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Raspes du Tarn in Tarn Valley (Nature Park des Grands Causses).

• 5 to 9 days French walking trip. You can extend your journey with extra restdays or extra walking days in any of the hotels of this walk-tour.
•  ** & *** hotels
• Dogs allowed
• You can start your walk any day of the week between March 15th and October 15th.
• Cancelling-plus package possible
on this walk.
• Find all travel information to get in the Grands Causses here.

St. Affrique → St.Rome de Tarn → Viala du Tarn → Melvieu → Broquiès → Brousse-le-Château →  St. Affrique

In this part of the Tarn Valley you will enjoy the quiet, in hilly landscape, also called the avants-causses (the first limestone plateaus of the area) walking down the valley of chestnut woods. 
In July and August you will be able to do a easy canoe trip in Broquiès where you'll have a swimming pool as well.
The hills are no higher than 700, elevation gains no more than 250m. 

You walk past some old villages and towns such as Viala-du-Tarn, Montjaux and Brousse (8- to 12-days walk) with its 9^th - 13^th century castle is one of the "Plus beau villages de France".  St.Affrique is an nice town with a market  Saturday morning.
A lightg hiking tour. You'll enjoy the quiet of the valley of the Tarn far away from daily hustle and bustle not to mention the Aveyronese menus.

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

Click here for the website of the Raspes Tourist Office

 

History

Many different cultures have made their mark on the area of Aveyron and the evidence of very early civilisations is shown in the stone monuments and rich architecture of the past, which include dolmens, menhirs, fortresses, fortified castles, abbeys, churches and in the rock worn out cart tracks.

 

The Romans were in Aveyron from 118BC. The road which linked Rodez and Millau was littered with villas and grand estates.

It also connected to the Via Domitia, giving access to the whole Roman Empire.

In fact Millau was one of the largest centres of pottery production in the Roman Empire.

 

 

Day distances 11 - 15 km (minimal), average 13 km.

Daily elevation gains: 100 - 300m.
Starting day: every day from March 15th - October 15th.

Dogs allowed.
 

Surf here for some pictures of  Tarn Valley.

 

St. Affrique

 

You can book this walk as a budget package too. Click here for all details.

 

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