Outings in the Aveyron

A micro region with a complex but very pleasant and attractive relief to be enjoyed when the weather is fine.

Several solutions, a large loop or a smaller loop. You can leave your car in Bar if you want to follow a short loop, and leave another one in Laurélie, starting point. In Laurélie, climb up (signposted) towards Bor along the path through the…

This short and varied walk offers beautiful views over the mountains around Mélagues. Walk up along the GR 71, past Cayourtes and Planquettes Farms to Mélagues along the path which children once used to get to school.

In the 1950s, the quil (small tower) was built by the shepherd Léon Gastines, who used to watch the flocks in Les Planquettes. As he watched his flocks, stone by stone, over the days and weeks, the tower started to take shape and became a pretty…

Easy short walk offering you the chance to admire the wild and rural surroundings of Mélagues. Pass the Vayssède Farm and make your way to the village via the ford over the Thalis Nuéjouls confluence.

Pleasant walk, admire the exceptional plant and animal life along the mountain paths and trails and breathe the fresh fragrance of the wild plants to be found along the way.

Admire the beautiful views over the farms of Mélagues during this short walk. Pass behind the forestry house and return to Mélagues via the small wooden bridge.

This adventurous walk offers magnificent views over the mountains of Aveyron and Hérault from the O.N.F watchtower. Pass the Cayla Forestry House and walk past Rascas Lake (D.F.C.I. water reserve). Return to Mélagues via the GR71.

Discover the Peyrebrune Tower, which still bears witness to a tumultuous past.

A stroll along the trails and paths linking La Besse and Villefranche-de-Panat. It will delight young and old.

Small easy walk with a low gradient (rising Verdier) on a path of earth and stones. You can contemplate the valley of Saint-Julien in Capdenac High, from the Cross of Verdier. Thank you to respect nature. Good ride!

A hike in the heart of the town of La Couvertoirade, where you will discover a landscape caussenard, vestiges of the past (rock shelters, cazelles dry stone walls and enclosures, caussenardes farms with their traditional architecture), a kind…

Travel along the splendid mule trail or “laisse”, which was once planted with vines. It was created by the Knights Hospitaller to connect La Bastide-Pradines with the Saint-Félix-de-Sorgues commandery, and passed through Viala-du-Pas-de-Jaux.…