Exploring the Ségala on foot: The Lakes Trail

This is the land of white water and a thousand springs that feed numerous streams and small lakes further downstream. A short detour at the town’s main crossroads allows you to see three spires: since 1997, they have stood at the centre of the crossroads where Baraqueville was founded, clearly marking the place the town intends to retain at the heart of the Ségala, that of the main hub for events and interaction. The three spikes symbolise the Ségala’s past and give way between them to the three roads of the crossroads, which, when viewed from above, form the spokes of a spinning wheel.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.12 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 187 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 187 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 792 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 697 m

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Description of the walk

Start 20 km from Rodez on the A88 (exit 26 towards Baraqueville). Park at the car park next to the tourist information office.

Yellow markings

(S/E) From the tourist information office, next to the fountain on Place François Mitterrand, walk up the main street for 100 m to the D507 (Rue de la Vallée du Vaur, towards Camboulazet). Follow the road to the railway line.

(1) Turn right onto a dirt track that descends to the lake at Carcenac. Walk along the lake on your left until you reach a small service road. Turn left and continue to the bend.

(2) Turn left and head uphill. At the junction, keep left to reach the D507.

(3) Take the Route du Fieu opposite, and immediately turn left onto a sunken track which, after passing through a wood, joins the road to the Volpillac le Haut farm. Continue left along the road for 350 m, then turn left for 100 m. Take another road for 50 m until you reach the first farm track.

(4) Turn right onto this track and continue to the bridge over the railway line.
(5) Turn off under the bridge, then take the path on the left leading to the A88.

(6) Take the dirt track opposite (take care) leading to Vors (view of the Roman fountain), keeping straight ahead at all junctions. In the village, turn left onto Rue de la Fontaine Romaine. Keep left twice until you reach the village exit.

(7) Turn left towards Baraqueville, continue for 300 m then turn right onto the first path. You will reach the banks of the pond.

(8) Continue to the right to go round the pond and reach Baraqueville, keeping straight ahead until you reach the Espace Raymond Lacombe: turn left twice, then right at the end of the road onto Rue de Vors (D110) to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 787 m - Place François Mitterrand
  2. 1 : km 0.77 - alt. 763 m - Railway line
  3. 2 : km 2.38 - alt. 697 m - Turn
  4. 3 : km 3.25 - alt. 743 m - D507 road
  5. 4 : km 4.13 - alt. 732 m - Junction
  6. 5 : km 5.44 - alt. 766 m - Railway bridge
  7. 6 : km 6.04 - alt. 777 m - N88 road
  8. 7 : km 7.76 - alt. 747 m - Vors
  9. 8 : km 8.17 - alt. 745 m - Plan d'Eau du Val de Lenne
  10. S/E : km 10.12 - alt. 787 m - Place François Mitterrand

Notes

Picnic table in Baraqueville (Lac du Val de Lenne)
Baraqueville: Stopover Village

Alternative route: On the way back, at (8), you can turn left onto the embankment and continue towards the youth centre to rejoin the main route.

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
User 25059519

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

It was my first hike with Visorando, and I found it very good and easy. It was advertised as taking 3 hours, but I did it in 2 hours and 15 minutes. The app is very good

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retraiterandonnees
retraiterandonnees

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

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Maiko
Maiko

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk, very pleasant, with pretty paths along the lakes,
not much road.
The route has been slightly altered over a short stretch due to a path closure,
easy to get around.
Little elevation gain.
I recommend it.
Eliane

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danetbrig
danetbrig

Please note: after passing under the railway line (Carcenac station), the path is blocked by overgrown vegetation. We therefore turned back and headed to the right, without crossing the railway line again.
Using the IGN map, we mapped out a very pleasant route, skirted around the lakes and took a small path through the woods, which brought us back to the starting point.

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jcmonchy1955
jcmonchy1955

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

nice, pleasant.

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