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Hiking in Tarn

60

routes

10.0 km

median distance

185 m

median elevation gain

The Grésigne forest and the vineyard slopes share the routes between them. Larroque and Puycelsi frame the Grésigne massif, the largest oak wood in the south-west, ringed by a dry-stone wall built under Colbert to protect the timber for the navy.

Puycelsi, a fortified village on a rock spur, overlooks the forest and the Vère valley: the circuit of the ramparts serves as a start for several loops.

Gaillac and Coufouleux open onto the vineyards and the gentler Tarn valley, while Puylaurens marks the gateway to the Lauragais and its windmill hills.

When to go — October to June; summer is hot in the vineyards, the Grésigne forest then offering the only continuous shade around.

OpenRando lists 60 hiking routes in Tarn. The median distance is 10.0 km, and most routes fall between 4.6 and 17.4 km — from an afternoon loop to a full day out.

On the climbing side, the median elevation gain is 185 m, and the most demanding routes exceed 438 m. Enough range to pick your effort by season and by form.

The most common starting points cluster around: Larroque, Puycelsi, Puylaurens, Gaillac, Coufouleux, Lisle-sur-Tarn. Every route comes with its GPX track, elevation profile and interactive map.

Longest routes in Tarn

  • Boucle Dunes Rouges du GR 46 – Puycelsi au départ de Puycelsi24.5 km
  • Boucle Eh bien,......très dommage – Noch so ein schöner Ausblick au départ de Puylaurens24.3 km
  • Boucle Puycelsi – Cascade de l'Audoulou au départ de Larroque22.7 km

All routes in Tarn