Roads between Rodez and Aurillac
Prompted by a similar thread about this area I wondered what the small N and D roads are like in this general area immediately North of Rodez? There are two ACSI sites with excellent reviews but the roads look quite winding. No problem I expect with our 6.3m Motorhome but I don't want to crawl along for several hours twisting and bumping!
One of the sites is Camping le Val de Saures
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google maps, street view is iseful, Hitch.
two routes suggested, D 20 and D 920 both suggest under an hour for the trip, and both roads look fine, better than many A roads in Somerset, lol.
for example, it looks a lot more pleasant that the A 39 to Mineheadundecided
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Helpful advice. Thank you.
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Hi Hitchglitch. We live 12 miles from the Camping le Val de Saures site in Entraygues-sur-Truyere. I wouldn't take the direct route which may show up on your sat nav which is through Salles la Source and Muret le Chateau. The D988 to Espalion and then the D9204 to Estaing and Entraygues is much better. I would not be tempted to take any minor D roads in this area. They can be literally single track with limited passing places and some have very narrow bridges or steep hills to negotiate. Fine in a car or reasonably sized motorhome but not to be tackled when towing. If you are in this area we can also recommend Camping La Plaine at Saint Parthem. Reasonably priced with pleasant Dutch owners and lots to see and do nearby.
http://www.camping-laplaine.com/en/index.htmlIt is a beautiful area. Well worth visiting and generally overlooked by British tourists although the Dutch and Belgians have discovered it and the French themselves holiday here.
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We got close...having once sat through a two hour lecture and slide show about the 12th century abbey church at Conques and the Compostela pilgrimage route and all that.
So we took the caravan up from Rodez to Conques to check it all out. I rememberer a gloomy little camp site there in the valley, and a long hot, stony, uphill walk into Conques itself. You need to be very, very keen on religious history. Keener than we were. And fitter.
We towed out northwards towards Flagnac and Figeac and went for lunch the next day.
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Many thanks Oldgirl. Always good to get local knowledge and we may try your recommended site. The Motorhome is s quite compact at 6.3 meters but we try to avoid the single track roads!
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So sorry you didn't enjoy Conques. It is a beautiful village and one of the Grand Sites of France. The pilgrim's trail which leads up to the village is steep but worth the trip we feel. The campsite there is not the best which is why I recommended La Plaine at Saint Parthem by the River Lot. However, I would hate anyone to be put off visiting Conques. We think it is beautiful. See this link: http://www.france-beautiful-villages.org/en/conques
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