Timed downhill of the Mur de la Loubière (Trail running)

Versols-et-Lapeyre

Timed downhill of the Mur de la Loubière (Trail running)

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A crossing of the plateau de la Loubière that provides some fresh air and highlights its crests and its breath-taking panoramas, before starting an easy downhill towards Lapeyre, via the hamlet of Puech Mets.

Clock a time and run during a timeless course… You are an experienced trail runner and you’ve just scrambled up the steep mur de la Loubière. Stage two is less intensive: on your way back, you run across the plateau which displays a wealth of wild orchids, along magnificent vistas over the crests, up to the Croix del Pas, which is the starting point of the downhill. A perfect circuit to take a breath of fresh air!

3 points of interest

Flora

Wild orchids

The Aveyron provides contrasting and diverse landscapes that will put a spell on you. During your time hiking on the Causses across these large limestone plateaux which cover an area approximately one-third the size of the entire department, you will enjoy a great variety of flora.

Hike through the dry grasslands which are so typical of these landscapes and provide a rich habitat for numerous orchid species with diverse forms, colors and fragrances: Dark-red Helleborine, Lesser Butterfly-orchid, Man Orchid, Lady Orchid, Fly Orchid and many more…

Panorama

A view over the Sorgues valley

This path which runs on the southern hillside of one of the Loubière vales will provide you with a wonderful scenic viewpoint over the Sorgues valley and the Frontal Causses.

Small heritage

The del Pas cross

This large metal cross is situated at the junction of paths, which allows a beautiful view over the two sides of the Loubière plateau, the Sorgues side and the Rougiers side.

Description

Arriving from the "Chrono Mur de la Loubière", follow the marking signs towards the Croix del Pas.
Take to the right at the cross and follow the route indicating "Lapeyre par Puech Mets"
Go down the track suitable for vehicle up to the Lapeyre graveyard where the carpark is situated

Departure : Plateau de la Loubière

Arrival : Lapeyre - Cimetary carpark

Towns crossed : Versols-et-Lapeyre, Gissac

Altimetric profile

Recommandations

Bring one litre of water supply – energy food supply.

Ensure you have good shoes; bear in mind that the path is rather stony and runs on steep slopes.

Information desks

Saint-Affrique Tourist Office

Boulevard Aristide Briand, 12400 Saint-Affrique

http://www.roquefort-tourisme.fr/

contact@roquefort-tourisme.fr

0565585600

OPENING TIMES:

The Tourism Office is open all year round, the opening hours are:

·July and august:

From Monday to Saturday: 9h – 13h & 15h – 19h

Sunday: 9h – 13h

·From September to June:

From Tuesday to Saturday: 9h – 13h & 14h – 17h

Closed: Sundays, Mondays and bank holidays

From November to April, the office is also closed on Saturday afternoon.

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Access and parking

Parking :

Cimetary carpark

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Close by

Where to sleep ?

This accommodation which nestles in the Sorgues valley opposite the village of Versols is only a 10 minute drive from St-Affrique, a 15 minute drive from Roquefort and a 45 minute drive from Millau or La Cavalerie. Our two bedrooms are perfect places to relax before you explore the countryside with many stimulating and interesting options.

The Bambou bedroom provides a cool and natural well-being atmosphere aimed at restoring the balance between body and mind. The Coquelicot bedroom generates an atmosphere of charm and authenticity reflecting the surrounding nature. Each bedroom is equipped with its own shower room and private toilet.

You may also like to make use of a very large living area with a kitchen, two spacious terraces and an extensive wooded garden comprising a children's area.

What to see

Versols castle

At the heart of the castrum (fortified square) of Versols, progressively reinforced from the 11th to the 14th century and of which interesting elements still exist (vestiges of the surrounding wall, towers, fortified square, the castellum (castle) present impressive remains, notably its interior courtyard, its vaulted rooms, the ancient "aula" (lords' room) modified during the Renaissance... The guided and commentated visit of this place inhabited by the original family enable the workings of the "castrum-castellum partnership" (essential security role) and its historical and architectural evolution to be evoked.

Where to sleep ?