dry stream of the Combe de la Valse. Little elevation gain for mainly limestone plateau landscapes.

This countryside hike starts in the small village of Verfeil-sur-Seye and takes you through woods, shady valleys and plateaus to the former Cistercian abbey of Beaulieu-en-Rouergue, now a contemporary art centre, located in a truly green setting. This makes up for the short off-trail section, which requires attention, a good sense of direction and... strong legs.

This circular walk starts from Saint-Clair de Margue, a hamlet belonging to Salvagnac-Carjac. On this walk, you will walk along roads without meeting anyone. You will take paths between low walls that mark the boundaries of plots of land. You will see magnificent landscapes on both sides. You will be in the shade most of the time, but also in the sun on other sections. You will discover the Gouffre de l'Oule.

A route not far from Martiel, offering views and a chance to commune with nature.

This circular route links the villages of Concots and Escamps. It follows the old roads towards Puylaroque and Lalbenque from Concots.The route is particularly rich in interest, featuring, on its eastern half, works of art created by local artists. There are also numerous points of interest showcasing the natural and cultural heritage, and two stops on the ‘My Village, My Fossil’ route featuring species discovered in the Quercy phosphate mines.Why ‘cheMain’? Like the handprints of our ancestors on the walls of the Cabrerets cave, which have been adopted as the emblem of the Causses du Quercy Regional Nature Park.This hand, coloured red or white, indicates the direction to follow in a clockwise direction along the route.Keep your eyes peeled.

Eight-shaped loop through the Cirque de Vènes and the village of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie. Remarkable towpath to Bouziès, then return via the Causse and the Chemin de Croix.

This hike takes you above the medieval village of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie and offers multiple viewpoints for beautiful photos of the village. Moderator's note Old description, GPS or Visorando app useful