Circuit VTC/ VTT de Villefranche-de-Panat
You will walk along the lake of Villefranche de Panat following this marked out itinerary on 11 km. You can easily realize this circuit in family, the difference in level is weak and the distance is reasonable: 11 km. The Tower of Peyrebrune will dominate you during your tour and will watch over you from the top of its rocky spur.
This marked bicycle route around the lake of Villefranche de Panat leads you along the road that borders the reservoir of Villefranche-de-Panat. You will ride along this 190 ha lake, one of the links of the hydroelectric complex of Pouget set up by EDF after the Second World War. The lakes of Pareloup (5th largest artificial lake in France) with its 130 km of banks, the lake of Pont de Salars, of Gourde and of Bage complete this complex. Villefranche de Panat offers in season a large number of tourist activities (swimming: 2 beaches are equipped and supervised in summer, fishing, sailing, hydro-ULM, hiking, festivities...). In Villefranche de Panat, you will find all the necessary amenities: food shops, newspapers, restaurants, pharmacy, doctors, post office, banks... This circuit is linked via a 16 km marked out itinerary to the bicycle circuit that goes around the lake of Pareloup (27 km). The itinerary around the lake of Pareloup is itself linked to the one that leads you to the discovery of the Lévézou mountains (37 km). Be careful, you are using the road network, be vigilant and respect the traffic rules!
