The Massebaque stream

La Selve, a former Templar commandery, is situated on the D902, 10 minutes from Réquista and 40 minutes from Rodez. La Selve is primarily an agricultural community, with sheep farming being particularly well established there.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.57 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 45 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 778 ft
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    Descent: - 768 ft

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    Highest point: 2,169 ft
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    Lowest point: 1,673 ft

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Description of the walk

Car park opposite the village hall, near the town hall.

(S/E) With your back to the village hall, take the street on the left; cross the Cône (a tributary of the Giffou), cross the square, heading towards the Notre-Dame gate.

(1) Turn left before the gate, follow the Ruisseau de Bertrand (a tributary of the Cône) on the left bank. Opposite a wooden footbridge, climb the steps on the right and continue up the grassy slope. Turn left onto a street lined by the church. Above the church, turn right.

(2) Turn left immediately onto Route du Roc, which leads to La Borie. Continue straight on for 1.6 km along the Route de Garrissous.

(3) Continue to the right along a farm track. Turn right onto a descending track, then left a few metres further on, onto another descending track. Cross the Massebaque stream (a tributary of the Cône), and climb up onto the plateau, skirting the meadow on the left. Take the farm track on the right.

(4) Continue to the right along the descending road for 700 m, until you reach the 600-metre mark.

(5) Turn right onto the track (beautiful views of the farmland around La Selve). At a bend (605-metre mark), continue along the track leading down to the left. Cross the Massebaque stream and follow the track leading uphill to the left.

(6) Turn left onto Route de Garrissous. At the junction with Route de Massebaque, head up to the right towards the church and return to the junction you passed on the way out.

(2) Turn left onto Rue des Templiers to go round the church on the left, then continue straight ahead along Rue Notre-Dame. Go through the Notre-Dame gate and return to the original fork in the road.

(1) Retrace your steps in the opposite direction to return to the car park (S/E). 

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,673 ft - Car park opposite the village hall
  2. 1 : mi 0.06 - alt. 1,677 ft - Notre-Dame Gate. Junction of the first circular loop
  3. 2 : mi 0.19 - alt. 1,736 ft - Junction of the second circular loop - Église de l'Assomption (La Selve)
  4. 3 : mi 1.2 - alt. 1,995 ft - Turn right
  5. 4 : mi 2.35 - alt. 2,169 ft - Turn right
  6. 5 : mi 2.8 - alt. 1,965 ft - Turn right
  7. 6 : mi 3.99 - alt. 1,850 ft - Route de Garrissous
  8. S/E : mi 4.57 - alt. 1,673 ft - Car park opposite the village hall

Notes

Bakery and restaurant in the village.

Worth a visit

Permanent exhibition “Once Upon a Time: The Knights Templar” in the Templar Tower, accessible from inside the church.

Sheep market on Monday mornings in Réquista.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Antonio Pires
Antonio Pires

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 01, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Easy route, but with two very good climbs, the first one not particularly interesting, on tarmac, the second one on dirt, long,
Autumn colours, beautiful autumn colours

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surpilix
surpilix

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike with stunning scenery, beautiful views and some good climbs, both uphill and downhill. I would reclassify it as a "medium difficulty" route, even though there are no obstacles to completing it.

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pyrene12
pyrene12

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 13, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk in the countryside around La Selve.
There are many agricultural landscapes in this commune, which is the leading sheep-rearing commune in France! Here, there are more sheep than inhabitants! Roquefort obliges!

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