Route details
Description
From the city center of Villeneuve d'Aveyron, this circuit allows you to discover the Causse and its typical paths lined with dry stone walls. A small detour of 30 meters will allow you to discover "the path of the caselles", old cabins restored with passion by the local association "Les Paredaïres". A peaceful path to discover with family or friends!
PR marked in yellow by volunteers from the "Le Randonneur" association according to the FFRandonnée charter. This is circuit V5 – “Towards the Château de Ginals” via variant B.
Your itinerary
Step 1: Departure from the Sol de la Dîme car park
From the Sol de la Dîme, pass in front of the Porte Haute then continue around the town, on the boulevard, passing in front of the Tour Cardalhac until the war memorial. Before this and before the children's playground, turn left then immediately right to join the RD 922. Take this road on the left then cross the road at the first pedestrian crossing. Follow the yellow markings and opposite the veterinary surgery, take the path which turns right just after the garage.
Leave the variant on the right and continue the path on your left.
Continue on this path until the next intersection of 4 paths.
Step 2: The path of the caselles and direction the Chapel of Our Lady of Grace
At this intersection your path is the one on the right via variant B.
Chemin des Caselles: Go back and forth a few meters to your left, towards “Chemin des Caselles” 100m away. You will see several superbly restored dry stone huts there.
Return to the previous intersection. Continue straight ahead on variant B “ND des Grâces 800m”. This is a wide, well-shaded path that will allow you to reach the departmental road, the D76, which you will take on your right to Notre Dâme de Grâce. Take the path that turns left just behind this oratory.
Step 3: Head towards Mas de Treille then towards Puech Caudié
Continue on this path behind the Chapel of Our Lady of Grace. At the next intersection, leave the wide path and turn right to Mas de Treille. When you arrive at this farmhouse, you will find a first well in front of you, then a second on your left. Turn right and then immediately left. A third well on your left and a small pond before going back up to the farmhouse. You will find the main circuit, still marked in yellow, on the right. You are on a paved road. At the next intersection, turn left and follow "V1 - Villeneuve 3 km". Do not turn right, variant C but towards Puech Caudié.
Step 4: Walk on the Causse and views
After the house whose garden entrance is a stone arch, at the first intersection, turn right onto the first path that goes down to Vercantelle. Take the road on the right for 1m then take the first path on the left. You will find the road and some houses, in the "Camp Claux" area, then the main road D1. Watch out for traffic. Turn right for 250m then immediately right at the first intersection. Pass in front of an old water pump and trough. The path turns left, go straight ahead.
Step 5: Return to the center of Villeneuve d'Aveyron
Arriving on the road, cross at the pedestrian crossing and reach Villeneuve via the "Belarge" crossing just opposite.
Arriving opposite the public school “La Bastide”, turn left and take “Rue Pavée” to cross the center of Villeneuve, reach Place des Conques then the Tour Soubirane.
Return via the boulevard on your left to the Sol de la Dîme car park.
