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Hiking in Gers

60

routes

8.5 km

median distance

83 m

median elevation gain

Slopes, and nothing but slopes. Pujaudran, L'Isle-Jourdain, Monbrun, Mauvezin and Gimont sit in the Lomagne and the Savès, where the ground undulates without ever asking more than a few dozen metres per climb.

The landscape is farmed and rolling: sunflowers, wheat, armagnac vines, brick farmhouses and arcaded medieval bastides. Rural lanes are plentiful and often deserted.

This is a department to walk for the landscape and the heritage rather than the effort, with the Pyrenees on the horizon on a clear day.

When to go — Spring and autumn first: Gers summers run hot, and the dirt tracks turn sticky after rain.

OpenRando lists 60 hiking routes in Gers. The median distance is 8.5 km, and most routes fall between 4.5 and 14.7 km — from an afternoon loop to a full day out.

The terrain stays gentle: median elevation gain is 83 m, and even the hilliest routes rarely exceed 149 m. Good ground for long outings without the climbing.

The most common starting points cluster around: Pujaudran, L'Isle-Jourdain, Monbrun, Mauvezin, Gimont, Ségoufielle. Every route comes with its GPX track, elevation profile and interactive map.

Longest routes in Gers

  • Boucle Centre de Gimont – Étang de la Gimone au départ de Giscaro19.4 km
  • Boucle Centre de Gimont – Étang de la Gimone au départ de Gimont18.3 km
  • Boucle Église de Mauvezin – Étang de Mauvezin au départ de Mauvezin16.5 km

All routes in Gers