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Albi - Millau : light or moderate Walks on Tarn Valley Trail Daily walks 14 - 20 km or more / 9 - 13 miles Home Grands Causses Walking Tarn Valley H33AM-sup*** packages |
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Light (short or long) walks in Tarn valley
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Albi
Pictures of the valley of the Tarn
The landscape of the Tarn is Mediterranean in character. The beautiful small city of Albi nestles on the River Tarn's banks, dominated by its magnificent cathedral whose fortifications are testimony to more turbulent times during which Albi and surrounding settlements such as Ambialet were attacked first as part of the crusades to suppress the Cathar heresy and later in the Wars of Religion. As you follow the course of the river eastwards, you pass villages of mellow stone-work, and discover the valley unspoiled and full of cultural interest. Staying in comfortable hotels, you will discover the distinctive, rich cuisine of the region, and its excellent wines, such as the flinty Gaillac whites.
Terrain: riverside tracks and woodland paths
Hotels: 3*** and
some 2** hotels.
Lunches can be ordered at the hotels for the next morning. No shops
in Ambialet, Villeneuve sur Tarn, Brousse-le-Château and Castelnau
Pégayrols.
Climate: this southern region enjoys a lovely Mediterranean
climate, with a hot summer and warm spring and autumn. Temperatures
average 19C in May and October, 25C in June and September, and 27C in
the height of summer.
Tarn Valley
Starting point: Hotel Mercure ****in Albi. End in Millau (Château de Creissels****)
ALBI is a beautiful,
Southern town along the Tarn river. with a beautiful lively orange-red
brick old streets, alike Toulouse, which is only 75 km away, its cathedral
(of the times of the Cathars) and its Museum Toulouse Lautrec, it is
a perfect start and end for a cultural, gastronomic moderate (walking
as well as cycling) vacation.
Walking through the Vallée de l'Amitiee of the Tarn you will be walking to the meander of Tarn River at Ambialet.
GR736 in Tarn valley at Ambialet
Brousse-le-Château
Lovely villages on your way like Plaisance and Coupiac with 16th century castle and Brousse-le-Chateau at Tarn river with 9th and 13th century castle.
You will enjoy the views on the Cevennes mountains, the Monts de
Lacaune and even the Pyrénées if the weather is right.
Altitude:
200 - 600m, 95 % walking on footpaths.
For a light canoe trip with some rapids you can go (at 1500m from guesthouse ITIVAL) to the canoe base Canoe/Kayak at the bridge on Tarn River(Pont du Navech) at 500m from Broquiès, Tel.: 0688 966 908. From May to October, without reservation in July and August.
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Schedule of the H33-Albi-Millau, short stages |
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| Hotels H33sup Albi-Millau | 6 days | 7 days | 8 days | 9 days | 10 days | |
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| Albi **** BnB | d 1 | d 1 | d 1 | d 1 | d 1 | |
| Ambialet *** DBB pool | d 2 | d 2 | d 2 | |||
| Plaisance *** pool DBB | d 3 Transfer to Villeneuve possible |
d 2 Transfer to Ambialet or Villeneuve |
d 2 Transfer to Ambialet or Villeneuve |
d 3 Transfer to Villeneuve possible |
d 3 Transfer to Villeneuve possible |
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| St.Izaire-Janolles Rêves d'Aveyron DBB |
d 3 Transfer to Brousse-le-Château or Coupiac |
d 3 Transfer to Brousse-le-Château r Coupiac |
d 4 Transfer to Brousse-le-Château r Coupiac |
d 4 Transfer to Brousse-le-Château r Coupiac |
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| St.Izaire-Janolles Rêves d'Aveyron DBB |
d 4 Walk to canoebase. |
d 4 Walk to canoebase. |
d 5 Walk to canoebase. |
d 5 Walk to canoebase. |
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| St. Affrique Domaine Vaxergues *** pool/SPA | d 4 Transfer to Le Cambon |
d 5 Transfer to Le Cambon |
d 5 Transfer to Le Cambon |
d 6 Transfer to Le Cambon |
d 6 Transfer to Le Cambon |
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| Viala-du-Tarn Le Tondut |
d 6 |
d 7 |
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| Castelnau-Pégayrols -Rouviaguet Zwembad DBB | d 6 Transfer naar St.Rome-de-Tarn or Monjaux |
d 7 | d 8 | |||
| Château de Creissels **** DBB zwembad |
d 5 Transfer to St.Georges de Luzençon |
d 6 Transfer to St.Georges de Luzençon |
d 7 |
d 8 |
d 8 |
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| Leave after breakfast | d 6 | d 7 | d 8 | d 9 | d 9 | |
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| H33-AM *** superior packages. Basic rate in € p.p. - double room sharing. Bags transfer maps and written instructions included. | |||||||
| H33AM stnd 2025 | BnB | Dinners | Basic Rate MS | Suppl. HS | single room Supplement | Bike rent | e-Bike rent |
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| H00 5 days | 0 | 0 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H33AM 6 days | 5 | 3 | 1116 | 56 | 415 | 0 | 0 |
| H33AM 7 days | 6 | 4 | 1405 | 80 | 559 | 0 | 0 |
| H33AM 8 days | 7 | 5 | 1585 | 81 | 602 | 0 | 0 |
| H33AM 9 days | 8 | 6 | 1716 | 81 | 640 | 0 | 0 |
| H33AM 10 days | 9 | 7 | 1895 | 84 | 683 | 0 | 0 |
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| Extra night | BnB | Dinner | Price p.p. MS |
Suppl. HS | single room Supplement | Bike rent |
e-Bike rent |
| Albi Mercure Junior suite **** |
Yes | No | 105 | 17 | 88 | 1 | 1 |
| Plaisance *** pool | Yes | Yes | 109 | 12 | 66 | 1 | 1 |
| St.Izaire Janolles | Yes | Yes | 132 | 15 | 80 | 1 | 1 |
| St. Affrique Vaxergues ****(pool, jacuzzi) |
Yes | No | 100 | 15 | 86 | 1 | 1 |
| Millau pool Château de Creissels **** |
Yes | Yes | 132 | 13 | 80 | 1 | 1 |
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| Discount p.p. for small groups and families. H33AM short stages sup See terms and conditions of group discounts Parties of 3 persons : 6 % p.p. Parties of 4 persons : 8 % 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. |
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| The walks Albi-Millau H33AM-sup Distances in km |
| Albi taxi-transfer to Marsal, walk to Ambialet
or to Ambialet for the stage to Plaisance. The day starts with a short transfer out of the city. The route then leads along the south bank of the river, through hamlets and woodland along tracks and country lanes that echo the twists and turns of the river. After a short but quite stiff ascent towards the end of the day, you are rewarded with superb views of the river. Elevation gains: 3 times 200m+ and 200m-. Accommodation: Hotel du Pont (3*), Ambialet. Located by the bridge into the village, with gardens leading down to the water's edge, this friendly, comfortable hotel has been run by the same family for over two centuries. 10 or 16 km |
| Ambialet - Villeneuve-sur-Tarn (15,6 km) - Plaisance
(10 km). Like the first day's route, this walk keeps south of the river, echoing its course as it leads through woodland and farmland as well as occasional hamlets. During the course of the day, you reach one of the highest points of the walk, with great views of the river as it meanders through the valley. After Villeneuve-sur-Tarn you walk through the Rance valley to Plaisance. Accommodation: Hostellerie des Magnolias (***), Plaisance Aveyron. A luxury manoir restored with indoor pool. For a walk of max 15 km you can have a free transfer. |
| Plaisance - Janolles. Taxi-transfer to Coupiac, walk to Brousse-le-Château
(11km) and to Janolles (12km). Total 23 km. |
| Janolles - roundwalk to canoebase. Nice light Canoetrip with some easy rapids. |
| Janolles - St. Affrique: Taxi-transfer to Le Cambon, walk to St. Affrique |
| St. Affrique - Creissels: Taxi-transfer to St. Georges de
Luzençon, walk to Château de Creissels **** Light walk along Tarn river on Voie Verte du Viaduc de Millau (15km) or a moderate walk by the Causse du Larzac. Splendid views on the Millau Viaduct. |
| Last day Accommodation: **** Château de Creissels (Millau). Leave after breakfast. |
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