Maliver Route

At the summit of Maliver (alt. 901m), there is a stunning viewpoint and an information board about the Haut Dourdou valley.
This route can be combined with the Dent de Saint-Jean route.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.07 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 528 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 519 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 901 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 450 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park by the church in the village of Brusque (South Aveyron).

It is advisable to use a GPS and an IGN map. The path is poorly signposted.

(S/E) Take the small road that climbs to the left of the church.

(1) Do not follow the road to the left, but instead take the path opposite which climbs through an old chestnut grove.

(2) When you reach a small clearing, do not take the signposted path to the right towards the Dent de Saint-Jean, but continue straight on. On the way, on the right (marked by a cairn), a path under the trees leads to a ruined sheepfold (200m round trip).

(3) Retrace your steps and rejoin the path that leads onto a forest track.

(4) Turn right. 200m further on, take a hairpin bend and stay on the same track until you reach a junction with several tracks and paths.

(5) Head diagonally uphill to the left along the straight, steep path through the trees to the summit of Maliver (901m). Beautiful view and information board about the Haut Dourdou valley.

(6) Head back down the marked path towards the Céras Holiday Village, taking care not to head down towards Cambias.
You will reach the wide forest track.

(7) Follow it up to the left for a few metres, then turn right onto a wide path which leads straight to the log-built guesthouse "La Fuste".

(8) Ignore the track leading down to the right and take the small path opposite.

(9) Ignore the D92 on the right and continue straight on along the small road.

(1) Turn right to reach the church car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 450 m - Car park at the - Église Saint-Jacques (Brusque)
  2. 1 : km 0.11 - alt. 468 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 0.71 - alt. 586 m - Short flat section
  4. 3 : km 1.33 - alt. 682 m - Ruined sheepfold
  5. 4 : km 1.85 - alt. 709 m - Forest track
  6. 5 : km 2.59 - alt. 770 m - Multi-way junction
  7. 6 : km 3.1 - alt. 886 m - Summit of Maliver
  8. 7 : km 6.03 - alt. 565 m - Forest track
  9. 8 : km 6.96 - alt. 498 m - Guesthouse "La Fuste"
  10. 9 : km 7.44 - alt. 462 m - Crossroads - Dourdou de Camarès (rivière)
  11. S/E : km 8.07 - alt. 450 m - Car park at the - Église Saint-Jacques (Brusque)

Notes

This route can be combined with the Dent de Saint-Jean route

Worth a visit

Note: before setting off again, head up and take a short stroll through the paved slanting streets of the old medieval village of Brusque.

Reviews and comments

3.9 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.5 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
Gilles13
Gilles13

Hello geraltderives
Thank you for your positive and constructive comments. Enjoy your future hikes.

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geraltderives
geraltderives

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk. At point 5, you can continue along the track towards the 842m point and turn left to reach the summit at 901m, where you’ll find point 6. This avoids the climb from 5 to 6, which is very steep. From point 6, I made good use of the GPS to head down in the right direction, as the path is barely visible and the yellow markings are almost faded and few and far between.

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alph
alph

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk – GPS essential (there are one or two tricky bits) – the estimated duration is a bit overestimated

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Ajaccienne
Ajaccienne

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful hike
Beautiful views
But a very challenging hike
Two steep climbs
Lack of signposting 🤔
A shame

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Rando EricetJO
Rando EricetJO

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A challenging, pleasant, shaded walk. However, the signposting is poor and appears to have been neglected by the local council or the county council. It is often unclear and imprecise, so it is easy to go astray.

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gitane20
gitane20

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 12, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely walk through the woods with some surprisingly steep climbs, but offering stunning views. The signposting is rather patchy and the route description can be a bit cryptic, leading to moments of metaphysical doubt.

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for your feedback.

As there are no markings at Maliver and there is a risk of heading down towards Cambias (no markings).

Visorando does not recommend relying on markings as these can be altered or removed... whereas landmarks provide stable information.

Visorando provides a detailed description and an IGN 1:25,000 map.

See you soon

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gerardhenr
gerardhenr

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

This route is combined with the Dent de St Jean route. The main attraction of the route is the viewpoint at number 5.
A GPS is useful as there are no markings in Maliver and there is a risk of heading down towards Cambias (no markings).
Beautiful view of the holiday village.

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