Col des Fosses

HikingLoopCévennes

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Key facts

Distance
6.9 km
Ascent
+272 m
Descent
−236 m
Estimated time
2 hr 05
hiking
Difficulty
Moderate
official rating
Route
Loop
back to the start

Profile and gradient

  • under 10%
  • 10 to 20%
  • over 20%

Gradient along the route: 5.4 km under 10%, 1.4 km at 10 to 20% and 0.2 km over 20%. Elevation from 668 m to 896 m over 6.9 km.

Description

A walk on Le Liron mountain and its thousand-year-old drovers’ roads and standing stones. 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 "COL DE PIERRE PLANTÉE", walk to “COL DES FOSSES” via: - “Sous la Calmette”, - “Col du Broussier” and - “Coulègne”. - At "Col des Fosses", return to the start via “Coulègne" (3), - "Font Froide” and “Sous la Calmette” (1). This walk is taken from the guidebook Autour de Ganges et Sumène published by the Communauté de Communes des Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises as part of the collection Espaces Naturels Gardois et Héraultais.

Difficulty

Official rating: moderate, by Parc national des Cévennes.

Before you go

  • Make sure your equipment is appropriate for the day’s weather conditions. Take enough water, wear sturdy shoes and put on a hat.

Getting there

Start: Col de la Pierre Plantée (St-Roman-de-Codières), Saint-Roman-de-Codières (30).

Sources

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