From one Gardon to the next

Description

A pretty walk aorund the Pic d’Arbousse peak, offering superb panoramic views over the Vallée Française, Mont Lozère and Gardon de Saint-Jean valley. 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 “Saint-Jean-du-Gard - Office du Tourisme”, walk to “Pic d’Arbousse” via: - “St Jean - Musée”, - “Arbousse” and - “Les Théronds”. Then go to - “La Teule”. From here, do a detour (there-and-back) to “Pic d’Arbousse“ (walk down to the viewpoint below the peak). From “La Teule”, return to “Saint Jean du Gard” via “Arbousse” (3) and “St Jean - Musée” (2). This hike is taken from the guidebook Cévennes et vallées du Gardon, autour d’Anduze et Saint-Jean-du-Gard, published by the Agglomération d’Alès as part of the collection Espaces Naturels Gardois and the label Gard Pleine Nature.

Difficulty

Official rating: moderate, 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.

Getting there

Start: Saint-Jean-du-Gard (La poste), Saint-Jean-du-Gard (30).

Sources

• Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/44023-D-un-Gardon-a-l-autre). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
• Official elevation gain: 416 m, Parc national des Cévennes