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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:

Millau - St. Rome de Tarn - St. Affrique - Ayssènes - Castelnau-Pégayrols - Millau.

In the footprints of dinosaurs on last day. 

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Viaduc de Millau
Millau, Pont Lerouge and Viaduc de Millau


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Rambling on quiet footpaths is a nice way of experiencing the very divers French countryside.

Past and under the viaduct of Millau
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-Luzençon, 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 des Raspes in Vallée 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 kmis possible. Ask for it at booking.



Tarn valley between Brousse-le-Château and Broquiès: canoe trip from Broquiès


Pictures of the Tarn Valley

As with all other tours of La Ligne Verte you'll spend 90% of the walk on tracks and single tracks. Villages you will pass are small villages with up to 200 inhabitants. Millau is a town with 20.000 inhabitants. In between the villages, with the necessary stores, you will pass farms but no shops and you will have to to take your lunch with you. The hotels can provide a take away picnic (price 8,- to 12,-).
You will walk 3 to 4 kman hour.

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Walk H21 - plus
Millau Viaduc,
Raspes in Vallée du Tarn 		5
days		 6
days		 7
days		 Hotels
Plus Tour
Arrival in Millau (roundwalk to the waterfalls of Creissels possible). Do do the round walk you should arrive in the morning or else book an extra night.
7, 12 or 17 km. Elevation gains: 100 or 300m.		 day 1 day 1 day 1 Hôtel La Capelle ***
Center of town
Climbing onto the Lévézou plateau to the first Chambre d'hotes Rouviaguet.
20 km. Elevation gains: 200m. 		    Dag 2
16 km		 Castelnau Pégayrols
***
zwembad
Through the Muse Valley you walk to Tarn River and St.Rome-de-Tarn.
20 km. Elevation gains: 200m. 		Dag 2
20 km		 Dag 2
16 km		 Dag 3
16 km		 Auberge de Saint Rome. St Rome-de-Tarn **
By the Causse de Montjaux you walk to Viala du Tarn. Views on the Larzac Causse and the Viaduc de Millau. 16 of 18 km. Elevation gains: 470m. Dag 3
17 km		 Dag 4
17 km		 Viala-du-Tarn **
300m climb to the Lévézou. 16 or 10 km beatful vieuws on the Causse du Larzac, the Cevennes and the Montagne Noir.
Dag 5
17 km		 La Jourdanie
**
After a short transfer to Viala-du-Tarn or Montjaux, You walk up the plateau du Lévézou through the valley of the Muse. Via Castelnau Pégayrols, a Unesco site. Overnight in *** Chambre d'Hôtes with a pool.
11 or 19 km. Elevation gains: 400m.		 Dag 3
19 km
 Dag 4
19 km
   Castelnau Pégayrols
***
zwembad
Past Millau viaduct and in the footsteps of dinosaurs back to Millau
19 km . Elevation gains: -300m.		 day 4
19 km
 day 5
19 km		 day 6
19 km		 Hôtel La Capelle ***
Center of town
End of the package after breakfast day 5 day 6 day 7  

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H21
**/***plus packages
Basic rate in p.p. - double room sharing.
Bags transfer, maps and written route instructions included
2025
 BnB's Dinners Basic rate p.p.:
2p sharing room		 Suppl.
HS p.p.		 Supplement
1-person room
5 days 4 2 686 34 214
6 days 5 3 809 34 254

You can book this trip here.

Extra nights BnB   Dinner Rate p.p. 2 p sharing room Suppl.
HS p.p.		 Suppl.
1-person
room
Millau, Hôtel La Capelle ***
yes yes 68 17 54
Castelnau Pégayrols
**/*** pool 		yes yes 66 2 43

  • Not included: Lunches.

  • Price solo package: 156 % x basic_rate_p.p.. Bags transfer and single room supplement included.

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Discount p.p. for small groups and families
See terms and conditions of group discounts
Parties van 3 personen :   4 % p.p.
Parties van 4 personen :   5 % p.p.
Parties van 5 personen :   6 % p.p.
Parties van 6 personen :   7 % p.p.
Parties van 7 personen :   7 % p.p.
Parties van 8 personen :   8 % p.p.

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


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