La Clastre chapel

Description

A beautiful walk in the southern Cévennes, from the heights of Roquedur to La Clastre chapel. Beautiful views onto the Hérault and Arre valleys as well as the Ranc de Banes. 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 from “ROQUEDUR", head towards "Roquedur-Village", then "Les Fabrègues". - from "Les Fabrègues" turn left towards "Les Traverses" and "Chapelle de La Clastre". From the chapel, retrace your steps. - Then head via "Le Bois du Duc" and its ruined hamlet, before returning to "ROQUEDUR" via "Roquedur-Village". This walk is taken from the guidebook Les Vallées Cévenoles - En Pays Viganais, published by the Communauté de communes Pays Viganais-Cévennes as part of the collection Espaces Naturels Gardois and the label Gard Pleine Nature.

Difficulty

Official rating: easy, 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. Please close all gates and barriers behind you.

Getting there

Start: Roquedur-le-Haut, Roquedur (30).

Sources

• Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/74620-Chapelle-de-la-Clastre). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
• Official elevation gain: 335 m, Parc national des Cévennes