Pont du Tarn, MTB circuit #9 (blue)

Description

An unmissable circuit, starting at Mas de La Barque ! This loop without major difficulty takes you through the Tarn plain and over the Pont du Tarn bridge, a handsome granite construction. Follow the MTB markup n°9 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 from “Mas de La Barque”, bike to “Mas Camargues” via : - “Martelet”, - “Sénégrière”, - “La Planette”, - “Bellecoste”, - “Mas Camargues”, continue on the track to : - “Pont de Camargues”, - “Prat Redoun”. At “Prat Redoun”, turn left to “Pont du Tarn”. - At “Pont du Tarn”, return to “Mas de La Barque” via : - “La Nasse du Point des Eaux”, - “Bois du Commandeur”, - “Bouos de l’Oultre”, - “Sources Bessounes”, - “Bois de la Méjarié, Nord”, “Sénégrière”, “Martelet” and “Mas de La Barque”. This MTB circuit is taken from the guidebook Mont Lozère, Pays des sources, Sommet des Cévennes, published by the Pôle de pleine nature du Mont Lozère.

Difficulty

Official rating: moderate, by Parc national des Cévennes.

Before you go

• No off-roading. You are strongly encouraged to wear a helmet. Do not forget your repair kit and a small tool kit. Close barriers and gates behind you. Slow down in farms and hamlets.

Getting there

Start: Mas de La Barque, Pont de Montvert - Sud Mont Lozère (48).

Sources

• Track: Parc national des Cévennes, Licence Ouverte 1.0, Licence Ouverte 1.0 (Etalab) (destination.cevennes-parcnational.fr/trek/94998-Pont-du-Tarn---VTT-n9). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
• Official elevation gain: 251 m, Parc national des Cévennes