Randonnée "La Chapelle des Planques"
Real natural border between Tarn and Aveyron, the valley of Viaur gives us its treasures.
From the hamlet of Baraque St Jean on the RN88, turn left on the old RN as far as the bridge over the Viaur.
Parking: by the roadside on the left before the disused restaurant.
3h15 ? 10.5km ? 2* - elevation gain 400m ? markings: yellow and yellow-red
A-Don't cross the Viaur. From the bridge, follow the old RN for 150m. Take a hairpin left onto a grassy path leading up to the hamlet of Sicardie and the road viaduct.
Leaving the first farm on your left, continue uphill for 300m. Turn left for 150m. After the second restored farmhouse, turn left into the woods. Take a dirt track up to Roc de l'Aigle (beautiful view over the valley).
1-Join the banks of the river and take a right-hand hairpin bend.
Follow the river along a sometimes muddy path, then climb up through the woods to find a stony path coming from Masmajou.
Turn left and head downhill towards the footbridge.
Cross over and climb to the right along a steep path towards the old ruined village and the chapel (a beautiful site).
2-From the chapel, go back down to the Viaur on the east side and rejoin the GRP, following it to the left along a dirt track overlooking the valley.
3-At the second bend in the road, veer left onto a path which, through the woods, offers fine views over the whole valley and leads to the ruins of the Château du Vieux Tanus.
4-After the ruins, leave the GRP and fork left on a narrow path leading down to the RN88.
Cross the Viaur. Return to the parking lot.
