Lozeret

Description

A pretty exploration of the Rieutord valley, using old paths passing from limestone to schist bedrock, with handsome views onto the neighbouring plateaux. Signposts will guide you all along this route, as well as yellow painted waymarks. In the description below, the signposted place names and/or directions are given in “bold italics between quotation marks”: Starting at “Cubières”, walk to “Col Santel” via: - “Le Réservoir”, - “Lozeret”, - “Le bois de Neyrac”, - Au “Col Santel”, return to “Cubières” on the GR®44/68 via: - "Réservoir". 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: easy, 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: Cubières, Cubières (48).

Sources

• Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/44205-Lozeret). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
• Official elevation gain: 306 m, Parc national des Cévennes