Around L’Espérou (Trail)

Description

Everyone at their own rhythm! This peaceful forest trail is without any particular difficulty. It lets you explore the surroundings of L’Espérou, en famille, at running speed. Signposts will guide you all along this route. In the description below, the signposted place names and/or directions are given in bold italics between quotation marks : From “Halle de l’Espérou” , run to “Les Douzes” via: - “La Halle”. - From “Les Douzes”, return to “Halle de l’Espérou” via: - “La Bascule”, - “Route Dhombres”, - “Le Château” and - “Carrefour”. This trail is taken from the guidebook Massif de l’Aigoual, published by the communauté de communes Causses Aigoual Cévennes as part of the collection Espaces naturels gardois and the label Gard Pleine nature.

Difficulty

Official rating: very easy, by Parc national des Cévennes.

Before you go

• Before committing yourself to a circuit, ensure that it is suitable for your activity level and ability. Remember that the weather changes quickly in the mountains. Take enough water. Please close all gates and barriers behind you.

Getting there

Start: L’Espérou, Dourbies (30).

Sources

• Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/74831-Tours-de-l-Esperou-(Trail)). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
• Official elevation gain: 101 m, Parc national des Cévennes