Cadour and its surroundings via La Crouzette from La Bastide-l’Évêque

The route starts in the village of La Bastide-l’Évêque from the tourist office car park.
This route is signposted SP7 and SP7A from the alternative route.

(S/E) Passing the state school, head towards the D69 junction at the top of the village.

(1) Turn right towards Rieupeyroux and continue along this road. After the hamlet of Lafon, there is a road on the left.

(2)Turn onto this road, then very soon after, carry on straight ahead along the dirt track that runs alongside the motocross track at Groulet(note the spire of Cadour’s bell tower on your right). You’ll reach the hamlet of Ginestous, which offers a magnificent view over the Aveyron Valley.

(3) Carry on along the track to the right as you leave Ginestous to join the D118.

(4) Turn right onto this departmental road to reach the hamlet of Pouzoulet and, from there, follow the SP7 A alternative route.

(5) Turn right onto the road towards Cadour. Drive through the village until you reach the square. Pass the cross and turn right between the houses.

(6) Continue to the right until you reach the old school, which stands at a corner at a junction.

(7) Turn right, passing the hamlet of La Crouzette and an old mill before joining the D69.

(8) Keep left and follow this road to the junction with Les Mines de Vézis. Turn right to join the SP 7 at the hamlet of Mazuc de Vézis, continuing straight on.

(9) Carry on along the road, passing through Mazuc de Vézis and Les Aliberts. As you leave this hamlet, carry on until you reach a track on the left.

(10) Take this track, which leads to the village hall in La Bastide-l’Évêque. Walk behind the village hall, skirting a pond, before reaching Rue des Lacs.

(11) Cross the street and continue along the path that runs alongside the gardens and leads to the village square. Take the second alleyway on the right, then the second on the right again towards the starting point (S/E).

Along the route:
La Bastide l’Évêque, a bastide founded in the^13th century, and its^14th-century church
The ‘Oreilles en Balade’ audio trail at La Bastide l’Évêque.
Panoramic views over the Aveyron valley

Nearby:
Les Martinets du Lézert, copper forges
The Pont du Cayla bridge in the Gorges de l’Aveyron at La Bastide l’Évêque, 5 km away.
The Aveyron and Lézert valleys
Saint-Salvadou and its neo-Gothic church, 12 km away.
Fontaine des Fées and Neolithic remains, 14 km away.
Vabre-Tizac and its ancient fortified village with a^13th-century arched gateway, 15 km away.
The Croix de Bleyssol (15th century, listed as a Historic Monument) 16 km away.
Bois du Bruel, a fun interpretive trail 16 km away: the trail is dotted with little games and puzzles about the biodiversity and history of the woodland. This site is one of the Aveyron’s sensitive natural areas.