Sor Valley Trail

Date of your route : Oct 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Sunday outing in the Sor Valley; the route is similar to that of the Hauteurs de Gravette, but a little longer, through chestnut trees, with the Autan wind blowing: a four-hour hike... with the same rocky section (points 8) still as perilous as ever...

when it's good, it's really good!

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Date of your route : Apr 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk. Most of the elevation gain is at the start and then right at the end. We altered the final section to follow the course of the River Sor as closely as possible, right down to the foot of the dam. It’s very easy to follow using the GPX track. We didn’t use the route description.

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Date of your route : Nov 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

This walk has been in existence since 1997; we did it in 2003. Leaving aside the signposting, which dates from that time and has now become almost invisible, the route descriptions in the book *Balades à pied en Montagne Noire* (published by Chamina and revised in 1997), covering the old route, and the Visorando guide, which details the new route incorporating the closure of a private path following its purchase by a farmer, are comparable. From this comparison, it appears that the Visorando guide is more detailed, but also more confusing! Part of the confusion stems from the questionable choice of terms and directions used, which are open to interpretation.
It’s a shame that the Visorando guide doesn’t include the route to the viewpoint overlooking the Roquefort tower.
Same observation as on the other guides: the red route line should be translucent so that you can see what type of path/track/road lies beneath it.

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Very poorly signposted; you need to have Visiorando open to make sure you don’t go the wrong way.
Nothing to see, no interest at all; a dull walk.

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Date of your route : Aug 05, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

The start of the walk along the Vauban canal is very pleasant, right up to the dam.
After that, you’re surrounded by trees and ferns, with no views at all, almost right up to the last fifth of the route.
You then head downhill through the undergrowth, with a few streams to cross, which makes the walk a bit more interesting.

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moderate hike

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Date of your route : Jun 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful route, though the signposting was average and a few clearings have spoiled the landscape, particularly between points 5 and 6. The large transformer mentioned at point 5 is a metal cabinet hidden amongst the vegetation; it is only the sound of the transformer that gives away its presence.
We very much hope to do this walk again in September or a little later in the season, when the deciduous trees have taken on their autumn colours.
GLZ 31

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Date of your route : Jun 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The same applies here as above.

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