Les Cagnasses mountain

Description

A walk between La Fage and Les Cagnasses mountains to the small Romanesque priory of Saint-Martin de Cézas. 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 "Cézas” on the edge of the D317, walk to “La montagne des Cagnasses”. - From there, optional detour (there-and-back) to “Belvédère des Cagnasses”. Continue to: - “Le Prieuré de Cézas”. Optional detour to the priory. Then return to “Cézas”. 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: moderate, 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: Cézas, Sumène (30).

Sources

• Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/98508-La-montagne-des-Cagnasses). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
• Official elevation gain: 309 m, Parc national des Cévennes