Col de Montclar
Key facts
- Distance
- 11.2 km
- Ascent
- +578 m
- Descent
- −551 m
- Estimated time
- 3 hr 40
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 7.0 km under 10%, 3.9 km at 10 to 20% and 0.3 km over 20%. Elevation from 444 m to 942 m over 11.2 km.
Description
This path overlooking the Homol valley and its state forest offers beautiful views from the passes at Col de la Coste and Col de Montclar and from Chastelas (altitude 957m). 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 "Génolhac" walk to "Col de Montclar" via : - "Soubre Montclar", - "Col de Montclar" then head for "Le Chastelas" via : - "Sous le col de Montclar". Return to "Génolhac" via : - "Puecharus", - "Serre de Puecharus", - "La Coste", - "Génolhac - Gare" and then "Génolhac - Arceau". This hike 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
- Make sure your equipment is appropriate for the day’s weather conditions. Remember that the weather changes quickly in the mountains. Take enough water, wear sturdy shoes and put on a hat.
Getting there
Start: Génolhac, Génolhac (30).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/96945-Col-de-Montclar). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Official elevation gain: 578 m, Parc national des Cévennes
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