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Sur le Sentier de la Feuille Dorée

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 Office de Tourisme d'Auvillar http://www.auvillar.com/ot.php, contact: office.auvillar@wanadoo.fr 

 

A hike in the region Midi-Pyrénées

The route "Sentier de la Feuille Dorée" (Golden Leaf Path) presents many vegetal species, so that it would be possible to achieve a herbarium. The hike starts and ends in Auvillar, a very beautiful village, classified as one of the Most beautiful Villages in France. Indeed, Auvillar presents a rich medieval history, and its nature environment leads to musing on the way, either along the Garonne bank, or in the wood.


1- From the place of the old central market, go in the street Saint-Pierre on one side of the Tourist Office. In front of the church, turn to the right, and just after to the left. Continue straight ahead up to find a track on your left.
2- Take the track which goes towards the Garonne bank. Cross a Roman bridge, and continue up to the road D12.
3- Continue on the road opposite. At the next crossroads, go straight. Walk along the highway, leaving two roads on your left. Turn to the left.
4- This path goes into the forest and crosses the brook. Continue up to reach a road.
5- At the edge of the wood, in a residential area, continue straight ahead on the road which enters into the village. Walk past the street "rue des écoles" (on your right) and go on the street "rue des Bourdettes". At the crossing with the street of Sauvetat, turn to the right. Pass under the clock tower and go back to the place "de la Halle".

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General points

  • Geographic situation. District : Auvillar (department Tarn-et-Garonne)
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  • Starting point : Place de la Halle.
  • The length of the stroll is estimated at 3,5 Km and the walk duration is about 1 h 15 mn.
  • The stroll is marked out all along
  • Stroll form : loop
  • Stroll relief : hilly (alt. mini = 55 m ; alt. maxi = 145 m)
  • Maintenance : regular (right brushwood clearing)
  • Exposure : varied (both covered and uncovered areas)


Noteworthy places

Tour de l'Horloge. The clock tower goes back to the XVIIth century. It corresponds to a former city gate called "Porte Arnaud Othon", from a person who was Viscount of Auvillar.
Place de la Halle. This triangular medieval place is surrounded with houses dating from the XVIth, XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries. Some vestiges of the former fortifications and of the Fountain gate can still be distinguished.
La Halle. This is one of the rare circular market house in France. It was built in 1824 upon an ancient oblong market house. Inside, you can see metal corn-measures (the most recent ones) and stone corn-measures (the oldest ones).
Eglise Saint-Pierre. The church goes back to the XIth or XIIth century, but it was destroyed and rebuilt several times.

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Sur le Sentier de la Feuille Dorée
(code number : AUVILLA01P)
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