Nîmes-le-Vieux

Description

This ruiniform block field (felsenmeer) on the Causse Méjean has resulted from the capricious dissolution of the dolomite limestone. It emerges suddenly, like a final panoramic viewpoint before the abyss of the gorges that delimit the Causse. The Nîmes-le-Vieux Trail showcases a variety of typical Causse Méjean landscapes: stony arid hillocks; a few hollows of deep soil overlaid with winding plough lines; steep promontories looming rampart-like; and vast stretches of craggy rocks, whose shapes fire your imagination and captivate you. From the car park, walk about 150 m through the hamlet, then turn left after the agricultural buildings.

Difficulty

Official rating: easy, by Parc national des Cévennes.

Before you go

• Horseback and mountain biking are not allowed or adapted on the interpretive trails.
• Due to the presence of guard dogs: - we strongly advise you not to take your dog with you. - we strongly advise you not to visit the trail after 9 PM
• Please close the portals along the route properly.
• A short itinerary (without explanatory signs) is proposed by the Veygalier farm at the start and around the hamlet of Veygalier (blue square markup): see short variant

Getting there

Start: L'Hom ou Le Veygalier, Fraissinet-de-Fourques (48).

Sources

• Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/37256-Balade-autour-de-Nimes-le-Vieux). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
• Official elevation gain: 136 m, Parc national des Cévennes