Nauze Valley

Partly forest walk down into the Nauze and Viaur valley where the Versailles site is located: a little paradise by the stream, ideal for a picnic, a spot of fishing or simply a break.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.29 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 329 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 335 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 633 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 387 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the small car park between the town hall and the church.

(S/E) Go behind the town hall and follow the road east.

(1) At the Peyrou farm, turn right (south-east) onto the tarmac road, which soon gives way to a dirt track.

(2) At the next crossroads, ignore the small road coming from the right and continue on the path to the south-east. Ignore a turn-off on the left and descend gently. Before entering the woods, turn right (west-north-west). After a hairpin bend to the left, at a fork, take the left-hand path. Continue to Le Pouget.

(3) At the entrance to the hamlet, turn left. Ignore a road on the right and, at the next fork (elevation 574), go left down a grassy path. Enter a pine forest and follow several switchbacks (yellow markings).

(4) At a crossroads, turn right. Further on, ignore a path on the left and you will immediately come to a second fork. Turn left, cross a stream and take a sharp left turn. Follow the forest track that leads to the road from Pruns.

(5) Follow the road westwards.

(6) At the hairpin bend, continue on the road to the left. Continue downhill without leaving the road until you reach the Versailles picnic area.

(7) Cross the picnic area, follow the Viaur river on its right bank and rejoin the road you took on the way there. Continue for 350m to the left until you reach the hairpin bend.

(6) Leave the road and continue straight ahead on a forest track, following the Dalbin stream, cross it and climb straight ahead. Take a hairpin bend to the right and continue on a path through the woods. Join the stream.

(8) Ford the stream. Follow the path to the right and, at the fork shortly afterwards, take the path on the right.

(9) Go up to the left on a stony path. Continue straight ahead to the road, ignoring the paths on the left.

(10) Take the road on the left and cross the hamlet of Pruns. Continue to Le Bouscaillou.

(11) At the fork (cross), turn right. Immediately ignore a road on the right and continue to Camboulazet (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 633 m - Village of Camboulazet
  2. 1 : km 0.37 - alt. 626 m - Ferme du Peyrou
  3. 2 : km 1.19 - alt. 596 m - Crossroads
  4. 3 : km 2.84 - alt. 589 m - Hameau du Pouget
  5. 4 : km 3.91 - alt. 445 m - Crossroads
  6. 5 : km 5.3 - alt. 473 m - Pruns road
  7. 6 : km 5.83 - alt. 435 m - Hairpin bend
  8. 7 : km 6.63 - alt. 392 m - Versailles picnic area - Viaur (rivière)
  9. 8 : km 8.56 - alt. 497 m - Small ford
  10. 9 : km 8.96 - alt. 499 m - Fork
  11. 10 : km 9.54 - alt. 577 m - Road
  12. 11 : km 10.08 - alt. 589 m - Le Bouscaillou
  13. S/E : km 11.29 - alt. 633 m - Village of Camboulazet

Notes

Yellow markings.

(7) At the Versailles picnic area: water, toilets, shelter, picnic tables.

Worth a visit

Opportunities for swimming at the Versailles site, fishing, pétanque, etc.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 13 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Vador61
Vador61

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 26, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice hike, but the initial route has been changed: at certain points, you leave the planned trail and actually follow the "Nauze Versailles" path, marked by a yellow sign. The trailheads suggested by Visorando are overgrown and impassable.

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Maiko
Maiko

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful hike on shaded paths through pine forests. There is a lovely picnic area by the river halfway through the hike. Despite the advertised elevation gain, the return to the starting point is not difficult. The trail is not steep but winds through the forest. This hike is best done on sunny days. I highly recommend it. Éliane

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Soclemar
Soclemar
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

Not too difficult hike, no major difficulties, with great scenery. Well marked and pleasant paths. However, be careful at the intersection of two paths, follow "le petit vesrsailles" carefully. It took us 2½ hours. I recommend it.

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Famille Dornic
Famille Dornic

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant family walk, the trail is easy to follow and Versailles is a lovely place to visit. The Aveyron countryside is very pretty at this time of year with all the flowers in bloom. It took us 2 hours 45 minutes to complete the circular route (3 adults).

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HeleneJau
HeleneJau

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk in the countryside.
The Versailles site is nice, especially when it's not too busy. The path when you leave is much more pleasant than arriving by road.

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Raven 81340
Raven 81340

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A pleasant, easy walk with magnificent scenery

a bit of tarmac

The Versailles site is very nice

last hike due to lockdown

completed in 3 hours

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2740851
2740851

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant walk
Nice route, mostly shaded
Picnic by the water...
Highly recommended

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Anne12
Anne12

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 29, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Perfect during this period of partial lockdown easing. We were able to do it in less than 3 hours. The weather was fine and the paths are superb.

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Julia12
Julia12

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 20, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The first half of the hike is very nice and well explained. Beyond Versailles. The explanations are brief. And I even think they are wrong. I searched for a long time for the ford to cross the stream again. It is not indicated that after the first crossing there is a climb on the opposite slope with several hairpin bends and that it is necessary to follow the yellow markings carefully.
The second half is much less enjoyable than the first: you're mainly in the undergrowth, then on a stony path with no visibility, then on the road. But anyway, this second comment is less important than the first.

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walloo75
walloo75

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 13, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very pleasant hike

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marayney
marayney
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Start by following the wall of the town hall along a small road (to the left of it when facing it) where it says: "route". A yellow marker appears a little further along the road!
After the Versailles picnic area, take the road you took to get there, but retrace your steps to a hairpin bend where a path branches off to the left and leads back up to the town hall (starting point)!

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bibi
bibi ★

Thank you for your feedback. How would you describe the departure?
Kind regards

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marayney
marayney
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Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : May 15, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

The Versailles area is just a boring picnic area!
The scenery is pretty, but we had to ask passers-by for directions to the start of the walk, which is poorly signposted.
A route with pretty scenery, but not an extraordinary walk!

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bibi
bibi ★

Thank you for your feedback. Please feel free to provide us with any further details that we could add to the description.
Kind regards

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marayney
marayney

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 24, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

The route is not very clear!
You need a compass and considerable hiking experience to find your way around.
Yellow markings not specified on the document!
We asked some locals!
The Versailles site is just a picnic area with little of interest!

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