Walk around Puech de Soulages

This is an easy walk offering 360° views of the Aubrac plateau to the west, the Cantal mountains to the north and the Rouergue hills to the east. The walk starts just after the hamlet of Soulages in the commune of Cassuéjouls.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.73 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 20 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 137 m
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    Descent: - 141 m

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    Highest point: 1,112 m
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    Lowest point: 988 m

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Description of the walk

Park to the north-east of the hamlet of Soulages, shortly after a cross on the left along the path.

(S/E) Take the dirt track heading due east. About 300 m from the starting point, leave the track that climbs to the left and continue straight ahead.

(1) Leave the grassy path on the right (this path descends towards the Venzac reservoir) and continue east. The track is no longer marked from this point onwards. A little further on, there is a viewpoint over the Petit Selvet valley and the Venzac reservoir.

(2) Turn left and stay on the main track, continuing north-west, ignoring the track that branches off to the right. You will come to a wayside cross.

(3) Continue straight ahead, leaving a track on your left (if necessary, take this track on the left to return directly to the start of the route). The track then descends straight ahead.

(4) About 750 m after the previous intersection, leave the main track and take the track on the left, which climbs steeply for a few hundred metres before descending gently. Stay on this track, which winds slightly, until the next intersection about 1 km away.

(5) At the small tarmac road, turn right and follow it for about 450 m until you reach a sharp bend.

(6) Turn left onto the track that climbs and continue to the next junction.

(7) The track you are on turns right at a right angle. Leave it and take the grassy track on the far left. Note the calvary on your left. Stay on this path for a little over a kilometre (on the heights, there are views of the Cantal mountains to the north) until you reach the small tarmac road that comes from Soulages and which you took by car to get to the start of the walk. Turn left and return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,056 m - Grassy area by the roadside
  2. 1 : km 0.78 - alt. 1,099 m - Track
  3. 2 : km 1.7 - alt. 1,097 m - Fork
  4. 3 : km 2.56 - alt. 1,086 m - Calvary
  5. 4 : km 3.33 - alt. 1,031 m - Uphill track on the left
  6. 5 : km 4.35 - alt. 998 m - Small tarmac road
  7. 6 : km 4.77 - alt. 988 m - Fork
  8. 7 : km 5.2 - alt. 1,015 m - Calvary
  9. S/E : km 6.73 - alt. 1,056 m - Grassy area by the roadside

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.1 / 5
User 4802558

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

This route is more of a pleasant stroll than a hike. Gentle landscape.

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User 16573794

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The starting point of the hike is very poorly defined on Visorando. You should not park at the eastern exit of Soulages, but instead take the lake road for about one kilometre and park at a three-way junction.

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Inaya
Inaya

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A short, very easy hike that offers beautiful scenery, but it's more of a family walk than a real hike. Still, it's a nice outing.

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Moison
Moison

The route description as indicated on your website is accurate.
We followed it on 2 August 2023.
An easy and pleasant route.
Jacques Moison

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Marie Pierre Rague
Marie Pierre Rague

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk, taken on a very hot morning, so the view was a bit blurred... by the heat!

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Moison
Moison

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy, pleasant, beautiful views

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Antouka
Antouka

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 30, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

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jemebalade33
jemebalade33
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Hello, Thank you for your comment. Could you tell me which waypoint the description is unclear on, and I will try to improve it for everyone's convenience.

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Felix Chapel
Felix Chapel
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful and easy walk offering magnificent panoramic views of Rouergue and the first volcanoes of Cantal. A stunning 360° panorama!
With little elevation gain, it is suitable for children.
However, some of the directions in the text are a bit unclear, so you may need to think twice before heading in a particular direction.

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