Goulles: Nature, Route and Alpacas

Goulles combines a strong focus on nature with two specific experiences: the Le secret de Carbonnières route, with views of the Tours de Carbonnières, and a visit to Les Alpagas de la Paneterie. If you are looking for a hotel in Goulles, it helps to distinguish between these themes by their character. The landscape is a focus in its own right; the route and farm visit involve different planning requirements.

The landscape of the Vallée de la Maronne

The ZNIEFF Vallée de la Maronne includes the municipality of Goulles. The Vallée has very steep, wild and entirely forested slopes and is rich in fauna and flora. This combines a distinctive terrain with ecological richness. For travelers who choose landscape and nature as the focus of their trip, this is a distinct attraction alongside individual activities. You can therefore include Goulles in your plans both for the qualities of the Vallée and for its named activities. You can consider its connection with nature independently of whether you also include the route or farm visit in your stay.

Route with views of the Tours de Carbonnières

The Le secret de Carbonnières route offers views of the Tours de Carbonnières. There is also an optional detour to the towers, for which a round trip of 15 minutes is indicated. This duration refers to the detour, not to the route as a whole. This gives you a clearly defined choice: views of the towers are part of the route, while the additional walk is optional. If you would like to include the towers more fully, allow for the detour’s own time requirement; otherwise, the views offered by the route remain the starting point. The route description was updated in July 2026.

Alpaca visit and fiber processing

At Les Alpagas de la Paneterie, a visit to the farm and spinning mill lasts 1.5 hours and is available by prior reservation only. During feeding time, visitors can experience the alpacas at close range; this is subject to the farm’s reservation conditions. A visit also includes a demonstration of how alpaca fibers are processed into yarn and felt. The experience therefore combines meeting the animals with an insight into how their fibers are processed. The exact format of the demonstration may change. Visit times and reservation conditions may also change, so check them before making the farm visit a firm part of your plans. You can allow for the 1.5-hour duration as a separate part of your day’s itinerary.

Experiences to help plan your trip

The difference between the experiences is clear: the route detour is optional, while the farm visit requires prior reservation and lasts 1.5 hours. When planning your stay, first decide whether the visit that requires a reservation should be a fixed part of your itinerary. Then decide whether the additional walk to the towers fits into your schedule.

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