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La Ronda del Peiraire walk

Description

Duration: 4 hours 15 minutes – Distance: 15 km
From stonemasons to a sculpted landscape…
Packed with things to discover, this walk will take you in the footsteps of the ‘peiraires’ (traditional stonemasons).

Car park GPS coordinates: 43.611208, 2.399151
The walk begins at the site of the old Sidobre stone quarries, dating from before the advent of electricity. You will see the loading bays where ox-drawn carts used to come to load their cargo. You’ll also see the distinctive marks left by ‘cuhns’ – the tools used to prepare the rocks for cutting – some of which were abandoned because the stonemason, having gone off to war, never returned. At the ‘Croix des Carriers’, there’s a magnificent view over the Castraise plain and, on a clear day, as far as the Pyrenees.
As you wander along these paths lined with granite slabs, you’ll pass through beautiful beech woods, chestnut groves and other coniferous forests. And ever-present are these rocks and this sculpted landscape: the Anvil, the Trembling Rock of Lascombes, and so on. As you let your imagination wander, you’ll spot the ‘cow’ or the ‘shark’, and here and there small streams, marshy areas and undergrowth that keep the air pleasantly cool.

You can find full details of the route by downloading the attached PDF file.

Technical Information

Walking
Difficulty
Easy
Duration
4h15mn
Dist.
15 km
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Starting point

2 Avenue du Sidobre , 81490   Saint-Salvy-de-la-Balme
Lat : 43.611229Lng : 2.39918

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Environments

Forest location
Mountain view
Panoramic view
20 - 30 min from a train station by car
30 - 40 min walk to bus stop

Updated by

Office de Tourisme Sidobre Vals et Plateaux - 15/07/2026
www.sidobre-vallees-tourisme.com/
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Open period

All year round daily.

Contact

Phone : 05 63 74 63 38

Email : accueil@sidobretourisme.fr

Website : https://www.sidobre-vallees-tourisme.com/

Type of land

Rock
Ground
Not suitable for strollers

Animals

Yes

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Caution!
We have no information on the difficulty of this circuit. You may encounter some surprises along the way. Before you go, please feel free to inquire more and take all necessary precautions. Have a good trip! 🌳🥾