Wind turbines at the mill in Assac

A shaded descent takes you to the Gaycre stream, which you follow for a while to the murmur of the water and the song of the birds, then wide paths lead back up to the Assac plateau.
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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.29 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 663 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 663 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,476 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 810 ft

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Description of the walk

Park in front of the village hall.

(S/E) Opposite the village hall, turn left, walk past the town hall and the cemetery and continue along the D 53 to the wayside shrine.

(1) Turn left and take a grassy path, 50 m away. Follow a winding path down towards the wooded valley, at the bottom of which the Gaycre stream meanders (this name comes from the Iberian word "Garritz", which gives "Garric", meaning oak).

(2) Cross the footbridge and, keeping to the right, go round the pasture. At the track, turn left and ignore the hamlet of La Verrière. Continue along a wide path, then follow the left bank of the stream to a footbridge.

(3) Turn left and cross this second footbridge. The path continues past the ruins of the lower mill, near Le Poumayret
Climb up a cart track towards the plateau. Unexpected! You’ll come across a kilometre marker reading “Assac 1 km”; the distance is accurate.

(4) At the hairpin bend, there is an unobstructed view of the valley and the village. Continue to the road and head back to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,473 ft - Start opposite the village hall
  2. 1 : mi 0.18 - alt. 1,473 ft - Calvary
  3. 2 : mi 1.14 - alt. 837 ft - Footbridge
  4. 3 : mi 1.75 - alt. 860 ft - Second footbridge
  5. 4 : mi 2.83 - alt. 1,375 ft - Hairpin bend
  6. S/E : mi 3.29 - alt. 1,473 ft - Return to car park

Notes

Town Hall Square: drinking water and toilets.

Worth a visit

Tarn Valley, swimming.

Reviews and comments

4.9 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

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

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 07, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I was really bothered by the flies for two-thirds of the way!
A lovely walk in the shade during this heatwave... but that makes it almost of medium difficulty!
The stream was dry

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Raven 81340
Raven 81340

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely little walk on this beautiful sunny day
I really enjoyed myself
I didn’t come across any hikers or flies

In Poumayret, near the Panhard wrecks, there are several abandoned houses, hidden by the vegetation
There is an old bread oven

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montagnejeanmarc
montagnejeanmarc

from the moment you enter the woods... until you leave them... so, non-stop!!!

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Canelle
Canelle

Hello,
I’ve never seen any flies on my previous hikes. Could you tell us exactly where?

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montagnejeanmarc
montagnejeanmarc

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk... the only downside: loads of flies! I don't know if it's the weather or if it's always like this!

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