Tour of Lac des Cammazes

This hike is very easy to follow, but bring sunscreen and water if you're doing it in the middle of summer!

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.13 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 173 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 179 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 612 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 540 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park at the exit of Les Cammazes (or in front of the Voûte Vauban tea room). If you want to be closer to the dam, you can try to park there, but there may not be any spaces available.

(S/E) Head east along Chemin de la Rigole and follow the stream.

(1) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead and you will reach the dam. Take the road on the dam.

(2) At the end of the dam, take the road on the right and go around the barrier. Make a hairpin turn to the right and follow the lake. Stay on the main road, as close to the lake as possible, and ignore all the turnings on the left.

(3) Cross the Sendou stream and make a hairpin turn to the right. Continue on the main road, staying as close to the lake as possible.

(4) Turn left onto the path that branches off from the lake. At the barrier, immediately take the path on the right at an acute angle with a slope. Pass the stone bridges.

(5) Cross the Sourette stream and ignore a path on the left immediately after.

(6) After about 200 metres, take a narrow path downhill on the right. At the bottom, turn left.

(7) Cross the Ruisseau du Dor and reach the lake. Continue straight ahead on the main path, on the south bank of the lake, ignoring all paths on the left.

(1) Follow the stream you followed on the way there to the left to return to the Cammazes car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 612 m - Parking at the Cammazes exit - Rigole de la Montagne noire (cours d'eau) -
  2. 1 : km 1.26 - alt. 580 m - Access - Barrage de Gravette
  3. 2 : km 1.64 - alt. 570 m - Exit from the dam
  4. 3 : km 5.29 - alt. 571 m - Sendou stream
  5. 4 : km 8.08 - alt. 592 m - Eastern tip of the lake
  6. 5 : km 8.6 - alt. 573 m - Sourette stream
  7. 6 : km 8.86 - alt. 582 m - Intersection
  8. 7 : km 9.09 - alt. 568 m - Dor stream - Sor (rivière)
  9. S/E : km 16.13 - alt. 612 m - Parking at the Cammazes exit

Notes

Half of the trail is in full sun, with an uphill gradient. Be sure to bring suitable clothing, sunscreen and drinks.
Not recommended for children.
Caution! You are walking along a hunting area.
The lake is a water catchment area. It is also a functioning dam, so don't even think about taking a dip!

Worth a visit

Very rich and dense local flora and fauna.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 44 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
annemarie31
annemarie31

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A peaceful, shaded route with beautiful views of the lake.

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PMOURET
PMOURET

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Route completed on a hot summer morning. Sunny at the start (km 3 to 8) and shaded for the second half of the route.
Crossing the small stream at km 9 at this time of year was a welcome opportunity to cool off.
Almost alone on the trail. Small picnic in the shade at km 12. Very pleasant.
No problems with the route, relatively easy to follow.
Completed in 3 hours without breaks to cool down.

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gb3541
gb3541

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

Easy hike, almost 20 km with a push to the Vauban arch at the end. There are a few spots missing for picnics in the middle, but you can picnic under the trees on the edge of a drainage bridge. Do this hike in summer, starting on the sunny side in the morning so you finish in the shade. Along the stream and the magnificent Vauban arch, the lake itself is as pretty as a dam lake... An easy hike to do with friends for a chat... and indeed full of wild strawberries.

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User 26086448

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

An easy and pleasant hike, perfect for an outing with friends or family, as you can walk side by side and chat without getting out of breath!

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User 26103230

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The weather wasn't great, but it was a beautiful, easy hike. And there were wild strawberries all along the way! The section along the stream is superb.

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User 8232691

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The scenery is magnificent, and the hike is pleasant. However, there is not much shade along the way

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Randolinette
Randolinette

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An exotic stroll (once you leave the Toulouse plain), which can also be explored by bike.

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Patou31
Patou31

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

We started at marker 1, the dam car park. Distance: 13.5 km. Easy forest track around the lake. Easy route popular with mountain bikes. Picnic at the bridge at the end of the lake, halfway along the route. From the same starting point, the loop downstream from the dam towards the Roquefort tower offers more variety.

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Ecureuils11#
Ecureuils11#

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 01, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The hike around Lake Cammazes is exactly as described. We set off from the village of Cammazes so that we could pass under the Vauban archway. This added 5 km to the round trip, making it 21 km in total, but with only 400 m of elevation gain and on a forest track all the way, it was very easy going.
A hike to recommend, with magnificent scenery, but a little long for children.

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ZITROERAILC
ZITROERAILC

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

The lake is full of water, it has rained recently so everything is very green and full of flowers, but the main path around the lake is a bit monotonous...

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VeroMont
VeroMont

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant and quiet.

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Lou valou
Lou valou

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 21, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very beautiful hike!

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Viveliane
Viveliane

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 28, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk around the lake. I was able to park easily near the dam. Most of the route is shaded (at least in the morning). However, there are few places to stop, apart from the stone bridge, which is a really nice spot where I saw two deer drinking before I arrived.

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Jeaclamer
Jeaclamer

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route, without too many hills, but of limited interest. The lake is the only thing worth seeing....

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Gisel
Gisel
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Group hike (23 people). No major difficulties. Be careful at points 5, 6 and 7 to stay on the right path. After point 7, we decided to continue towards the mountain stream (junction at a place called "La Forge") to change scenery. We continued along the stream (magnificent trees) until just before the stele, where we took the path on the right that brought us back to the path running along the lake shore. A peaceful, easy and very pleasant hike.

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