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Hiking holiday in France, Vallée du Tarn & Viaduc de Millau

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Hiking holiday in France Millau and Tarn valley.

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).

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Towns and interesting places along the walk:

Viaduc de Millau - St. Rome de Tarn - St.Affrique - Ayssènes - Castelnau-Pégayrols  -  Brousse-le-Château- Château de Creissels (Millau).

In the footprints of dinosaurs on last day.


  • 5 to 9 day trekking-packages.
  • Optional: alternately canoeing and walking stages from Millau towards Albi. Ask us!
  • Plus packages (B&B+all dinners in ** and *** hotels and one ***gîte).Viaduc de Millau
  • Walk: grade 2 to 3 on scale 0-7.
  • Hotels **  and *** 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.
  • cancelation-plus package possible
    • on this walk.
  • Find all travel information to get in the Grands Causses here.
 

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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. You will walk over the Larzac Causse to medieval towns such as St. Rome-de-Luzenéén, St.Affrique, Montjaux 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 Gorges of 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.

 

Packages Stages Prices

H21a - budget * and **  package: all details   * and **   hotels
H21b - standard **  package: all details   **   hotels
H21d - superior *** and ** package:  all   details   *** and **   hotels

 

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packages stages prices

Walk H21c - plus               
Millau Viaduc, the Raspes in Vallée du Tarn 		5
days		 6
days		 7
days		 8
days		 9
days		 Hotels
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.		 day1 day1 day1   day1 Creissels ***
pool
By the Causse du Larzac and the Viaduc de Millau.
15 or 17 km. Elevation gains: 450m.Transfer at arrival to St.Affrique		   day2
15 km		 day2
15 km		   day2
15 km		 St. Affriqu
Le Vern **/*** Chambre d'Hotes pool
Along the Tarn River valley to  St. Rome-de-Tarn.
20 or 12 km. Elevation gains: 200m.

Canoeing possible

 day2
20 km		 day3
16 km		 day3
16 km		   day3
16 km		 St. Rome de Tarn ***
pool
Through the Raspes du Tarn to Melvieu (19km)
Elevation gains: 300m. Short transfer if needed		         day4
19 km		 Melvieu
***/**
Walk to Ayssènes. 16 or 10 km. Elevation gains: 450m.
      day5
12 km
 Ayssènes **
Walk to Viala-du-Tarn. 16 km. Elevation gains: 470m. From Ayssènes 15 km. EG 310m     day4
16 km		   day6
15 km		 Viala-du-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.
18 km. Elevation gains: 400m.
Short transfer to Montjaux when starting from Viala du Tarn		 day3
19 km
 day4
19 km
 day5
19 km		   day7
19 km
 Castelnau Pégayrols
**/***
pool
Past Millau viaduct and footsteps of dinosaurs back to Millau and Creissels 
19 km . Elevation gains: -300m.		 day4
19 km
 day5
19 km		 day6
19 km		   day8
19 km		 Creissels
*** pool
End of the package after breakfast day5 day6 day7 day8 day9  

packages stages prices

H21-c
**plus packages
 
Basic rate in € p.p. in double room sharing.
Bags transfer, maps and written route instructions included
2019 B&B's Dinners Lunches Basic rate p.p.:
2p sharing room		 Supplement
July-Aug,
p.p.		 Supplement
1-person room		 Solo
all-in
 5 days  4  4  0  € 561  € 7  € 201  € 893
 6 days  5  5  0  € 703  € 7  € 258  € 1133
 7 days  6  6  0  € 792  € 12  € 289  € 1274
               
 9 days  8  8  0  € 1033  € 12  € 355  € 1646

You can book this trip here
Extra nights B&B Dinner Lunch Rate p.p.  2 p sharing room Supplement
July-Aug,
p.p.		 Suppl.
1-person
room		 Map and written instructions
for a roundwalk
Château de Creissels *** pool  yes  yes  no  € 94 € 0 € 58  free
St.Affrique *** Le Vern pool  yes  yes  no  € 79 € 0 € 55  free
St.Rome-de-Tarn *** pool  yes  yes  no  € 81 € 5 € 44  free
Castelnau Pégayrols **/*** pool  yes  yes  no  € 57 € 0 € 36  free
Not included:   Lunches. Price of lunches (take away picknicks) : 8 - 12 EURO.


Discount p.p. for groups and families
See terms and conditions of group discounts
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.
 
packages stages prices

 

 

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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