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Hiking in the Cevennes
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Agence la Bastide F-48370 St Germain de Calberte
Grandes
Randonnées
The G.R. 4 Ocean-Mediterranean
by the axis north-west - south-east
The GR 43 from GR 7 at
"la Can de l'Hospitalet" to "la Margeride" (North Lozère)
Can de l'Hospitalet, Florac, Mont Lozère
GR 44 From Villefort to
la Canourgue, 61 km; leaving the GR 72 at Villefort, le chemin des Crêtes, col de la
Loubière, from there he joins the GR 43 till la Fage, col de Montmirat, Causse de
Sauveterre and rejoins the GR 60 at Champerboux and the GR 6 at la Canourgue.
The G.R. 6 Ocean -Alps,
according to the approximate direction West-East
from St. Jean du Gard, by the "massif de Liron", to the Mont Aigoual, Causse
Méjean, Gorges du Tarn, l'Aubrac
with several variations :
GR 61 Anduze, le musée du Désert, Mialet, Saint Jean du Gard
6a, 6b , 60, 62,
GR 66, le Tour de l'Aigoual,
79 km
GR 67, le Tour des Cévennes,
130 km
St Germain de Calberte :Bed and breakfast -evening meals or own
cuisine :Malafosse : Site
GR 68 Tour du Mont Lozère and
Causse Méjean
Mont Lozère, Florac, Bougés, Croix de Berthel, Mont Lozère
topo-guide de la FFRP n° 631 (link to bed and breakfast
Florac)
A regional path : "Tour
du Méjean" Sentier de pays
le Sentier de Pays Tra Lou
Serre : Col de Banette - crête du Ventalon - temple de Lézignier - le
Lauzas - route des Crêtes
G.R.7 Pyrenees-Vosges,
orientation South-West - North-East
Vigan- valley, Mont Aigoual, la Can de l'hospitalet, Barre des Cévennes, St. Germain de
Calberte, Mont Mars, Bougès, Col de Jalcreste, Mont Lozére
GR 71 variation of the GR 7
which he quits at l'Esperou at the mount Aigoual, traversing la montagne du Lingas,
leaving the Parc close to Alzon, going up to the Causse du Larzac.
GR 72; topo-guide n° 704,
another variation of the GR 7 with Cévennes-journey
Varies in between Barre des Cévennes and la Bastide, 72 km length.
He traverses the Bougès massif at col de la Planète, then goes down to Villefort,
following the ancient "Régordane"-road till la Bastide passing by the medieval
village la Garde Guérin.
GR Stevenson passing by the
Mont Lozère and the Cévennes, GR 70 -topo-guide n° 700:
From Monastier sur Gazeilles (Tourist Office , tel 00 33 (0)4 71 08 37
76)(Haute-Loire),
via Cayres (O.T. tel 00 33 (0)4 71 57 34 46),
Pradelles(O.T. tel 00 33 (0)4 71 00 82 65),
Langogne (O.T. 00 33 (0)4 66 69 01 38),
St Etienne de Lugdarès (O.T. 00 33 (0)4 66 46 65 36),
le Pont de Montvert, Florac, Cassagnas, Plan de Fontmort, St.
Germain de Calberte and St. Etienne de
Vallée Française ending in St. Jean du Gard : (Tourist Offices (OTSI'S) MENTIONED
UNDER "PETITE RANDONNEE")
Chambres d'hotes à St Jean
de Bleymard
Européen path n° 4 Austria -
Spain
Topo-guides of the Grande
Randonnée-paths are for sale in bookshops, at the Parc National des
Cévennes-counter and at Chaminas.
Link to : the museums
of the écomusée
Discovery-paths of the ECO-museum of the national park of
the Cevennes: P.N.C. |
Not everybody is in olympic form, which doesn't implicate to miss the jewels of the
Cévenols patrimony.
Besides the classical museum-musea, certain elements of the écomuseum are spread
out in the landscape.
The national parc of the Cevennes decided for the slatestone valleys to give
value to some patrimonical interesting places at the spot, there were they are created and
did functionate - in their historical surrounding.
On these discovery walks you'll be guided by the PNC by a brochure available at the
start.
In summer, July and August the Parc also proposes guided visits.
PNC BP 15, 48400 Florac, tél 00 33 (0)4 66 49 53 00
Discovery-paths of the ECO-museum of the schist
Cevennes :
Landscape-path of Barre des Cévennes
3 km: discovery of the village (history, evolution, architecture, geology,
religion) and the surrounding landscapes
.
Under the shelter of the "Castelas" - a so-called rockformation, Barre des
Cévennes with it's lined up facades in an old urban model makes remind its rich and
very animated history.
The map realised after the land registry of 1826 will historically mark your visit
in these cute narrow streets.
The path will lead you from the fountains to the kitchen-gardens, from the temple to the
church, by the former famous market- and fairs- squares to surprise you at the end
with beatiful points of views to the Can noire and the Malzac-valley.
Footpath la Roquette ( 2,5 km) at
Molezon to discover a quarter of the high-Cevennes : architecture, organisation
of a hamlet, the terraces-system, the sweet chestnut orchard, the apiaries and the
history of Protestantism.
From the D 983, Sainte Croix Vallée Française to Barre des Cévennes take the little
road at your right at the exit of Pont-Ravagers. Go on about 5 km to park your car
at the right side. Departure close to the mill in between Ste Croix Vallée Française and
Trabassac, take a guiding-brochure which is available at the start.
The Trabassac-brook valley
To discover the different aspects of this "mas cévenol" (farm consisting out of
a real hamlet) and its environment, you have to walk around to feel the atmosphere.
 The path gows up
in between rocks and chestnut-trees and then crosses the brook. Like in the most cevenols
hamlet you can admire the old
apiary with beehives out of a hollow chestnut-trunk with a big slatestone and the bread-oven.
Then you'll climb up the terraces and the little footpath arrives in between two walls
under oaktrees. Finally you'll arrive at the slatestone buildings with behind the modest
cimetary with sepulchres only marked by two stones and a cipres symbolising the flame of
eternity.
Also at Molezon : la Magnanerie de la Roque: " le fil de la mémoire"
(the memory-thread) building constructed for silkworm (magnans) keeping click-here for it's
description(French)
Footpath of the
Canourgue tower: Vestige of a XIIth century defence system,
which fonctionated till the XVth century.
It was a signal-tower network connecting Anduze to Florac. The traject of 3 km (to
and fro, 1hour) passing by a abandone hamlet approaching differents themes. You can park
your car at the parking on the departemental road from Ste Croix Vallée Française to
Barre des Cévennes, close to "château du Mazel". The guiding-brochure is
available at the parking.
The path- in the shelter of mediterranean oaks, traverses the ruins of a hamlet and goes
up to the Canourgue fortress from end XIIth and begin XIIIth
century, its defence ditch and disappeared buildings...
In the restaured donjon you can enjoy a nice view and reconstituted maps and scenes
of medieval life. Presumable the "castrum" also had a prestigeous
function, but it's not really sure. Guiding-brochure is available at the start.
Path of Pont de Rastel
permits to discover the "rebels-region" : the Clerguemort out of the book
"les rebelles" from Jean-Pierre Chabrol, a famous cevenol writer.
Discovery paths of the
ECO-museum mont Lozère of the Parc National des Cevennes
Chambres d'hotes Mont
Lozère
Foothpath Mas
Camargues
Educative path telling about the relationship in between men and mountain.
Free visit every day. Guiding-brochure is available at the start, or in the Museum
Mont-Lozère in Pont de Montvert this also is an inquirie counter off the écomusée and
organising guided-visits. (See : écomusée)
Foothpath Mas de la
Barque above Villefort and Génolhac, you will discover the open pastures
and beech- and pinewoods of the mont Lozère.
Free visit every day. Guiding-brochure is available at the start, or in the Museum
Mont-Lozère in Pont de Montvert.
Guided visits in July and August, Wednesday at 3 a.m., and Friday at 9.30 p.m., duration 2
hours.
The menhirs path
At the limestone spurs at the extreme West off the mont-Lozère,150 menhirs are
erected about 5000 years ago. The path offers you a journey in time.
Free visit every day. Guiding-brochure at demand in the Museum Mont-Lozère in Pont de
Montvert.
Foothpath Montcuq
This path at the theme the forest has it's departure at the picknick place
near "col de la Croix de Berthel"..
Free visit every day. Guiding-brochures for adults or children are available at the start,
Foothpath l'Hermet
Beginning at Pont de Montvert, is this a discovery-traject with panoramic views over
landscapes telling about the relationship between man and nature. Free visit every day.
Guiding-brochure is available in the Museum Mont-Lozère of Pont de Montvert
Foothpath of the
channel of la Viale this path is following the traject of an irrigation channel called a béal. This very amazingly
dared traject is a nice example of human adaptation to his environment
Cartes,
Guides
Carte IGN Parc national des
Cévennes
1/100 000
or
Roadmap Michelin n° 80
More detailed map, suitable
for hiking, showing well the rural paths:
IGN top 25 : 1/ 25000
Massif du Mont Lozère, Mende 2638 EST (East)
Le Bleymard 2738 EST et OUEST (West)
Florac 2639 EST
Le Pont de Montvert 2739 OUEST
Génolhac, Vialas 2739 EST
Meyrueis ( Mont Aigoual, Vébron) 2640 EST
Causse Noir, Lanuejols (Gorges de la Jonte) 2640 OUEST
Meyrueis 1:50 000 Ouest et Est
Saint André de Valborgne, (Barre des Cévennes) 2740 OUEST
St Jean du Gard, (St. Germain de Calbert) 2740 EST
or the local touristic map:
CORNICHE DES CEVENNES (2740 EST )
which covers 2740 West and 2740 East
Nant , Dourbie 2641 Et et OUEST
Le Vigan, (Valleraugue) 2741 OUEST
St. Hippolyte du Fort 2741 EST
Anduze, Lédignan 2841 OUEST
Alés, la Grand Combe 2840 OUEST
Chamborigaud 2839 OUEST
Guides:
Also
have a look at the page "litterature"
The Topo-guides gives as well the maps as well as the details off the itinerary.
Practical information and points of interest.
For sale in libraries and at CNSGR in Paris
Guide des Randonnées dans le Parc National des Cévennes (hikers-guide)
21 sentiers; édition Glénat (21 paths)
Sentiers d'interpretation du PNC
Pochette "regarder en marchant"
13 sentiers, 25 F
parc national des Cévennes
English version: parc national des Cévennes
guide touristique
Touristic guide book
guide des hautes terres du PnC
guide to the highlands in the PNC
1987
1987
Lozère, 70 petites randonnées
, boucles de 1 à 6h de marche;
Edition CHAMINA
BP 436 ; 5 rue Pierre le Vénérable; 63057 Clermont Ferrand Cedex 1
tél. 04 73 92 81 44 fax. 04 73 91
62 24
info@chamina.com
www.chamina.com
LA LOZERE
Un environnement grandiose où la diversité n’est qu’une affaire de quelques
kilomètres : crêtes de Margeride, plateau herbager de l’Aubrac, Causses
entaillés par les gorges du Tarn et de la Jonte, vallées cévenoles, … créant une
mosaïque de paysages et de villages.200p, 70 balades en boucles à pied et à VTTPrix de
vente : 14,94 euro TTC soit 98 F
info@chamina.com
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GUIDE FRANCK : 45 tours with map
IGN 2 to 6 1/2 hour walks
by Nicolas Dessaux
Edition Franck Mercier, 1 bis rue du Forum, 74000 Annecy
Guide IGN (n°7)
CEVENNES
Gorges du Tarn - Mont Aigoual - Mont Lozère
Excellent guide for hiking and other
outdoor activities (walks with a donkey, (mountain)biking, horseriding, canoeing,
climbing, speleology, canyoning, hanggliding, deltaplane, skiing) classified by region and
level.
Of each region (Mt. Lozére, Cévennes, Causses & rivers, Causse de Larzac,massif de
l'Aigoual, les garrigues)
all kind of usefull adresses.
le guide des loisirs IGN de pleine nature. 1996
3615 IGN/Espace IGN, 107 rue de la Boétie, 75008 Paris
Guide bleu
Cévennes- Languedoc
Guide vert:
Gorges du Tarn Cévennes - Bas Languedoc
GUIDES RANDONNEUR SOLAR (n°4)
Promenades et randonnées
dans Les Cévennes
1992, Didier Corneille
The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail
A walking tour in the Velay and Cévennes, Southern France
by Alan Castle, 1992
A CICERONE GUIDE
Cicerone Pres; Milnthorpe, Cumbria
Off The Beaten Track
SOUTHERN FRANCE
UK: Moorland Publishing Co Ltd.
USA: The Globe Pequot Press
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