Cévenol valleys, trail #28

Description

An athletic route with a wealth of heritage features that crosses typical hamlets, a disused railway bridge, a mill and the memorial site of Champdomergue. Follow the waymarks for trail #28. 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: Starting at “Relais de l’Espinas”, go to : - “Le Cros”, then - “Le Viala” and - “Champdomergue”. - Continue to “Le Viaduc”, - “Cessenades Bas”, - “Le Chambonnet”, “Le Géripon”. - At “Le Géripon”, go to - "Le Grenier". Go to “Le Salson” and continue to “Le Salson - nord” (from here, optional there-and-back to see the mill). - From “Le Salson-Nord” go to - “Poumeyrol”, - “Col de la Baraquette” and - “Col de Chalsio”. From that Col, return to “Le Relais de l’Espinas” via : - “La draille de l’Espinas”. This trail is taken from the guidebook Mont Lozère, Pays des sources, Sommet des Cévennes, published by the Pôle de pleine nature du mont Lozère.

Difficulty

Official rating: difficult, 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. Please close all gates and barriers behind you. Stay on the marked path.

Getting there

Start: Relais d'Espinas, Ventalon en Cévennes (48).

Sources

• Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/74854-Vallees-Cevenoles---Trail-n28). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
• Official elevation gain: 1,435 m, Parc national des Cévennes