La Loubière
Key facts
- Distance
- 11.5 km
- Ascent
- +400 m
- Descent
- −347 m
- Estimated time
- 3 hr 20
- 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: 8.9 km under 10% and 2.6 km at 10 to 20%. Elevation from 881 m to 1,179 m over 11.5 km.
Description
Explore the wide Lot valley before crossing handsome forests on the north slope of Mont Lozère. Return on a draille (drovers’ road) that climbs onto the Margeride massif. 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 "Chadenet", walk towards "Le Crouzet" and then : - « Avenue de la Gare», - « Route de la Loubière», - « Rue de la Jarretière », - « Lou Contrat », - « Menhir ». At « L’Oustal Crémat » return to « Chadenet » via : - « Valat des Pradillous », - « Bois de La Loubière », - « Col de la Loubière », - « Sous le signal de l’Aigle », - « Coste del Causse », - « Carapasse », - « Lou Claoux » . This hike is taken from the guidebook Mont Lozère, Pays des sources, de la montagne du Goulet aux gorges du Bramont, published by the Pôle de pleine nature du Mont Lozère.
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, wear sturdy shoes and put on a hat. Please close any gates and barriers behind you.
Getting there
Start: Chadenet, Chadenet (48).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/84880-La-Loubiere). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Official elevation gain: 400 m, Parc national des Cévennes
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