The V81 is particularly pleasant, and particularly between Saint-Girons and Foix where it is often shaded, its tunnels are lit as hikers pass. And although it can sometimes be very close to the road, neighboring road traffic is easily overlooked.
The advantage of these greenways is also to have a low slope.

Saint-Girons, Castelnau-Durban, La Bastide-de Sérou, are worth a detour and a stopover, like many other places, in particular the site of Labouiche and its underground river.

The greenway leads to Vernajoul and arrangements have been made in part to reach Foix.

The departure after Saint-Girons is very poorly indicated, you have to take the exit of the city and the last roundabout in the direction of the Travelers' area (or what remains of it) to find this departure which is superb, shaded between two retaining walls covered with greenery.

We must salute the commitment of local authorities in these developments, we must use these routes, and talk about them to show that these investments have their usefulness, if only to revitalize, thanks to ecotourism, the economy of neglected municipalities. by new roads.

If you do not know the site, AFV3, Association for the development of Véloroutes et des Voies Vertes, maintains a map of French greenways:

af3v.org

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PinionRadlerJan

June 23, 2023

Nice landscape but not so nice for cycling tour from the surface.
Lots of bad sections, lots of mixed use.
Unfortunately wasted potential.
More information: af3v.org/les-voies-vertes/voies/279-search_tag and fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligne_de_Foix_%C3%A0_Saint-Girons?wprov=sfla1

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Floréal

April 20, 2025

The greenway from St-Giron to Foix (which I always did in the direction Foix to St-Giron) is the most beautiful part of the greenway which in total goes to (almost) Boussens. It is a slightly hilly section with the most beautiful landscapes!

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