Pont de Mousse
Key facts
- Distance
- 3.6 km
- Ascent
- +145 m
- Descent
- −111 m
- Estimated time
- 1 hr
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Easy
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 2.9 km under 10%, 0.5 km at 10 to 20% and 0.2 km over 20%. Elevation from 239 m to 352 m over 3.6 km.
Description
Many small waterways and geological features punctuate this walk. 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 " AVÈZE " walk towards " Le Vigan" via : - "Château de Montcalm" - "Vieux Pont". A hundred metres after « Vieux Pont », take the path on the right that leads to « Pont de Mousse » . - At "Pont de Mousse" continue to "Le Cayla" , - Then "Grotte de la Vierge", - "Chemin de Candiac", - And "Route de Pommiers", and "AVÈZE ". At the road, turn right to return to the parking area. This walk is taken from the guidebook Les Vallées Cévenoles - En Pays Viganais, published by the Communauté de communes Pays Viganais-Cévennes as part of the collection Espaces Naturels Gardois and the label Gard Pleine Nature.
Difficulty
Official rating: easy, 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. Please close any gates and barriers behind you.
Getting there
Start: Avèze, Avèze (30).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/74790-Pont-de-Mousse). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Official elevation gain: 145 m, Parc national des Cévennes
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