Maps and topos

The Tarn rises on Mont Lozère, the highest peak in the Cévennes, and flows into the Garonne at Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave. The GR® 736 follows its course, discovering majestic canyons, bridges of remarkable architecture (Millau Viaduct), picturesque villages (Peyre), passing through the wooded relief of the Cévennes and the vast plateaux of the Grands Causses. The tour ends in Albi, a city of heritage in shades of pink or ochre, depending on the light.

From the highlands of Aubrac to the garrigues of Languedoc, the Chemin de Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert has long been an attractive itinerary.

A “roumieu” path lined with crosses since the Middle Ages, an ancient transhumance route, a trade route since Antiquity, it leads to a varied architectural heritage and prestigious natural sites: Aubrac, Causse de Sauveterre, Gorges du Tarn, Causse Méjean, Parc National des Cévennes, Massif de l’Aigoual, Cirque de Navacelles.

Over 10 days roaming through the Aubrac, a vast volcanic plateau of meadows and lakes. Situated between Aveyron, Cantal and Lozère, it offers a multitude of possibilities for loops of between 2 and 8 days’ walking. A major breeding ground for Aubrac cows, it is also the birthplace of Laguiole knives, an emblematic village in the heart of the Aubrac Regional Nature Park.

A 10-day itinerary in the foothills of the Massif Central before the valleys of the Cevennes, where agro-pastoralism is still very much alive. Several choices of 2 to 4-day loop itineraries. Between Mont Lozère and Causse Méjean, a land of moorland and granite crossed by the Tarn and its gorges.