The Garonne trail - PR1

Departure and parking: Town Hall Square

THE TRAIL STEP BY STEP

1. Walk along the square to the left (church side) then turn left. Take the Allée des Platanes for 150m. Follow the footpath on the right. At the roundabout, turn right and continue for 300m.

2. Join the RD813, turn left, cross the pedestrian crossing and take the direction of RD51 for 180m. Arrive at a fork and turn right for 970m.

3. Take a footbridge and turn left. Follow the Lateral Canal for 685m. Take the canal bridge and continue straight for 520m. Turn right and follow for 875m. Turn left on the dirt road for 400m.

4. At the intersection, turn left for 150m, then take the dirt road to the right for 600m. (Alternative: turn right for 400m to go to the forest). Turn left for 1.675km.

5. At the intersection with the RD813, take the pedestrian crossing and walk for 160m along the road then go towards the municipal stadium on the right. Go around the stadium on the paved road. At the “Stop” sign, turn left for 70m. After the Calvary, turn right for 220m and take the dirt road below.

6. Cross the stream by the bridge and follow the La Mouline stream for 830m. Then take the footbridge and follow the Méric stream for 600m. At the intersection with a bridge and the road, turn left and drive 770m towards the Garonne.

7. On the left, follow the banks of the Garonne for 2.3 km.

8. At the intersection, turn right on the paved road for 500m, then left.

9. Go up 1.45km.

10. Turn left towards Lac de Mailliol, then turn right and go up the path.

11. Go up 300m, then turn left. Drive 200m then follow the lake for 300m. Take the path on the left and walk along the wall of the cemetery. 5

PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Distance: 17.2km
Duration: 3h30
Difficulty: Easy

TO SEE NEARBY
Canal lateral to the Garonne, plain and banks of the Garonne, lakes Maillol and St-Julien