After the Verdon Gorges Gorges of the Hérault Ardèche gorges, here is how to visit the Gorges du Tarn in 2 days with my tourist circuit and the Google Map of the route.
This 2-day road trip in the Gorges du Tarn and de la Jonte allowed me to visit the most beautiful sites, villages classified among the most beautiful in France and landscapes among the most beautiful inOccitania !
This tourist circuit is easily done by 3 or 4 days in the form of a road trip by car, motorbike or motorhome. But, if you prefer to take more time on the sites, you can easily adapt it for a 1 week tour. Conversely, if like me, you only have 2 days, you can do this road trip in 1 weekend at a more sustained pace.
Where are the Gorges du Tarn located?
Over millions of years, the Tarn river has carved out a superb canyon that can be followed for 53 km.
Straddling 2 departments (Lozère and Aveyron), the Gorges du Tarn are located in the heart of the Causses and Cévennes territory. They cross the Causse Noir, the Causse Méjean and the Causse de Sauveterre. These causses are limestone plateaus that can reach 1000 m high.
Where are the Gorges de la Jonte located?
The Jonte river which is a tributary of the Tarn has also carved a narrower but equally magnificent canyon. Its gorges, which are very close to those of the Tarn, can be visited by making a loop with the Gorges du Tarn. These gorges are wild and very sparsely populated except by vultures.
How to get to the Gorges du Tarn?
For me, who is from Toulouse, I obviously took my car to Rivière sur Tarn which is only 230 km away.
But for those who come from further afield, it will take:
- Take the train to Mende, Alès, Banassac - La Canourgue, Millau (preferred) or Rodez and rent a car;
- Or choose the plane for the nearest airport: Montpellier-Méditerranée or Rodez.
And for those who also think of preserving our planet, why not a blablacar or the bus (Flixbus Paris-Montpellier at 15 €).
How to visit the Gorges du Tarn?
There are several routes for discover the Gorges de la Jonte and Tarn by car, motorbike or motorhome. Indeed, one can enjoy magnificent views of the canyon from above and below by road.
Some even cover the 53 kilometers in a few days on foot, following several footpaths. Among the best-known hikes, the pinggross is certainly the most beautiful!
For my part, it is along a tourist circuit that makes a loop that I visited the Gorges de la Jonte (in 1 day) and the Gorges du Tarn (in 1 day). You can discover my itinerary and the main stages below.
What to visit in the Gorges du Tarn in 2 days?
Visits and viewpoints are very numerous along the Gorges du Tarn and de la Jonte: Numerous cirques, straits, passes, small stone villages, hanging hamlets, troglodyte houses on the cliffs and belvederes offering panoramas breathtaking. the Point Sublime and Rock of the Hourtous are probably the 2 most famous lookouts.
For my 2-day car tour, I wanted to combine essential tourist visits and discoveries of the most beautiful natural sites of the Gorges du Tarn.
Program to visit the Gorges du Tarn in 2 days
Here is the program of visits to visit the Gorges du Tarn following my tourist circuit in a loop over 2 days:
The Jonte Gorges – Day 1
- River on Tarn
- The Rozier
- The house of the vultures
- Belvedere of the Terraces
- Meyrueis
- Aven Armand cave
- Old Caussenarde farm
- Roc des Hourtous belvedere
- Circus of Saint Chély
- Holy Enimie
The Gorges du Tarn – Day 2
- Holy Enimie
- Pougnadoires circus
- Chateau de la Caze
- La Malene
- Cirque des Balumes
- The sublime point
- Vines
- No Soucy
- Troglodyte houses of Saint Marcellin and Eglazines
- River on Tarn
The Jonte Gorges to visit in 1 day
For the 1st day of my road trip, my route first goes through the Gorges de la Jonte.
Itinerary to visit the Gorges de la Jonte
Here is the map of the route to follow in GPS mode for my program for the 1st day: the discovery of the Gorges de la Jonte.
The Gorges du Tarn to visit on the 2nd day
This is the part of the route which brings together the most beautiful sites of this tourist circuit such as the famous sublime point.
Itinerary to visit the Gorges du Tarn in 2 days
For the 2nd day of my road trip, here is the route which follows the Gorges du Tarn to close the loop and return to the village of Rivière sur Tarn.
Where to stay to visit the Gorges du Tarn in 2 days?
The hotel and Airbnb offer is not very important in the villages of my circuit. But I know an address which is a nugget!
Indeed, to spend a dream night in a magical place and in an exceptional setting, it is at the Château de la Caze that you must sleep. It is surrounded by a forest and golden cliffs and has (among others) a private beach, a spa, a swimming pool, a restaurant ...
Especially since its geographical location is ideal halfway through my 2-day tour.
See this hotel in the Chateau de La Caze
Motorhome for this road trip?
For tourists who benefit from ideal accommodation, not too expensive and very practical: the camper van, my circuit is quite suitable. You just have to see the vehicles parked on the banks of the Tarn.
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