From St Affrique to Tournemire (maison de la vigne) (vine house)
This challenging circuit that runs along the ridges of the Saint-Affricain frontal causses and over the course of buissières and undergrowth, leads to the Roquefort shrine of the Combalou rock and to the splendid Tournemire amphitheatre.
- 💧 10 drinking water points mapped on the route (OpenStreetMap)
Description provided by PNR Grands Causses.
When to go
Occasional snow in midwinter Highest point: 792 m.
Trail usable all year round in normal conditions. Check after a snowfall between December and February.
Best season: March to November.
Getting there by train and bus
This route links two stations: you can walk it in either direction, without coming back to where you started.
- Saint-Affrique - Gare Routière bus stop start · 3 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
- Tournemire - Roquefort station finish · 23 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
Travel time from the main stations
- Toulouse Matabiau 3h08 by train + bus
- Montpellier Saint-Roch 2h57 by train + bus
- Nîmes 3h30 by train + bus
- Perpignan 3h30 by train + bus
- Béziers 2h05 by train + bus
- Carcassonne 3h16 by train + bus
Indicative times from SNCF and liO GTFS data. Actual times, there and back, are worked out on the interactive map.
Other hikes from Saint-Affrique - Gare Routière
Data source
Data produced by PNR Grands Causses, updated on 13 August 2026
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