Le Suquet ridge

Description

This hike on Le Suquet ridge has wide-ranging views onto the Trévezel and Dourbies valleys. 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 "Dourbies- Eglise", head to "Col du Suquet". At the crossroads "Le Vieux hêtre", follow "La plaine du Vialat", "Mont Mal". Return to Dourbies via "Serre du Cade", "Combe étroite", "Roucabie", "La Bourelle", "Las Costes" and "La Combe". This walk is taken from the guidebook Massif de l’Aigoual, published by the Communauté de communes Causses Aigoual Cévennes 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, wear sturdy shoes and put on a hat. Please close all gates and barriers behind you.

Getting there

Start: Dourbies, à l'église, Dourbies (30).

Sources

• Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/41318-La-crete-du-Suquet). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
• Official elevation gain: 593 m, Parc national des Cévennes