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Hiking holiday in France
Vallée du Tarn & Viaduc de Millau

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From Creissels (at 2 km from Millau) following river Tarn you'll walk in Western direction passing under the Millau viaduct in a loop of several days back to Creissels (see picture below).
Towns and interesting places along the walk:

Viaduc
de Millau - St. Rome de Tarn - Castelnau-Pégayrols - Le Viala-du-Tarn - Montjaux - footprints of dinosaurs - Ayssènes - Broquiès - Brousse-le-Château - St. Affrique.
  • 5 to 10 trekking days with option of extra (rest or walking) days.
     
  • Plus packages (B&B+all dinners in ** and *** hotels and one ***gîte).
     
  • Walk: grade 2 to 3 on scale 0-7.
     
  • **  and *** Hotels with toilet and shower/bath en suite in room
     
  • Dogs allowed without extra costs.
     
  • Start and end in Creissels at 2 km from Millau from March 15th to October 31st.
     
  • Bags transfers included. 
     
  • Not included: Lunches. Price of lunches (take away picknicks) : 8 - 11 EURO.

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  • Cancelling-plus package possible
  • on this walk.
     
  • Find all travel information to get in the Grands Causses here.
 

http://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/visite_virtuelle/index_uk.htm

Rambling on quiet footpaths is a nice way of experiencing the very divers French countryside. All along Tarn river nature will please bird- and plant and quiet lovers.
Past and under the viaduct of Millau (a beautiful design of a British architect) you will walk into Pays de Roquefort and Tarn valley. In a Provence like scenery you'll walk over the Larzac Causse to medieval towns such as St. Rome-de-Luzençon and St. Rome-de-Tarn. In Tarn valley you'll walk to Castelnau Pégayrols, a UNESCO protected site. In a beautifull gîte with pool you'll stay one or two nights. Past a small hamlet in a dead-end valley and after a climb to Montjaux you will enjoy the farsights on Causses, the Cevennes Mountains and the Millau Viaduct. From here you will heading to the Raspes du Tarn.


The hotel-keepers will pamper you with their outstanding cuisine.
Starting day: every day.

Elevation gains: once or twice 200 - 400m a day

Day distances: 11-20 km. A daily maximum of 14 kms is possible. Ask for it at booking.

 
Pictures of the Tarn Valley
 

As with all other tours of La Ligne Verte you'll spend 90% of the walk on (single) tracks and unpaved roads. Villages you will pass are small villages with up to 200 inhabitants. Millau is a town with 20000 peopleIn between the villages, with the necessary stores, you will pass farms but will need to take your lunch with you. The hotels can provide a take away picknick (price € 8,- to € 12,-).
You will walk 3 to 4 kms an hour.

 

 

 

 

Walk H21c - plus               
Millau Viaduc, the Raspes in Vallée du Tarn
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Plus Tour
Arrival in Creissels (near Millau) and short or long roundwalk to the waterfalls  of Creissels. Do do the long round walk you should arrive in the morning or else book an extra night. 
3, 8 or 13 km. Elevation gains: 100 or 300m.
Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Creissels **/***
Along the Tarn rivervalley to  St. Rome-de-Tarn.
20 km. Elevation gains: 200m.
Day 2 Day 2 Day 2 Day 2 Day 2 Day 2 St. Rome de Tarn
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Transfer from Tarn valley up to the Plateau du Lévézou. Panoramic views on the Causses, the viaduct and the Cevennes. Walk from Viala-du-Tarn to Melvieu (19 km) .
21 km. Elevation gains: 300m.

Day 3 Day 3
Day 3
Day 3
Day 3
Melvieu
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Walk to Broquiès. Up to the plateau and back down in the valley. Transfer back to Ayssènes.
19 km. Elevation gains: 240m.
Next day a transfer to St. Rome-de-Tarn


Day 4
Day 4
Day 4
Day 4
Broquiès **
Walk to The Brousse-le-Château ("l'un des plus beau villages de France") with its 9th and 13th centurty Castle. 11 or 17 km. Elevation gains: 400m.
Next day transfer in to St. Rome-de-Tarn or St. Izaire
      Day 5
Day 5
Day 5
Brousse-le-Château **
Start with a transfer to St. Izaire (16th century castle). Walk to St.Affrique, nice southern city with market every Saturdays morning. 11 or 20 km. Elevation gains: 200m.
Next day transfer to St. Rome-de-Tarn.
     
Day 6
Day 6
St. Affrique **
Walk to St. Rome-de-Tarn. 17 km. Elevation gains: 240m.      

Day 7
St. Rome de Tarn ***
Walk up the slopes of the Tarn through the beautiful valley of the Muse. Past the UNESCO site of Castelnau-Pégayrols, a Unesco labeled  town. Overnight in a *** Chambre d' hôtes with pool.
20 km. Elevation gains: 400m.
Transfer in 7 and in 8 days trip to St. Rome-de-Tarn.
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5 Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Castelnau Pégayrols
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Past Millau viaduct and footsteps of dinosaurs back to Millau and Creissels 
19 km .
Elevation gains: -300m.
Day 4
Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Creissels
**/***
Leave after breakfast Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10  

 H21c   Plus package.   Basic rate: in €   p.p. in double room, sharing.
 2010 B&B Dinners Lunches  Basic rate  Suppl. single room Solo all-in Bags transfer
H21c 5 days 4 4 0 470 126 679 Included
H21c 6 days 5 5 0 593 155 873 Included
H21c 7 days 6 6 0 697 171 1023 Included
H21c 8 days 7 7 0 793 186 1167 Included
H21c 9 days 8 8 0 889 215 1307 Included
H21c 10 days 9 9 0 984 255 1438 Included
You can book this trip here
 Extra nights B&B Diner Lunch Price p.p. Route notes Suppl. single room Bags transfer
Creissels **/*** Yes Yes No 75 Free 32 N.A.
St. Rome-de-Tarn *** pool Yes Yes No 86 Free 30 N.A.
Melvieu **/*** Yes Yes No 67 Free 29 N.A.
Broquiès ** pool Yes Yes No 59 Free 18 N.A.
Brousse-le-Château ** Yes Yes No 53 Free 17 N.A.
St. Affrique ** Yes Yes No 67 Free 29 N.A.
Castelnau Pégayrols /*****  pool Yes Yes No 59 Free 24 N.A.


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Parties of  3 persons :   5 % p.p.
Parties of  4 persons :   7 % p.p.
Parties of  5 persons :   9 % p.p.
Parties of  6 persons : 10 % p.p.
Parties of  7 persons : 11 % p.p.
Parties of  8 persons : 12 % p.p.

For booking this tour, please complete our booking form.

 

Other packages of this walk in Tarn valley:
H21a - budget (* and **)  package: all details
H21b - standard (**)  package: all details
H21d - superior (*** and **) package:  all   details

 



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