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Les gorges de la Dourbie
The Dourbie is a river of 71.9 km that rises at Arphy, in the Gard, at 1,301 m altitude, south of Mont Aigoual, and joins the Tarn at Millau. It flows between the Gard and the Aveyron and drains a basin of 568 km². Its gorges form a wooded canyon of about 20 km, with drops exceeding 400 m, which separates the Causse Noir from the Larzac. The busiest part runs as far as Millau.
Along the watercourse you meet the village of Nant, where the catchment management body is based, as well as Cantobre, Saint-Véran, the Corp mill with its karst exsurgence, and Montpellier-le-Vieux, a rocky chaos above La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite. The river is popular with trout anglers and white-water enthusiasts (rafting, canoeing, kayaking), and paths, including the GR 60 and GR 7, let you walk along it.
