La Malène

After passing Aven Armand, on the Gorges du Tarn driving tour, the next place of any size in the Tarn valley is the finely situated village of La Malène, the starting point of a boat trip of more than one hour through the narrow Détroits ("Straits"), which cannot be reached from the road, to the Cirque des Baumes. The road then runs past the Pas de Souci, where the river disappears under a tumble of rocks.