Water sports and leisure activities Lozère

A few kilometres north of Marvejols, near the Château de la Baume, this small lake has been designed for leisure and relaxation for both small and large. Many facilities allow you to spend a pleasant day: a restaurant, wooden chalets, a aquaglisse slide that makes children happy. It is also the foundation of Gevaudan's nautical club, which offers many activities: canoeing, pedal boats, sailing school… Swimming is monitored from July 15 th to August 15 th. Snacks and restaurants nearby.

Le Moulin is the first canoe rental company in the Gorges du Tarn, and has just celebrated its 50th anniversary. And the place has a history, which Muriel, Jeannot and Charlie will share with you. Here, we work in good spirits and as a family... Located on the outskirts of the village, you'll be welcomed into a local heritage site. The mill will take you down the most beautiful stretch of the Tarn, from Sainte-Enimie to the Pas de Soucy, via the Cirque des Baumes. A magical descent! Slow bike rentals have recently been added to the range.

The Locanoë team manages a small fleet of boats and offers free canoe and kayak trips. Several routes are available, from the "zero-carbon" (2-hour) 6-kilometer run between Castelbouc and Sainte-Enimie, with a return walk along the Tarn, to the classic (afternoon or full day) 13-kilometer run between Sainte-Enimie and Rives Basses, or the "escape" 29-kilometer run over 2 days between Castelbouc and Baumes Basses. You can also rent a paddle on the Castelbouc lake.

In the Natura 2000 zone, the site of the lake of Charpal irresistibly evokes Canada. Its very particular history (the lake was supposed to shelter ammunition between the two world wars and a railroad had been built there), its forest, planted in the 50s, made it a unique place sheltering a rather exceptional fauna and flora. A path has been set up and you can walk or mountain bike along the almost 9 kilometers of the forest, which are decorated with educational panels on the environment. If fishing(no kill) is allowed, swimming is forbidden.

Just 200 m from the village of Sainte-Enimie, on the road to Florac, Le Canophile offers a range of rental options: lazing around by the hour or five routes from 5 to 40 km. The "discovery" routes, upstream from Sainte-Enimie, start from Prades or Montbrun, depending on the distance chosen. Neophytes can try their hand on the water before embarking on a descent. For the more experienced, 2 and 3-day courses (32 km and 40 km) are available. In all cases, the Canophile will advise you on a circuit suited to your pace.

In the kingdom of the mountains, water has its source... It's not an advert for mineral water, but a description of this space entirely dedicated to the joys of water: around the leisure pool, there are nothing but slides (one of which is 60 metres long), bubbles and games. The more courageous can make use of the fitness area and weight room, while the lazier can enjoy the sauna and spa. As for the kids, they can play in complete safety on the Children's Island. Atlantie is also a sports centre with a 25 m x 10 m pool. There's also a restaurant.

Built on the edge of the Lot, this lake extends over 9 hectares near La Canourgue. With its equipped beach and its small restaurant, one could believe oneself at the seaside, the calm and the serenity in more! Nearby, the vacation village offers about forty cottages and a comfortable gîte d'étape with seventeen places at a low price. The restaurant, open from March to mid-December, offers a generous and varied menu, to be enjoyed on the large wooden terrace to take advantage of an incredibly beautiful and relaxing environment.

Starting from Les Vignes or Le Rozier, the structure offers three routes of 7 to 17 kilometers lasting from 2 to 5 hours, and a possibility of a two-day descent, with bivouac at the campsite. The easiest circuit, of 7 km, reaches Peyrelade, on calm waters, for a duration of about 2 hours. The sportiest one of 17 km combines the family course and the descent of the fast and lively waters from Les Vignes. But each one allows you to discover the landscape at your own pace. For all, the equipment and the shuttle to reach the starting point are included in the price.

Canoes are available for hire from the Sainte-Enimie base. For routes starting from Montbrun, the outward journey is made by bus, which allows you to discover the beginning of the Gorges, passing under the castles of Charbonnière, Castelbouc and Prades. All routes are also available downstream of Sainte-Enimie, the most beautiful part. The two-day route, 32 km, allows you to discover the whole of the gorges, and their wild beauty, also starting from Montbrun. The overnight stop is at a campsite in Sainte-Enimie.

The gorges of the Tarn are undoubtedly the ideal spot to practice kayaking, canoeing, paddle and other watercraft in Lozere. Aqua Loisirs has thus set up six circuits, starting from Les Vignes, where its base is, to take advantage of the sometimes rougher and sometimes calmer waters of the river. Their names (The Unforgettable; The Magnificent; The Sensational...) announce the colour very clearly: exceptional landscapes, emotions, surprises and pleasure above all, accessible to all levels thanks to the varied lengths and levels of the circuits.

This family-run business uses the Tarn gorges and their whitewater to develop a range of refreshing sports activities. Several descents, from 8 to 47 kilometers, from a few hours to several days, allow you to discover the area and its breathtaking panoramas. In addition to canoes and kayaks, paddles offer a different perspective on the river. Canoë 2000 also offers its customers supervised caving, canyoning and via ferrata, with routes to suit all ages and profiles.

Located in the gorges of the Tarn, the Canophile offers you the opportunity to discover this site on a canoe or kayak. It is indeed from the surface of the water that the place seems the most imposing and wild. The Embarcadère pier is located just a few hundred metres from the village of Sainte-Enimie, whose water plan allows for a peaceful start to the practice of this water sport. Boats rent on time or for several days, depending on the route you wish to make. The Canophile offers several routes 8 to 40 kilometres upstream or downstream from the village.

Tariff: 10 € for the rental of the canoe.

Duration: 1 h.

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From Saint-Amans, you take the D999 towards Ribennes and after a few kilometers, you reach the Colagne valley, on which an artificial dam has created a small lake. On its beach, a refreshment stand installs its tables and parasols, rents canoes, pedal boats and mountain bikes. Games (swings and slides) keep the children busy while the parents relax. The experienced fisherman will look for some quiet spots to catch trout. In season, the beach is supervised by a lifeguard.

This 127-hectare lake, with a capacity of 35.6 million cubic meters, is the result of an artificial water reservoir at the Villefort dam, which is used primarily for electricity production - the hydroelectric plant is located at Pied-de-Borne - which explains the variations in water level throughout the year. But it is also a superb natural space, surrounded by the mountain, a formidable ground for many leisure activities: hiking, with 7 km of marked path around the lake, swimming, supervised on a beautiful sandy beach, in the summer afternoons, water sports, with the Grandeur Nature water sports base, a via ferrata, without forgetting fishing of course with Accueil Pêche et Nature which sells cards, equipment, rents boats and can also supervise novice fishermen, or even give introductory courses! The fario trout, the rainbow trout, the minnow and the chub indeed swim in number in the waters of the lake. Canoeing, pedal boating and windsurfing are also practiced on this site, where each corner is dedicated to a particular activity. Be careful, however, the navigation of boats is regulated, all information will be provided at the tourist office. When the waters of this dam, whose construction lasted from 1957 to 1965, are at their lowest, one can also see vestiges of the life of the past, in particular under the bridge of the XIXth century which resisted during the watering of the site. About twenty families, living in the valley, had been forced to leave.

Ghislain and Malika propose in the Terrados campsite a hundred of canoes-kayaks to go down the Tarn, along four courses from 8 to 22 km from Sainte-Enimie to Le Rozier. Perfect to discover the Détroits, the Cirque des Beaumes, the Pas du Soucy, the sablière... As well as all the remarkable villages that inhabit the banks of the Tarn: Sainte-Enimie, Saint-Chély-du-Tarn, La Malène, Les Vignes, Le Rozier... On the river, among the hundreds of boats that navigate every day, you can recognize the CTM canoes by their white or blue color.

It is one of the oldest (since 1976!) and best known boat hire companies in the gorge. From May to October, they offer routes and formulas with canoe hire and the accessories (vests, canister, paddles) necessary for a safe descent. Descents of 3, 10 or 23 km are possible. So much for the "classic" offer. More unusual formulas are proposed alongside the canoe, with bungee jumping, or the dromabox which doubles the course on the Tarn with a camel ride. There is also canoeing and mountain biking, canoeing and via ferrata...

This lake, built on the stream that gave its name to the village, is usually put in water around mid-June. Installed to enlarge the tourist offer on the Margeride, it benefits from several leisure facilities: games for children, two tennis courts and a refreshment bar. In the middle of the season, you can enjoy the pleasures of the water without fear, as swimming is supervised from July 14 to August 20. Set in the middle of a green environment, the lake is a very pleasant place to be on sunny days.