European self-guided walk operator, On Foot Holidays, has launched a new, week-long hiking route through one of the largest canyons in Europe, the Gorges du Tarn, in the beautiful Cevennes region of southern France.
The new walk in France brings to 36 the number of self-guided walking holidays On Foot Holidays now offers in 11 countries across Europe.
Available in April, May, June, September and October, the just-released, seven-night, ‘slow travel’ hiking trip through the spectacular gorge covers 12-25km per day and is graded medium-hard in effort, with luggage transferred between hotels each day so walkers carry just a day pack along the entire route.
Low in carbon footprint and high in cultural immersion, the hike has been curated for independent hikers who will stay at a series of family-run B&Bs and character-filled inns and hotels, enjoying authentic French cuisine and wine along the way.
The Gorges du Tarn is one of the most dramatic landscapes in France, snaking through the Cévennes region with cliff walls up to 600m high and pretty but isolated hamlets dotted along the lushly forested banks of the wild and turquoise-coloured Tarn River.
On Foot Holidays’ new bespoke route – ‘Gorges du Tarn’ – in southern France starts from pretty woods and meadows surrounding Mas de la Barque and traces the Tarn River down through the increasingly rugged and narrow gorge, lined by soaring cliffs and traditional stone hamlets accessed only on foot. The undulating track offers breathtaking views and takes walkers through a string of villages such as Pont de Montvert, Cocures, Ispagnac, St Chely, La Malene, Les Vignes and into the more open countryside around Le Rozier where the journey ends.
The Gorges du Tarn walk includes seven nights’ B&B and inn accommodation along the route, daily breakfasts, four picnic lunches, five dinners, all luggage transfers between hotels, local transfers at the start and end of the walk, and all directions, information and maps. The holiday costs from £1110 per person, twin-share (about A$2184 depending on exchange rates).
Visit www.onfootholidays.co.uk/routes/gorges-du-tarn (direct link to walk) or www.onfootholidays.co.uk
Rated one of Europe’s leading self-guided walking tour operators, On Foot Holidays offers 36 self-guided walking tours across Europe. Accommodation and information packs are provided for all the routes. Walkers select their departure dates, luggage is transferred between hotels and all routes are designed by locals and tested by staff from On Foot Holidays.
