Le circuit des crêtes
Sur une piste boisée, une montée progressive jusqu’aux crêtes du hameau de Cantabel, 880m d’altitude, pour un panorama imprenable sur la vallée de l’Aveyron et la butte de Sévérac-le-Château
Description provided by PNR Grands Causses, in French.
When to go
Occasional snow in midwinter Highest point: 878 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.
- Sévérac-d'Aveyron station start · 1 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
- Sévérac d'Aveyron - Emb Massegros bus stop start · 24 min walk (walking time measured on the IGN footpath network)
Travel time from the main stations
- Toulouse Matabiau 3h54 by train
- Montpellier Saint-Roch 3h17 by train
- Nîmes 3h50 by train
- Perpignan 3h52 by train
- Béziers 2h25 by train
- Carcassonne 3h36 by train
Indicative times from SNCF GTFS data. Actual times, there and back, are worked out on the interactive map.
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Data source
Data produced by PNR Grands Causses, updated on 8 July 2026
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