The Aiguille des Cammazes Forest

A shaded hike through a beautiful forest that once provided charcoal.
A few pits, or charcoal pits, remain as evidence of this.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.54 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 255 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 259 m

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    Highest point: 650 m
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    Lowest point: 443 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the school car park at the edge of the village, on the Vauban vault side.

(S/E) Cross the village via Rue de la Passe, then turn right towards the church.

Yellow markings

(1) Go up the path to the left of the church and walk along the cemetery. The path enters the undergrowth, then descends between the pastures and arrives at the entrance to the forest itself after a second climb.

(2) Turn right, then immediately left a few metres further on. Head north-northwest until you reach a triangular crossroads.

(3) Keep to the right.
After about a hundred metres, you can follow a path branching off to the left for a round trip to the Roc de l'Homme viewpoint.
The path continues and descends to a wide track, the Chemin des Conduites.

(4) Follow the path to the left. The track follows a large water pipe. After a wide bend to the left, you will see a path leading off to the left.

(5) Turn left. Follow the yellow markings without deviating. You will arrive at a large clearing.

(6) A three-hundred-year-old beech tree once stood in this clearing. Once you have passed the clearing, take the marked path on the right. Head in a south-southeast direction. Ignore the three paths branching off to the right.

(7) At this Y-junction, turn right and follow the markings towards the potholes. Several potholes are visible on either side of the path. Follow the yellow markings. At the fork in the path, take a sharp right and continue straight ahead. At the T-junction, turn left downhill and you will arrive at the nature reserve below L'Adroit.

(8) Go up the bend to the left. Shortly afterwards, you will leave the forest. The path becomes a track and runs along the edge of the woods. Pass in front of the Adroit service road and you will come to the D629.

(9) Follow the road to the left, cross the village of Les Cammazes and return to the school car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 615 m - School car park - Voûte Vauban
  2. 1 : km 0.48 - alt. 618 m - Church of Les Cammazes
  3. 2 : km 1.3 - alt. 649 m - Right-left
  4. 3 : km 2.02 - alt. 642 m - Path on the right - Roc de l'Homme
  5. 4 : km 2.99 - alt. 443 m - Fork in the road
  6. 5 : km 4.05 - alt. 485 m - Fork in the road
  7. 6 : km 5.14 - alt. 596 m - Clearing where a three-hundred-year-old beech tree once stood
  8. 7 : km 5.7 - alt. 621 m - Signposts to the potholes
  9. 8 : km 6.91 - alt. 586 m - Path climbing to the left
  10. 9 : km 7.83 - alt. 607 m - Fork in the road
  11. S/E : km 8.54 - alt. 615 m - School car park - Rigole de la Montagne noire (cours d'eau) -

Worth a visit

Vauban Arch.
Viewpoint at Roc de l'Homme.
Old charcoal burners' pots.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 14 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
User 19493286

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike, described as easy, but for me it was rather difficult on the descent over the rocks.

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User 13083849

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We went on a family hike with our 5-year-old child and were delighted. Very well marked and beautiful forest! PS: Don't stop at the Vauban tea room. No friendliness or business sense, and they can't stand children!

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Michel  Occitan
Michel Occitan

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike, especially in warm weather. Make sure you wear suitable footwear for the steep and stony sections.

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roques michel
roques michel

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A shaded circuit with lower temperatures than in Toulouse... Great...

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Wildara
Wildara

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 31, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

It's a beautiful hike that we'll definitely do again... But it's not that easy, especially on the descent to the water pipe. The signage is perfect, the landscapes are varied with mostly forest... Just what we were looking for.

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philou31620
philou31620

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very shady and beautiful scenery

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madydou
madydou ★

It is my pleasure to share the places I love.

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Padou31
Padou31

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 05, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We were a family of seven, including three children aged between nine and fifteen. As a very hot day was forecast, we set off on our hike at 9am. In fact, as indicated, the walk is entirely shaded, and we didn't feel hot at all! We had a wonderful time. Everyone loved the walk. We took the opportunity to see the Cammazes dam (on the way back by car). Then we had a picnic by Lake St Fereol and went swimming. A very nice day, thank you for this hike.

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libellule1452
libellule1452

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 06, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Shady hike, perfect in hot weather. Not to be done in rainy weather, during the steep rocky descent between 3 and 4. Couldn't find the Roc de l'Homme. No springs observed along the pipeline path, although you can guess where they are.
Follow the yellow markings carefully, except at 6, where you must follow the yellow cross, the path on the right, to reach the potholes (and then follow the yellow markings again). Hike done with a compass to follow the directions in the description.

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nicolara
nicolara
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 08, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful route, mainly through forest so shaded. Follow the markings carefully. The descent towards the pipe path is not very obvious, we doubted several times whether we were still on the right route. Moderate elevation gain. Interesting local heritage with the three charcoal burners' pots. Nice

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Lo cordior
Lo cordior

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very "pleasant" hike in "autumnal" weather: sunshine, a slight southerly breeze...

a few tired potholes... a densely wooded forest, mainly beech trees, with no logging.

Very reliable yellow signposting,

a few difficulties descending towards Chemin des Conduites (between points 3 and 4).

For the start, keep the cemetery wall on your right (marked by yellow signage).

When the weather is nice, it's Visorandô...

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sangria31
sangria31

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

We chose this shaded route because sunshine was forecast... unfortunately, the weather was overcast... Visorando is not responsible for that! As a result, we were disappointed with the hike because there were no views and no vantage points. We just walked.
If you see the sign for "three-hundred-year-old beech tree 1 km" on the left, don't turn off because it no longer exists and you'll pass it after point 6 anyway (if I remember correctly).

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HIPPYSHET
HIPPYSHET

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk, shaded and therefore very convenient when it is very hot. Pleasant paths, a little more challenging on the descent during the first part of the hike, but nothing difficult. In my opinion, it is not advisable to do this after rain as there is a risk of slipping if there is mud.
We met two people, so it was perfect in terms of crowds for us 😉 It was a Wednesday, so perhaps it's busier at the weekend.
This hike is marked in yellow up to the beech clearing. From there, you have to take the path with a yellow cross and not the line, so it's a good thing I had the GPX track. Then you follow the yellow lines again as at the start. That's the only thing to watch out for.
I would happily do it again 👍

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Nico31
Nico31

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Enjoy your walk in the forest.

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