La Croix de Bassel

Description

A walk past crop terraces and low dry-stone walls within the Protected Designation of Origin region of the Cévennes sweet onion. 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 "ST MARTIAL - L’Ost", walk towards “CROIX DE BASSEL”, via: - “St Martial - Village”, - “La Croisée”. Return to “ST MARTIAL - L’Ost” via: - “Couston", - " Croix de Bassel ". Return at “St Martial - Village”. 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: 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.

Getting there

Start: Saint-Martial, Saint-Martial (30).

Sources

• Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/98323-La-croix-de-Bassel). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
• Official elevation gain: 306 m, Parc national des Cévennes