Tour of the Espinet Peninsula

In the commune of Saint-Gérons, on the banks of the Saint-Étienne-Cantalès dam lake, a footpath circles the Presqu’île d'Espinet. This path is right at the water's edge and a little narrow between points (3) and (4): it is best to avoid pushchairs.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 2.41 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 0h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 24 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 21 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 531 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 514 m

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Description of the walk

Departure from the car park near the campsites and the peninsula's leisure centre.

(S/E) At the back of the car park, turn left and go down the road towards the leisure centre beach.

(1) At the end of the road, continue along the dirt track between the rocks and follow the lake on your left. Continue until you reach a Himalayan footbridge.

(2) Leave the footbridge and take the path on the right. Walk along the lake to the tip of the peninsula.

(3) Make a sharp right turn and, at the fork that appears immediately, take the left path. Follow the lake to a house.

(4) Go around the house on the right, towards a campsite. Before the house, go up on the right to the campsite. Go through the narrow passage between the fence (low fence) of the house and that of the campsite (high fence) (photo). Reach a dead end and follow it to the right.

(5) You will come out onto a road. First turn left then right to quickly return to the car park where you started (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 525 m - Car park - Passerelle Himalayenne du Lac de Saint Etienne Cantalès
  2. 1 : km 0.16 - alt. 520 m - Leisure centre beach
  3. 2 : km 0.58 - alt. 519 m - Himalayan footbridge
  4. 3 : km 1.38 - alt. 517 m - Tip of the peninsula
  5. 4 : km 1.93 - alt. 518 m - House
  6. 5 : km 2.29 - alt. 531 m - Road
  7. S/E : km 2.41 - alt. 525 m - Car park - Passerelle Himalayenne du Lac de Saint Etienne Cantalès

Notes

Snack bars along the route.

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

3.7 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.3 / 5
Route interest
3.7 / 5
gromiko
gromiko

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 30, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This route is quite pleasant to follow, with beautiful views of the lake along the way.
However, please note that stage 4 is not possible. The house mentioned and the campsite have put up fencing and blocked the way. You will need to go back up the hill well before the house mentioned to cross a field before rejoining the Chemin de la Rivière.

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Clo 52
Clo 52

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

With the high temperatures of this third week of June, we really enjoyed this route on two peninsulas separated by a beautiful footbridge, mostly shaded and very easy to follow.

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User 22405763

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

It is impossible to walk around the Espinet peninsula, probably because the lake is too high, but it would have been nice if tourists had been informed of this fact.

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