Camias trail

Description

This path on the hillside climbs and meanders, and then joins the curving old railroad. History is under your feet and all around. Every stone has a story to tell about its use: in a retaining wall, a house, a rail track. 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 the entrance to “L’ancienne gare de Pont d'Hérault”, head towards - "les Quatre Chemins". At the crossroad “Les Quatre Chemins", take the road furthest on the left towards - "Camias", - Continue towards "Pié Camp", then - "L'Arboux", (steep downhill section to “L'Arboux”), then - "La Placette". Continue towards - "Tunnel du Rey", Turn left onto the railroad to return to “L’Ancienne gare de Pont d'Hérault".

Difficulty

Official rating: 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.

Getting there

Start: Ancienne gare de Pont d’Hérault, Saint-André-de-Majencoules (30).

Sources

• Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/45054-Camias). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
• Official elevation gain: 438 m, Parc national des Cévennes