Towards Notre-Dame de Laval from Saint-André-de-Najac

Starting from Saint-André-de-Najac, an almost non-stop hike through the woods towards the small village of Laval, passing through the hamlets of La Capélanie, Laval, L'Herm, Fouloubal, La Boucarie, La Séverie and Le Combal.

Hiking trail 6 ( markings currently being installed)

Details

64625705
Creation:
Last update:
Last review:
  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.86 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 424 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 421 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 424 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 167 m

Photos

Description of the walk

Starting from the car park at the town hall in Saint-André-de-Najac.

Yellow PR® signposting

(S/E) Turn your back on the town hall and head towards the crossroads. Take Rue de l’Autan on the left and continue to Saint-André Church.

(1) Follow the road to the left (Chemin de l'Orée du Bois), which continues as a dirt track. Walk down to the small Route de la Capélanie (cross).
(2) Take the road on the right. Pass under a stone arch and continue to the hamlet of La Capélanie.

(3) Go up the road to the right and, at the junction, turn left. Follow the small road to a house and then go up a path through the woods to a Y-junction.

(4) Take the path on the left to reach a small road at a hairpin bend, and head down to the left for about 200 m.

(5) Follow a wide dirt track on the left which leads to the right bank of the Viaur.

(6) Turn right to follow the river.

(7) Go straight on to stay as close as possible to the riverbank, then follow the path away from it to reach Laval.

(8) Follow the road ahead, then turn right to go round the church (cross and Virgin Mary on the right), and continue to the picnic area on the left.

(9) Head up to the right, along a path not shown on the map. Join the road leading to Laval, which you follow to the right for a good hundred metres: house on the left.

(10) Leave the road, turn right for a few metres and, at the fork in the path, take the left-hand path, which climbs quite steeply; the right-hand path is an alternative route. Join the road leading to Le Battut and follow it in the same direction until you reach the crossroads.
(11) Turn right to reach the entrance to the hamlet of l'Herm. Follow the road to the left for about a hundred metres, then turn right between two fields. Next, take a small path on the left that descends into the woods, then leave it to come out onto a tarmac road which you must follow straight on to reach la Grangetterie.

(12) Take a small dirt track on the right which leads to the hamlet of Fouloubal. Walk past the pottery workshop and follow a path on the right which descends through fields, then through woods, to the hamlet of La Boucarie.

(13) Go straight on and head down the road. Cross a stream and, at the fork immediately ahead, turn left onto the road leading to La Séverie. Cross the hamlet and continue to the crossroads located after a large farm.

(14) Turn left, pass the hamlet of Le Combal (Le Combal lodge) and head down towards the village of Saint-André-de-Najac.

(15) When you reach a crossroads (with a cross and a bench), go straight on down the road towards the village.

(1) Continue straight on, past the church, and return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 382 m - Town Hall Square, car park
  2. 1 : km 0.24 - alt. 381 m - Church, junction of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 1.52 - alt. 286 m - La Méjanie, cross
  4. 3 : km 2.77 - alt. 296 m - La Capélanie
  5. 4 : km 3.46 - alt. 339 m - T-junction, turn left
  6. 5 : km 3.98 - alt. 285 m - Wide path to the left
  7. 6 : km 5.67 - alt. 177 m - The Viaur
  8. 7 : km 7.23 - alt. 176 m - Crossroads, straight ahead
  9. 8 : km 8.26 - alt. 188 m - Laval
  10. 9 : km 8.62 - alt. 187 m - Path on the right
  11. 10 : km 9.08 - alt. 271 m - Trailhead on the right
  12. 11 : km 10.34 - alt. 379 m - L'Herm crossroads
  13. 12 : km 11.26 - alt. 384 m - La Grangetterie
  14. 13 : km 14.03 - alt. 365 m - La Boucarie
  15. 14 : km 15.09 - alt. 396 m - La Séverie, crossroads
  16. 15 : km 16.12 - alt. 403 m - Cross
  17. S/E : km 16.85 - alt. 382 m - Town Hall Square, car park

Notes

Access via the D922 from Villefranche-de-Rouergue or Laguépie.
Parking: in front of the town hall or at the church.

Saint-André-de-Najac "Towards Notre Dame de Laval", from the guidebook "En pays Villefranchois" (25).
Passing through several small hamlets: La Capélanie, Laval, L’Herm, Fouloubal, La Boucarie, La Séverie.

Picnic area after the church in the village of Laval.

Worth a visit

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Other walks in the area

For more walks, use our search engine .

The GPS track and description are the property of this route's author. Please do not copy them without permission.